Requirements
Minimum of five years of experience overseeing surveys and data collection, preferably in the field of agriculture or agribusiness.
Bachelor’s degree required in research methods, statistics, economics or other related field; master’s degree preferred.
Demonstrated experience and effectiveness developing and overseeing surveys, data collection, survey protocols, data cleaning, and data analysis and reporting.
Excellent communicating and problem solving abilities.
Demonstrated excellence in oral, written and reading comprehension abilities.
Training and/or experience with SPSS, Stata, SAS, LIMDEP or other appropriate statistics software packages.
Proficient with Power Point, MSProject and other Microsoft programs.
Responsabilities
Serve as Acting Team Leader when the Team Leader is absent.
Liaise closely and oversee the work done by the organization(s) hired for Pilot Verification services, which are anticipated to include a randomized rural household survey, two market share surveys, and two rounds of sales audits over a period of approximately three and a half years.
Responsibilities may include providing input, conducting spot checks and overseeing the following: sales audits and development of indicators to identify potential misreporting; fieldwork and data collection for the surveys; data cleaning, data analysis and reporting.
The Technical Operations Officer may also develop, in collaboration with the Verifier, any necessary templates for data collected from the Implementers.
Liaise with the Pilot Verifier organization(s) to ensure consistency in work plans and reporting.
Support analysis of LGB testing being conducted on the storage products in the Pilot, as needed
Support operations, particularly weekly, monthly and quarterly management reporting to the Secretariat and/or Steering Committee.
Provide operational support including: administrative tasks, communications & reporting, outreach and research as may be required.
In collaboration with the Team Leader, liaise with project stakeholders including Advisory Council members, Implementers, the Pilot Verifier organization(s), and government officials.
Maintain all project documentation at the Kenya country office.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor or his/her designee.
