Research Analyst - Monitoring and Evaluation (Kenya) at Laterite

We are looking for Research Analyst to focus on nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture projects. Previous experience working on gender, nutrition, or agriculture projects, as well as with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, are a plus.

Project Management & Coordination responsibilities

• Develop and manage tasks and timelines and report to Embedded Research Advisor on progress, issues, and potential causes of delay;
• Convene internal team meetings with Laterite and relevant stakeholders to review and coordinate the implementation of ME&L activities;
• Provide administrative support, as needed, to the management team – including financial, budgetary, HR and related tasks;

Technical responsibilities

• Synthesize information from existing evidence, secondary data and government policies;
• Provide technical support to strengthen client’s internal M&E systems and capabilities;
• Contribute to all steps of monitoring and evaluation activities, from research design to final analysis and write-ups of quantitative and qualitative research;
• Document tools, processes and best practices to facilitate the accumulation and dissemination of ME&L knowledge; and,
• Draft reports and project deliverables to communicate findings. Contribute to writing policy briefs, reports, blog posts, and academic articles

Profile

Our future colleague has:

• A postgraduate degree (Masters or above) in Economics, Econometrics, Development Research, or in one of Laterite’s core sectors;
• At least 2 years of experience on development, ME&L or impact evaluations. Experience in Agriculture, Gender or Nutrition projects is strongly preferred;
• Outstanding technical and analytical skills: proficiency in STATA is a must (R and/or Python are a plus)

Additionally, we welcome:

• Motivation to work in social and economic research in Sub-Saharan Africa;
• Experience working with at least one ODK-based platform (such as SurveyCTO, ODK, CommCare)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; Working knowledge of Swahili and/or French is a strong plus;
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, self-motivation and drive to flourish in a fast-paced environment, where timelines can often be unpredictable.
• An eye for detail and the ability to thrive by taking ownership and initiative.
• Experience living and working in low-income countries