Vacancy title:
2 Associate Researcher

Jobs at:
ACDIVOCA

Deadline of this Job:
April 14, 2017

Duty Station:
Southern Karamoja (Moroto, Napak, Nakapiripirit and Amudat)

Job details:
Job Title: 2 Associate Researcher
Contract Terms: Short Term Contract
Location: Southern Karamoja (Moroto, Napak, Nakapiripirit and Amudat)

Assessment Goal and Objectives:
This study will assess how identified market systems interventions have contributed to:

•  improved household resilience;
• improved household access to food on a sustained basis;
• reduced incidence of malnutrition among children under five, and pregnant and lactating women.
• Savings and credit access, via supporting the development of credit associations
• Crop and livestock inputs and services development
•  Bulk grain marketing and block farming
•  Honey value chain strengthening
• Business development support to youth and women

Consultant Tasks
The Associate Researcher will:

• review and provide input on proposed design and instruments
• conduct secondary research as requested by team lead
• conduct field research
• support analyses and interpretation as requested by team lead
• draft report content as mutually agreed across team and ACDINOCA
  
  Deliverables and Timing
  The study will begin in early May, with field work, analysis and writing through May, and the final report, brief and presentation completed by 9 June. Estimated LOE for the team lead and senior researcher is 25 days each, including ten days of field work. Estimated LOE for the associate researchers is 20 days, including ten days of field work. Payment is conditional on acceptance of deliverables:
• Background research summary and source documents
• Study design: Approach, sampling, fieldwork instruments, analysis plan, report outline, work plan
• Clean, legible or typed copies of all field interviews and surveys, with GIS coordinates
• Contacts for all interviews and surveys
• Post-fieldwork debrief presentation slides and brief
• Final report, presentation slides, and brief

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness or related area;
• Five years of experience in research related to market systems -development among vulnerable populations, including experience in Southern Karamoja Uganda
• Strong skills in research design, implementation and analysis including attention gender and youth
•  Strong English writing and communication skills, including report, briefs and presentations
• Skilled with email, mobile communications, word processing, and spreadsheet software.

Job application procedure
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to AVUganda@joinav.org with “RWANU Market Systems Assessment and the name of the position (Team Lead/Senior Researcher, Associate Researcher)" in the subject line deadline for submitting application is April 14, 2017, Please paste your cover letter into the body of the email and attach it. No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE.