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

The
Clinton Development Background:
The
Clinton Development Initiative (CDI) develops and operates agribusiness
projects that empower smallholder farmers to increase their economic potential.
In Malawi, Tanzania, and Rwanda, CDI integrates commercial farms and other
agribusinesses with smallholder outreach to incre

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.

Short
Term consultant
The
Consultant shall conduct a comprehensive baseline survey for the CDI Rwanda small
hold farmers’ project aimed at increasing smallholder farmer incomes,
productivity, and food and nutritional security focusing on soil fertility in
the Eastern Province of Rwand
Introduction and Baseline
Rationale
CDI
Rwanda in collaboration with AGRA is implementing a small hold farmers’ project
aimed at to increase smallholder farmer incomes, productivity, and food and
nutritional security focusing on soil fertility in the Eastern Province of
Rwanda. This project is being implemented in five districts that include
Kayonza, Kirehe, Gatsibo, Rwamagana and Nyagatare in eastern province of
RWANDAwith the following specific objectives:
  • 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.
This
baseline aims at examining the agriculture production and the livelihood of
farmers in rural communities from Gatzimos, Kayonza, Kirehe, Rwamagana and
Nyagatare districts and baseline specific objectives are as follows:
  • 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.
The
sample size for CDI comprehensive baseline survey is 600 respondents. In
addition to 600 respondents for the CDI RWANDA comprehensive survey, 2 women
FGD, 2 men FGD and 1 mixed FGD will be carried out by the survey team to
collect qualitative information on farmers’ perceptions related to financial
access and inclusion.
Key
Roles and Responsibilities of the Consultant
  • 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
Key
deliverables
The
consultant will be required to deliver the following:
  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;
Required
Expertise & Experience:
  • 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.
The
Clinton Foundation maintains a strong policy of equal opportunity in
employment. Our Equal employment philosophy applies to all aspects of
employment, including recruitment, Compensation, benefits, training,
promotions, transfers, job benefits and terminations
.
To
Apply
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Application
closing date: 5:00PM, October 21, 2016.
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