PAD is a US-based non-profit organization with a mission to support smallholder farmers in developing countries by providing customized agricultural information and services that increase productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. PAD is pioneering a model for agricultural extension: delivering farmers personalized agricultural advice via their mobile phones. PAD implements this model in collaboration with partner organizations and gathers evidence on its impact. PAD aims to improve the lives of 100 million farmers in developing countries with its services.
PAD currently has operations in four countries (Kenya, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan), is advising a partner in Rwanda, and is working towards new endeavors in Ecuador and Uganda. These opportunities have allowed PAD to reach over 345,000 farmers by end-2017, both with our own services and research efforts as well as through partnerships.
Responsibilities
The Kenya Research Associate will be responsible for the following main tasks:
- Supervise the implementation of field operations and research activities;
- Support and manage the development of SMS platforms to disseminate information to smallholder farmers via their mobile phones;
- Monitor and analyze usage of the SMS services;
- Hire, train, and supervise local staff;
- Supervise data management activities, clean and analyze data;
- Work with PAD team to ensure that all projects and operations adhere to policies, protocols, and timelines;
- Develop and update project documentation regularly;
- Assist in managing partner relations, and working with external stakeholders for implementation of field operations.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications and Experience:
- A bachelor’s degree in economics, agricultural economics, public policy, statistics, or a closely related field.
- Fluency in English. Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent management and organizational skills, detail-oriented, and ability to work independently and be supervised remotely.
- 1-2 years’ work experience running or managing research projects.
- Excellent knowledge of Stata or R or similar software for data analysis.
- Ability to work under time pressure and solve problems in field.
- Good understanding of economics and familiarity with randomized evaluations.
Desired Qualifications and Experience:
- Master’s degree in economics, agricultural economics, public policy, statistics, or a closely related field.
- Proficient in using SurveyCTO or a similar program for survey design.
- Experience working on randomized evaluations.
- Experience working on agricultural programs.
- Experience managing teams and working in groups.
- Previous work experience in Kenya or East African countries.
Position details
- Full time
- Start date: ASAP
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya (or Western Kenya, open to discussion) with frequent travel to Western Kenya
- Compensation: commensurate with experience
- To apply: Please fill out our online application form with your CV attached on our websit
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