Reports to: MEL Director
Period of work: 60 calendar days
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.
How to apply
All interested candidates are expected to apply as individuals (not as a team) by sending the following: i) most recent CVs ii) cover letter iii) sample work/reports from a similar assignment iv) proposed daily rate
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
