The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is a
not-for-profit Pan-African institution, dedicated for the last 25 years to
enabling the advancement of economic policy research and training in Africa.
In collaboration with World Food Programme (WFP), AERC will be
running a project on Purchase for Progress (P4P) to establish and manage a data
analysis hub across 21 country offices.
This will package and disseminate lessons and best practices
from WFP procurement of food from local and regional sources.
AERC is seeking outstanding people to fill the following
position.
Data Analyst
2 Positions
Under the overall supervision of the Project Manager, the key
tasks will be to:
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Ensure the quality and integrity of country level survey data
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Manage, analyse and interpret country level survey data
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Prepare presentations and draft reports from the summarised data
·
Act as a contact person between M&E, and data entry and
cleaning experts in order to support technical improvements in data collection
and management
·
Assist in training of enumerators to elicit accurate and
reliable data
·
Assist the IT Specialist in the maintenance of the database and
protect its security.
To be considered for this position, you must meet the following
minimum requirements and experience.
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Masters Degree in Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics
or related discipline, including statistical analysis and/or econometrics.
·
At least 3 years’ relevant experience in collection, compilation
and analysis of data, ideally covering food security and small holder farmers
issues;
·
Excellent knowledge of use of econometric tools and statistical
software especially SPSS, STATA and Excel;
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Experience in compilation, analysis and evaluation of food and
agriculture statistics;
·
Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to conduct
independent research.
If you believe you have the qualifications and experience to
match this role, please submit your application with detailed curriculum vitae,
stating your current position, remuneration, email, telephone contacts, and
names and addresses of three referees.
To be considered your application must be received 08 November
2013 addressed to:
The Manager, Human Resources and Administration
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
Email: recruitment@aercafrica.org
For more information on AERC, you can visit our website on www.aercafrica.org
