E T Consultant

Overview

The role supports ongoing impact evaluations under the Agri Connect engagement in Kenya, focusing on data collection and analysis to promote evidence-based policy making in agriculture and related sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to programmatic engagements and research agenda building.
• Ensure good communication and coordination among research teams, government, and Bank project teams.
• Develop relationships with relevant partners and understand their operational questions and capacity needs.
• Monitor program implementation to ensure impact evaluation design is not compromised.
• Support in development of experimental research designs, and supervision and coordination of field projects.
• Assist in the mentoring of Short-Term Consultants (STCs).
• Manage IE data collection activities at all stages.
• Draft and provide inputs to dissemination products.
• Consolidate raw primary and secondary datasets into final datasets.
• Deliver capacity building and training activities for government and academic institutions.

Required Experience

At least 2 years of relevant experience in quantitative research and analytical work. Substantial experience related to impact evaluation data and coordination. Solid experience of survey collection preparation and supervision, preferably in a developing country context. Strong technical skills in design and analysis of prospective impact evaluations. Experience with software for electronic data collection (ODK/SurveyCTO). Experience supervising, mentoring or teaching others on data- or survey-related tasks. Experience in household survey design and implementation in developing countries. Experience analyzing complex surveys in developing countries. Experience coding in a team environment is highly desirable.

Qualifications

A Master’s degree in economics, public policy, statistics or related field.

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