The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a Monitoring
and Evaluation Specialist to work
in an Agriculture - Health - Nutrition nested cohort study research based in
Bungoma, Western Kenya.
The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural
research - for - development organization with a focus on potato, sweet potato,
and Andean roots and tubers.
- Assist
in development of data collection protocols and instruments (e.g.
questionnaires and interview forms)
- Oversee
the development and maintenance of project databases.
- Assist
in data management for all components of the project
- Prepare
data entry programs using CSPRO and supervise data entry
- Clean
data in preparation for analysis
- Conduct
preliminary analysis
- Contribute
to data collation, report writing, feedback to teams and collaborators
- Assist
with preparation of technical reports and peer reviewed journal
publications
Selection Criteria:
- A
MSc. or MPH in Nutrition, Epidemiology or other relevant combination of
disciplines, such as agricultural economics with a strong nutrition minor
- At
least one year of working experience in monitoring and evaluation
- Experience
with collecting and managing quantitative data including survey design,
building databases, data entry and data cleaning
- Good
quantitative analysis skills; prior experience working with dietary recall
data and longitudinal data preferred
- Ability
to analyze quantitative data with software packages such as SAS, or SPSS
or STATA.
- Excellent
writing skills in the English language
- Knowledge
of Kiswahili
Terms of Appointment
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based on a
27 months contract. CIP offers an attractive compensation package commensurate
with experience.
Applications:
Applicants should apply by email, sending a cover letter
expressing their interest and expectations for the position, curriculum vitae
and names and contact details (Telephone, Email) of three professional
referees, to
The Regional Operations Leader, email: cip-nbo@cgiar.org with
copy to Fred Grant (f.grant@cgiar.org).
The reference name of the position should be clearly marked on
the subject line of the email message.
Screening of applications will begin on 30 May 2012 and will
continue until the post is filled
Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.
