Research Officer I

Vacancy Number: A/035/13
Institute: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) – ESSP II
Duration of contract:  One year contract

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.

The position: The Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (ESSP II) under the Development Strategy and Governance Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is recruiting a Research Officer to join a small team of researchers working on country development strategy issues to its Addis Ababa office located at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Addis Ababa campus.

Main Duties:

• The overall purpose of the job is to work effectively as research support within an agricultural and economic research environment.
• The Research Officer will provide research assistance to the senior research staff of ESSP and designated staff as per the following specific functions:
• Undertakes literature reviews; processes and synthesizes secondary household and regional data
• Manages and conducts primary data collection, particularly through rural household and institutional Institutional surveys and value chain studies
• Conducts statistical and econometric analyses
• Undertakes price integration and trader behavior modeling
• Develops and conducts training and policy dissemination
• Any other responsibilities that will be assigned by supervisor and or/management

Minimum Requirements

Education:

• MSc degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics or related fields

Experience:

• 5 (Five) years working experience

Skills:

• Proficiency in using statistical packages like STATA, SPSS and SAS
• Good quantitative skills
• Thorough knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, graphics and data management
• Excellent knowledge of both written and spoken English
• Good knowledge of the eastern and southern Africa region.

Duty Station: Addis Ababa

Grade and Level: 3A

Minimum Base Salary: Birr 22,045.00 (depending on the skill & experience and salary history of the candidate this is negotiable).

Terms of appointment: Initial appointment is for a one year, fixed term, renewable appointment based on performance and funding availability. IFPRI offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits in line with ILRI salary applicable for its Nationally Recruited Staff. IFPRI is an international and equal opportunity organization and believes that diversity of its staff contributes to excellence.

The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.

Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, relevant documents and testimonials, and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Human Resources Office, ILRI, P.O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Telephone: (251-11)-617-20-00; Fax: (251-11)-646-46-45. Name and reference number of the position for which the application is made should be clearly marked on the envelopes if mailed, or on the fax applications. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: June 7, 2012.

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