Research Associate - Gender / Nutrition in Agriculture at Laterite

Laterite is looking for an experienced researcher to lead projects (from design to implementation) in our growing gender / nutrition portfolio.

As a Research Associate, based out of any of our offices (remote work is a possibility we are willing to consider), you will:

• Provide technical advice on the design of decision-focused research projects focusing on gender and/or nutrition sensitive agriculture programs in four African countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Tanzania)
• Draw on your expertise to ensure our research work addresses under-explored questions relating to gender and nutrition in agriculture and employs cutting edge methodologies/research instruments
• Take a leadership role in the full cycle delivery of one or two research projects across project countries coordinating with the project team; external consultants; ensuring implementation according to protocols; managing to the budget and timelines; and communicating with clients.
• Play a hands-on role in all steps of the research process: designing the technical approach; developing protocols, research instruments, and sampling strategies; monitoring data quality; conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis; writing reports; and presenting to clients.

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Our ideal candidate is passionate about social and economic research in East Africa, with a special interest in gender or nutrition in agriculture. Our requirements are:

• A master’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Public Health, Public Policy, Nutrition, Gender or a related field.
• At least three years of professional experience in research (whether in a project, program or academic setting) with a focus on Gender or Nutrition
• Experience conducting research with leading gender and/or nutrition methodologies (e.g., WEIA, pro-WEAI, time use studies, gender analyses, food environment analyses, surveys with dietary diversity measures, surveys looking at household decision-making)
• Strong analytical skills, experience working with quantitative data, and proficiency in Stata
• Experience communicating with external stakeholders or in a client-facing role.
• Solid project management skills and experience coordinating projects with multiple components or teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

In addition, we value:

• Previous experience working in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, or Burkina Faso in the field of gender and or nutrition.
• Experience working with primary data (data collection or cleaning and analysis).
• Experience with Open Data Kit (ODK) or an ODK-based platform such as SurveyCTO or CommCare.
• Knowledge of Python and/or R