Consultant Job at CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International)

Study Design and Methodology

The focus will be on ensuring that the baseline provides usable information for comparison in later evaluation surveys.

Consideration needs to be given to ensuring information collected from both beneficiaries (project villages) and non-beneficiaries (non-project villages) (as the counterfactual) can be used for direct comparison in later years of the project.

Prospective consultant(s) will need to consider the most rigorous approach to establishing a comparable baseline and counterfactual that enables measurement of outcome and impact indicators later in the project.

Qualifications for the Consultant Job

• Lead consultant to have PhD or relevant master’s degree with more than 5 years of experience in designing and implementing baseline surveys that set the stage for measuring the impacts of an intervention
• M&E practitioner, agricultural economics/natural resources/agronomist/with broad knowledge with accumulated experience in the field and broad understanding of impact studies
• Demonstrable expertise on impact evaluation in agricultural sector in Africa
• Previous experience working with in agricultural sector baseline studies and impact studies
• Track record in developing and conducting various types of evaluation including qualitative and quantitative data collection
• Experience in managing and coordinating evaluation/research exercises, delivering agreed outputs on time and on budget
• Experience in data collection and analysis using multiple and participatory methodologies
• Excellent and demonstrated understanding of pests and diseases in agricultural sector and early warning systems
• Ability to respond to comments and questions in a timely, appropriate manner
• Ability to write high quality, clear, concise reports in English

Consultant Job Deliverables

• Inception Report After the preparatory meeting, the research team is to provide and to share a detailed inception report CABI. The report shall provide information on:
• The selection of key informants and respondents
• The proposed sample sizes
• The proposed study schedule
• The roles and responsibilities of the research team and CABI
• The detailed and specified methodology which meets the objectives and questions of the study as well as developed data collection tools (questionnaires).
• All questionnaires or interview guidelines must be submitted to CABI for approval before being applied in the field.

1. A baseline study report should basically include the following points: –

• Glossary/Acronyms
• Introduction
• Executive Summary
• Study Methodology
• Findings with the gender and country disaggregation
• Limitation of the study
• Conclusion and recommendations

1. Raw data sets
2. Appendices