Consultancy for Survey Firm Recruitment for Data Collection at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

SCOPE OF WORK 

The firm will be primarily responsible for the following tasks with input from project partners. The firm will also support project partners with other relevant tasks as necessary

• Manage the overall planning and implementation of the various surveys, including recruitment and training of experienced survey staff, overseeing data collection, performing data quality checks, cleaning and producing datasets in the required format (e.g., Excel and Stata)
• Conduct listing exercise, clean listing data, prepare sampling frames, and conduct random sampling
• CAPI programming, testing, and translation as necessary
• Contribute to the preparation of survey training materials
• Deliver survey staff training  
• Provide regular update during the data collection
• Deliver final clean dataset and survey implementation report
• Deliver financial and other supporting documents as necessary

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR SURVEY FIRM 

• Strong track record of conducting complex and large-scale quantitative agricultural household surveys
• Experience in collecting and managing sensitive information
• Have a qualified team of local staff fluent in local language
• Able to provide adequate logistical resources to organize, train, deploy, and supervise survey staff
• Proficiency in English and local language