Vacancy: Plantwise M&E Data Collection Assistant, CABI Africa
Established over loo years ago, CABI
is a not-for-profit science-based development and information
organization.
Our mission and direction is
influenced by our member countries who guide the activities undertaken.
These include scientific publishing,
development projects and research, and microbial services.
Our activities are based principally
in 2 major sites in the UK and 5 scientific centres globally.
Plantwise is a global programme, led by CABI, to increase food security and improve rural livelihoods by reducing crop losses.
Sustainable networks of plant clinics
provide farmers with practical plant health advice, reinforced by the Plantwise
Knowledge Bank, an online gateway to plant health information.
Working in close partnership with
relevant actors, Plantwise strengthens national plant health systems, enabling
countries to provide farmers with the knowledge they need to lose less of what
they grow and feed more.
CABI Africa implements research and development
projects across sub-Saharan Africa.
The job holder will support CABI
Country Coordinators (CCCs) in fulfilling their standard monitoring and
evaluation (M&E) tasks.
He/she will link with the CABI
country teams in Africa.
The work activities will be focussed
on the use of the Plantwise Online Management System (POMS), ensuring that all
available plant clinic data and administrative information are promptly
uploaded and correctly stored in the POMS and analysed for improved decision
making.
The successful candidate will also
conduct periodic, simple data analyses to produce summaries and reports on
programme operations to facilitate milestone updates
We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate with a first degree and/or MSc in agriculture or social science.
He/ she should have experience in
data collection, management and analysis.
The candidate should have a broad understanding of agriculture and project implementation.
The person should be highly motivated, organized and adaptable, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
For a copy of the full Candidate Brief please go towww.cabi.org/vacancies under reference number 39/2015.
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating how they meet the requirements of the Candidate Brief and detailed curriculum vitae, with names and full addresses of 3 referees.
Applications should be emailed to recruitment@cabi.org
Please note closing date for receipt of applications by email is 31 May 2015
Please see our website www.cabi.org
for further details.
