Senior Research Analyst, Kenya

Summary of responsibilities

• Support in developing research designs for a variety of projects.
• Designing data collection instruments/protocols and training of consultants, field supervisors, and enumerators.
• Data cleaning and management.
• Statistical and econometric analysis of households, agro - dealers, and traders surveys.
• Support with design and analysis of qualitative surveys including (KIIs, FGDs).
• Writing and editing of research reports, policy notes, academic papers, and other documents.
• Liaising with partners and consultants ensure quality of all the data collected under such partnerships.
• Responding to urgent requests for rapid analytics by the PIs, project teams, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Training and mentorship of other research assistants in the program.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in agricultural economics, development economics, statistics, or a related field.
• Ten years of work experience involving research data management, analysis, and writing, and demonstrated excellence in research
• Demonstrated capacity to analyze and utilize policy-relevant information from a broad range of sources on agricultural production and marketing.
• Experience using statistical packages mainly Stata and others such as SPSS and R.
• Familiarity with theoretical and technical issues related to agriculture, economic development, poverty, food security, and/or nutrition in Kenya and the rest of East Africa.

Personal attributes and competencies

• Strong analytical skills and ability to process both quantitative as well as qualitative information.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including gender sensitivity.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams as well as to develop strong and effective working relationships with partners.
• Ability to travel and undertake fieldwork in rural conditions.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages and electronic communication tools.
• Good written and oral communication skills in English.
• Proficiency to use standard software at an advanced level.
• Minor programming using macros, mail merge, designing customized reports, developing audio visual presentations.
• Provides services or information, the quality and timeliness of which are important to enable the delivery of other functions, units, or individuals.
• Attention to details ensures errors can be corrected with moderate costs and/or delays.
• Ability to prioritize and allocate work to others and supervises 1 to 10 Staff members.
• Manages own work and small projects related to own work; adapts plans and priorities to meet service and/or operational challenges.