The Position:

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks to hire two ‘Research Officer I’ at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  

General: IFPRI is one of the international agricultural research institutes organized under the CGIAR Consortium. The mandate of IFPRI is to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting world food needs in ways that conserve the natural resource base, with emphasis on low income and on the poorer groups in the countries. With a vision for a world free of hunger and malnutrition, IFPRI’s mission is to provide sustainable solutions for ending hunger and reducing poverty.

Job Purpose: The overall purpose of the job is to work effectively as research support within an agricultural and economic research environment.

Key Responsibilities:

The Research Officer will provide research assistance to the senior research staff of IFPRI-ESSP and designated staff in the following functions:

• Undertakes literature reviews; processes and synthesizes secondary household and regional data;
• Manages and conducts primary data collection, particularly through rural household and institutional surveys and value chain studies;
• Conducts statistical and econometric analyses;
• Develops and conducts training and policy dissemination;
• Editing and/transcribing reports, manuscripts, proposals and other documents,
• Any other responsibilities that will be assigned by supervisor and or/management;

Minimum Requirements:

Education

• Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics, Economics or related field

Skills:

• Proficiency in using statistical packages like STATA and SPSS
• Good quantitative skills
• Thorough skill in word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, and data management
• Excellent knowledge of both written and spoken English

Experience:

• A minimum of three years working experience
• Broad / specialized knowledge of methods, techniques and processes

Duty Station:  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Job Grade:   HG13

Monthly Base Salary: Birr 35,492 (Negotiable depending on the salary history of the candidate).

Terms of appointment:  This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc. The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus in Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.

Applications: Applicants should provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to be included in the curriculum vitae. The position and reference number: RO/25/19 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter. All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com by clicking on the "Apply Now" tab above before 02 July 2019.

To find more about IFPRI, visit our Website at http://www.ifpri.org/

To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at https://www.ilri.org     

Suitably qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.