Regional Economist - Impact Monitoring & Evaluation Job in Nigeria at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture - IITA

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Job Title: Regional Economist (Impact Monitoring & Evaluation)

Ref: DDG-R4D/IME/10/11

Location: IITA-Ibadan, Nigeria

Organisation: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Descriptions:

The IM&E economist will work as a member of the YIIFSWA project team in Nigeria and Ghana. Impact monitoring and evaluation (IM&E) under the YIIFSWA project provides a comprehensive assessment of technology adoption and impacts for learning lessons and providing feedback to the research and development process. Specifically, IM&E studies the socioeconomic and institutional determinants of adoption and impacts of production and postharvest technologies as well as institutional innovations aimed at developing yam value chains. This will be accomplished through collection and analyses of primary baseline survey data on yam production conditions and market opportunities as well as through follow-up survey data on adoption levels, pathways, constraints, and impacts. This information will progressively inform and enhance crop improvement and management activities and contribute to the development of more appropriate technologies, institutional arrangements, and partnerships for enhancing the delivery of yam technologies. With an appropriate feedback mechanism and management information system linking IM&E with overall project management, the research outputs and datasets resulting from IM&E activities will contribute to project management databases.

Position/Responsibilities:

Under the guidance of IITA impact economists, the successful candidate will be involved primarily in the following activities relating to IM&E activities:

•   Design and conduct baseline household, community, and market surveys to establish baseline database and undertake analyses of current yam production conditions, household incomes, and market opportunities;

•   Design and conduct follow-up household, community, institutional, and market surveys to assess adoption levels, pathways, constraints, and impacts at household, village, and market levels;

•   Assess yam markets and value chains to identify and promote institutional innovations that improve market access and incomes for yam producers;

•   Participate actively in annual project review and planning meetings;

•   Work closely with project management staff, objective leaders and contribute to periodic monitoring and evaluation reports;

•   Contribute to capacity strengthening of project staff and partners through on-the-job training as well as structured training workshops;

•   Publish research findings and contribute to dissemination of results to stakeholders.

Educational Qualifications:

The candidate should have a PhD in agricultural economics or related fields from a recognized university.

Core Competencies:

•   Experience in designing and conducting household and market surveys in Africa.

•   Proficiency with SPSS and STATA.

•   Excellent spoken and written English.

•   Ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary and multi-cultural environment.

•   Understanding of technology adoption processes, value chains, and markets in Africa.

Duty station: IITA-Ibadan, Nigeria but with extensive travel within the region.

General information: Initial appointment is for three years. IITA offers a competitive remuneration package paid in US dollars.

Applications:

Applications including curriculum vitae, names and addresses of three referees should be addressed to the Human Resources Manager. Please complete our online application form using this link: IITA Job Application Portal

Closing Date: The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

Regional Economist - Impact Monitoring & Evaluation Job in Nigeria