Research Technician Job Kenya

Vacancy Number: RT/P&G/10/10
Department: Poverty & Gender
Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Duration: 2 years contract renewable

ILRI seeks to recruit a Research Technician specialized in monitoring and evaluation and impact assessment to work on a range of Research for Development (R4D) projects.

Key Responsibilities
* Under the supervision of the M&E scientist, design and implement monitoring and evaluation systems /protocols for major R4D projects, together with partners within and outside of ILRI.
* Organize, manage and train project teams to collect, clean, manage and analyze monitoring and evaluation data.

* Contribute to the analysis of baseline, M&E and impact assessment data in ILRI projects using qualitative and quantitative methods.
* Develop, test and implement participatory approaches for monitoring and evaluation at community, project and organizational level.
* Work with and strengthen the capacity of partners in research, development and extension organizations in Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation, using both formal and experiential learning methods.
* Contribute to the development and use of livestock, poverty and gender indicators for evaluating the outcomes and impacts of livestock related interventions, technologies and policies.
* Manage and regularly update and maintain baseline and M&E databases
* Contribute to the production of publications including M&E reports, annual reports, policy briefs, journal papers and other scientific publications in collaboration with scientists and other Research staff in ILRI.