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Background

• The Data Analyst will provide data analytical services to the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension & Advisory Services Activity annual survey for FY24.
• The project works to increase smallholder farmers’ productivity, incomes, and household nutrition status in Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Ebonyi, Cross-River, and Delta states of Nigeria through strengthening sustainable agricultural extension and advisory services.
• The project particularly focuses on aquaculture, cowpea, maize, rice, and soybean value chains.

Essential Responsibilities

• Support the training of field supervisors and enumerators in preparation for the quantitative data collection.
• Support the scripting of survey tools, ensuring validity checks and skip logic on mobile device.
• Ensure data quality assurance throughout the data collection period by conducting daily data review and spot checks and providing necessary feedback.
• Carry out data cleaning and ensuring consistency in the dataset collected from the field.
• Conduct analysis related to the study and creating tables and charts.

Qualifications & Requirements
Education:

• A bachelor’s degree in statistics, computer science, information technology, sociology / rural development, agricultural, economics, economics or statistics.

Experience:

• S/he will have at least 5 years’ experience in survey fieldwork and information management (data collection, validation, entry, and analysis).
• Experience in survey planning methodologies, participatory evaluation, community-based approaches, developing and evaluating integrated food security and development programs.
• Proficiency in the use of analytical softwares such as SPSS, STATA, R, etc.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, including ability to effectively communicate across cultures.
• Experience in the provision of technical support in agricultural, food security, livelihood, marketing, and economic growth.
• Good English language skills are essential.

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Background

• The Lead Consultant will lead the quantitative component of the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension & Advisory Services Activity annual survey for FY24.
• The project works to increase smallholder farmers’ productivity, incomes, and household nutrition status in Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Ebonyi, Cross-River, and Delta states of Nigeria through strengthening sustainable agricultural extension and advisory services.
• The project particularly focuses on aquaculture, cowpea, maize, rice, and soybean value chains.

Essential Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Extension Activity MEL team in finalizing the survey instrument.
• Prepare a Field Procedure Plan, to include an approach to quality control for all aspects of work.
• Coordinate field implementation of quantitative data collection.
• Train field supervisors and enumerators in preparation for the quantitative data collection.
• Develop plan and lead the piloting of annual survey tools.
• Ensure accurate collection of data from the field
• Review and provide progress updates on activity.
• Draft final survey report
• Respond to all comments on draft document and finalize survey report.

Qualifications & Requirements
Education:

• A Master's Degree in any of the following: sociology/rural development, agricultural economics, economics, and statistics.

Experience:

• S/he will have at least 10 years’ experience in survey fieldwork (data collection, validation, entry, and analysis) and experience in leading teams in field (training, field logistics, human relations, teamwork)
• Experience in survey planning methodologies, participatory evaluation, community-based approaches, developing and evaluating integrated food security, Agriculture and MSMEs programs.
• Relevant Contextual experience of carrying out related studies in targeted locations and value chains while understanding of local government structure in Nigeria will be an added advantage.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, including ability to effectively communicate across cultures.
• Experience and ability in the provision of technical support in Agricultural, marketing, and economic growth.
• Strong analytical skills and sociological focus; knowledge, understanding and practical implementation of survey methods.
• Excellent grasp and understanding of key gender, equity and social inclusion concepts, terminologies in long term development and empowerment programs.
• Good English language skills are essential.

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Job Summary

• The Research Associate will provide support in analysing qualitative data for the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension & Advisory Services Activity annual survey for FY24.
• The project works to increase smallholder farmers’ productivity, incomes, and household nutrition status in Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Ebonyi, Cross-River, and Delta states of Nigeria through strengthening sustainable agricultural extension and advisory services.
• The project particularly focuses on aquaculture, cowpea, maize, rice, and soybean value chains.

Essential Responsibilities

• Support the training of moderators and transcribers in preparation for the qualitative data collection.
• Ensure data quality assurance throughout the data collection period by reviewing interview scripts and providing necessary feedback.
• Conduct analysis related to the study using relevant software such as Nvivo, Atlas etc.

Qualifications & Requirements
Education:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Sociology / Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Economics or Statistics.

Experience:

• S/he will have at least 5 years’ experience in qualitative research work (data collection, validation, entry, and analysis)
• Proficiency in the use of qualitative analytical software's such as NVivo, Atlas etc.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, including ability to effectively communicate across cultures.
• Experience in the provision of technical support in agricultural, food security, livelihood, marketing, and economic growth.
• Good English language skills are essential.

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Job Summary

• The Field Supervisor will coordinate and supervise the work of a team of enumerators during the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension & Advisory Services Activity annual survey for FY24.
• The project works to increase smallholder farmers’ productivity, incomes, and household nutrition status in Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Ebonyi, Cross-River, and Delta states of Nigeria through strengthening sustainable agricultural extension and advisory services.
• The project particularly focuses on aquaculture, cowpea, maize, rice, and soybean value chains.

Essential Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of enumerators during the data collection.
• Ensure that all team members transmit collected data on daily basis.
• Administer household survey interviews.
• Provide daily update on team activities.

Qualifications & Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Sociology / Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Economics, or Statistics.

Experience:

• S/he will have at least 3 years’ experience in survey fieldwork (data collection, validation, entry, and analysis)
• S/he will have at least 2 years’ experience in conducting agricultural surveys
• Conversant with electronic data collection (using CAPI/ODK)
• Fluency in local language/dialect and respect for ethics.

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Background

• The Moderator will take note and generate transcript for all audio records during the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension & Advisory Services Activity annual survey for FY24.
• The project works to increase smallholder farmers’ productivity, incomes, and household nutrition status in Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Ebonyi, Cross-River, and Delta states of Nigeria through strengthening sustainable agricultural extension and advisory services.
• The project particularly focuses on aquaculture, cowpea, maize, rice, and soybean value chains.

Essential Responsibilities

• Take notes and audio records of all interviews conducted.
• Generate interview transcript for all interviews administered.

Qualifications & Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information management, sociology/rural development, agriculture, economics statistics, sciences and survey techniques.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working on similar assignments
• Excellent listening skills and ability to transcribe audio record to text script.
• Fluency in local language/dialect and respect for ethics.

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Background

• The Moderator will facilitate focus group discussions and administer in-dept interviews during the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension & Advisory Services Activity annual survey for FY24.
• The project works to increase smallholder farmers’ productivity, incomes, and household nutrition status in Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Ebonyi, Cross-River, and Delta states of Nigeria through strengthening sustainable agricultural extension and advisory services.
• The project particularly focuses on aquaculture, cowpea, maize, rice, and soybean value chains.

Essential Responsibilities

• Participate in training of the data collection team.
• Facilitate FGDs and administer key informants’ interviews.
• Support generation of interview transcript for all interviews administered.

Qualifications & Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology / Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Statistics, or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working on similar assignments
• Excellent facilitation and interviewing skills.
• Strong interviewing techniques including ability to probe and ask follow-up questions
• Fluency in local language/dialect and respect for ethics.

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Background

• The Enumerator will support data collection during the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension & Advisory Services Activity annual survey for FY24.
• The project works to increase smallholder farmers’ productivity, incomes, and household nutrition status in Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Ebonyi, Cross-River, and Delta states of Nigeria through strengthening sustainable agricultural extension and advisory services.
• The project particularly focuses on aquaculture, cowpea, maize, rice, and soybean value chains.

Essential Responsibilities

• Participate in enumerators’ training
• Conduct piloting of survey tools.
• Administer household survey interviews.

Qualifications & Requirements
Education:

A Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Sociology / Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Economics or Statistics.

Experience:

• S/he will have at least 2 years’ experience in survey fieldwork (data collection, validation, entry, and analysis)
• S/he will have at least 1 year experience in conducting agricultural surveys
• Conversant with electronic data collection (using CAPI/ODK)
• Fluency in local language/dialect and respect for ethics.