Job announcement
Post Date :
October 02 2024
Deadline :
October 16 2024
Reference Number :
job-Nigeria
Vacancies :
1 vacancies
Minimun Experience :
5 Year(s)
Minimun Education :
Bachelors
Age :
18 - 55
Gender :
Not specified
Job shift :
Full-time
Job type :
Job level :
Senior
Salary :
As per organization salary scale
Location :
Nigeria
Sectors :
Job announcement channel
Reports to: MEL Director
Period of work: 60 calendar days
Location: Abuja
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.
All interested candidates are expected to apply as individuals (not as a team) by sending the following: i) most recent CV ii) Cover letter
All submissions should be done electronically via email to nigeriaprocurement@agextensionactivity.org with the subject line of the email indicating the title of the position.
Submission Deadline: All applications must be received no later than 4:00 PM West African Standard Time on Thursday, October 17, 2024
Please note: This vacancy is open to only Nigerian Nationals
30 September 2024
13 October 2024
1 vacancies
1468
As per organization salary scale