Agricultural Economist Job at Abt Associates Nigeria

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Job Title: Agricultural Economist

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Organisation: Abt Associates

Abt Associates, a global leader in research and program implementation, is recruiting an Agricultural Economist as a consultant to support an impact evaluation of the AgResultsAflasafe Project, a multi-year effort to stimulate the market through aflatoxin control. Consultancies will require 30-50 days in the first year and possible additional time thereafter. Work is anticipated to begin between July and September 2013.

Job Desctiption:

•   In consultation with the qualitative specialist, interface with the in-country project Implementer and survey expert on survey development, implementation, and data analysis.

•   Develop survey questionnaires to support qualitative data collection.

•   Implement qualitative surveys with diverse respondents representing farming, agricultural input and service, trading, processing, and consumption nodes of agricultural value chains

•   Assist in the analysis of survey results under the supervision of the qualitative specialist and evaluation team lead.

Qualifications:

•   Masters in agricultural economics, economics, rural sociology, or related discipline with at least five years of experience

•   2-3 years of experience in conducting qualitative research {key informant interviews, focus groups, small-sample surveys, etc.) survey in a developing country

•   Conceptual foundation in subsector analysis, value chain analysis, structure-conduct performance, Industrial organization, and/or experience in conducting surveys addressing rural livelihoods, agriculture, gender, private-sector development issues Demonstrable understanding of approaches to ensure rigor and scientific validity of data collected through qualitative methods Excellent written and communication skills in English.

Deadline: 15th May, 2013.

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