Clinton Development Initiative (CDI),Short Term consultant Jobs in Rwanda

ase smallholder farmers’
access to local markets and enable them to participate equitably in those
markets. CDI’s mode puts farmers first by increasing their access to knowledge,
inputs, services, and markets to improve their crop yields and increase and
diversify their incomes. CDI works in close collaboration with governments,
nongovernmental organizations, social investors, and farmer organizations.

• To
  increase smallholder farmer’s access to agricultural inputs including but
  not limited to inorganic and bio-fertilizers and improved seeds.
• To
  improve smallholder soya and maize productivity through the awareness and
  adoption of climate-smart agronomic practices.
• To
  connect smallholder farmers and associations to market opportunities.

• Provide
  baseline values for small holder farmers’programme indicators to inform
  project benchmarking and targets.
• Give
  information on livelihood of farmers from CDI operating areas;
• Document
  lessons learnt from comprehensive baseline survey.

• In
  collaboration with the Country Director and the designated programmeteam,
  the consultant will lead the baseline process from planning to report
  production.
• Develop
  Baseline survey tools based on the terms of reference
• Hold
  training of enumerators on the Baseline tools
• Review
  the existing relevant secondary data in the area.
• Selection
  of representative sample size
• Spearhead
  the baseline process
• Ensure
  a successful data analysis
• Produce
  the baseline report in collaboration with Programme Manager

1. An
   inception report comprising of project context, detailed methodology, data
   collection tools, the proposal of the content and clear working plan;
2. Programing
   online questionnaire in ODK to facilitate smooth data collection
3. Train
   and lead data collection team for quality ensuring purpose;
4. Clean,
   analysis baseline report and submit to CDI draft report for review;
5. Integrate
   draft report comments from CDI Rwanda and it partners in final report;
6. Submit
   final report to CDI Rwanda Office;

• Minimum
  Required: Bachelor’s degree in Project management, or statistics, or
  econometrics, or economics, or biostatistics from a recognized university.
• Preferred:
  Master’s degree or advanced training
• A
  minimum of 3 years of professional experience in a similar position
  focusing on data collection and analysis.
• Preferred:
  Experience working in agriculture
• Advanced
  computer skills, proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc);
  advanced experience with large data sets and spreadsheets in MS Excel and
  other databases;
• Advanced
  computer skills, especially with statistical software (SPSS, STATA,
  GENSTAT) preferred.
• Ability
  to work well in a fast paced environment, while maintaining a professional
  demeanor;
• Knowledge
  and experience in researching and implementing innovating data collection
  and analysis tools;
• Strong
  analytical, quantitative and statistics skills;
• Strong
  understanding of project cycle management;
• Ability
  and interest in training and developing others in technology usage and
  data collection;
• Proficiency
  in utilizing mobile applications and web based applications, and
  statistical packages (such as SPSS); practical experience in statistical
  study design, analysis of agricultural experiments, and socio-economic
  surveys.
• 3
  years of proven experience in consultancy services in development
  projects, especially in socio economics and agriculture;
• Knowledge
  on mobile and online data collection platform such as ODK is highly
  recommended;
• Ability
  to take responsibility in meeting deadlines and making progress without
  direct supervision;
• Must
  be detail oriented, with strong reviewing skills and a high degree of accuracy
  is essential.
• Fluency
  in English, French, and Kinyarwanda
• Excellent
  communication and interpersonal skills, including written and spoken
  communication;
• Should
  possess at least 3 certificates for good completion of relevant consultant
  services.