Gender Research Assistant - CIMMYT
The Organization
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by
its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT® is a not-for-profit research and training
organization with partners in over 100 countries, and through offices in
Africa, Asia and Latin America.
We participate in an extensive global network of people and
organizations who share similar research and development goals, including the
public and private sector, nongovernmental and civil society organizations,
farmers, and the development assistance community.
The Position
The incumbent will work under the supervision of Project Leader
in the Socio-economics Programme (SEP), and provide scientific research and
project support to the Programme Director and scientists in implementing
various socio-economics and policy research projects.
Key Responsibilities
Research
- Conduct
literature reviews and assist in preparing gender strategy documents,
research and survey reports and policy briefs to strengthen research and
publication efforts.
- Assist in survey
and qualitative data collection, entry, management, and analysis.
Networking and Capacity Building
- Establish and
maintain contacts with collaborating organizations and individuals.
- Develop training
materials and provide training for collaborators.
Administration
- Assist in
organizing project and stakeholder meetings.
- Assist in
developing workplans and budgets for subcontractors and collaborators.
- Assist in
proposal writing.
- Any other duties
and miscellaneous tasks as required and as assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
- Masters degree
in either Gender Studies, Rural Sociology, Development Studies, Social
Anthropology, Agricultural Economics or Economics, or related field from a
recognized university.
- Good
understanding of gender issues in agriculture as well as relevant methods,
frameworks and tools.
- Strong
qualitative research skills and familiarity with qualitative data analysis
using ATLAS.ti.
- Practical
experience in field surveys and analysis of farm household data using
STATA, SPSS or any other standard econometric software package.
- Ability to
prioritize and organize work efficiently and independently.
- Ability to meet
deadlines and work under pressure with minimal supervision.
- Good
interpersonal skills, integrity, honesty and self-motivation.
- Ability to
travel within Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Valid Kenyan
driver’s license.
Terms of offer
The World Agroforestry Centre is an equal opportunity employer
and offers a collegial and gender-sensitive working environment.
We believe that staff diversity promotes excellence and strongly
encourage applications from qualified women.
This position is on local terms and will be for an initial
period of three (3) years, renewable subject to six (6) months’ probation
period, assessment of performance, continued relevance of the position and
availability of resources.
The position will be based in CIMMYT office in Nairobi.
How to apply
Applications for the position must include:
- A cover letter
illustrating your suitability for the position against the listed requirements
and salary expectation.
- A detailed
curriculum vitae.
- The names and
addresses of three referees, including telephone, fax numbers and email
addresses.
- A copy of
driving licence.
All correspondence should be addressed to the Human Resources
Unit, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) via email: icrafhru@cgiar.org and
should indicate “Application for Gender Research Assistant - CIMMYT” on their
application letters and email submissions.
Applications will be considered until 29th March, 2013.
Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the above
requirements will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about CIMMYT and World Agroforestry
Centre by accessing our web sites www.cimmyt.org andwww.worldagroforestry.org
