Senior Research Associate - Value Chain Specialist at Bioversity International

Duties and responsibilities

•  Support the Inventory of available gender, and socio-economic datasets, data and tools that could facilitate bundling.
•  Support review of academic literature in the areas of socio-technical bundling.
•  Conduct qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis where necessary.
•  Write and produce reports, research papers, briefs, executive summaries, study summaries, and blogs for internal tracking, website and external channels.
•  Organize events such as workshops and seminars.
•  Demonstrates quantitative analysis skills using statistical software packages like STATA, R, or SPSS.
•  Write minutes for internal and external meetings.
•  Competence to collaborate with partners (public and private sectors).
•  Work experience in the agriculture and/or aquaculture sectors.
•  Assist in fieldwork in Kenya and other African countries.
•  Support other gender-related work as needed/requested by the Gender and Social Inclusion Expert in Nairobi.

Requirements

Qualifications

•  Master’s in gender studies, agricultural economics, anthropology or any social science
•  Three years of relevant work experience
•  Excellent interpersonal skills with advanced written and verbal communication in English language and a local dialect in Kenya.
•  Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multi-cultural environment
•  Ability to liaise with other project implementing multi-disciplinary teams
•  Ability to do multiple tasks under pressure and meet deadlines
•  Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision, but also participate as a team member in the accomplishment of duties.
•  Strong ability to coordinate, prioritize and organize workload; take initiative and work under pressure.
•  Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
•  Commitment to Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT’s mission and core values