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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Dietary Intake Supervisor

Ref: STS2020 – 001
Location: 36 States
Duration: November 2020 – June 2021
Recruitment Type: National (Short-term Contract)
Slot: 36 Openings

Duties

  • Assist in the recruitment and selection of potential dietary interviewers.
  • Assist in the training of interviewers to conduct the dietary component of the survey (including the dietary pre-training, the collection of dietary interviews which includes a 24-hour dietary recall, and the collection of food samples).
  • Work with local guides to identify respondents.
  • Supervise the pilot testing for the dietary component of the survey.
  • Prepare for fieldwork as well as provide interviewers with all required survey materials.
  • Support pre-training for respondents in conjunction with the dietary pre-trainers and community mobilizers.
  • Monitor household dietary interviewers and review the supervisor’s form after completion of each dietary data collection. Also evaluate interviewer’s performance and give feedback.
  • Address all interviewers’ concerns as they arise.
  • Control data quality by checking for errors during interviewing and measurements daily and after the interview every week.
  • Liaise with survey communities (community leader and/or contact person) to ensure that survey activities proceed smoothly.
  • Liaise with field teams to coordinate group training and household visit schedules.
  • Monitor the use of field equipment, ensuring that they are kept in good working order and that problems are reported promptly and provide replacement materials.
  • Investigate high levels of non-responsiveness among interview teams.
  • Check that interviewers are not replacing participants who are difficult to contact with other people and are giving all respondents 3 opportunities to respond if not available during the first visit.
  • Keep the interview teams on schedule.
  • Report to the zonal coordinator within his/her assigned geopolitical zone.

Qualification

  • BSc / HND in Nutrition, Food Science / Technology, Community Development or Public Health (or master’s degree in a relevant field). An employee of state or federal government with above qualifications can also apply with minimum of two (2) years’ related experience in related role. Candidates from the zone and residing in the zone are highly preferred.

Competencies
The ideal candidate must:

  • Be proficient in using tablet-based data collection.
  • Be familiar with working in rural Nigeria.
  • Be fluent in English and at least one local language spoken in the assigned zone.
  • Have experience and willingness to work under harsh conditions in remote areas.

Application Closing Date
9th November, 2020.

Method of Application
Interested applicants should complete the online application attaching detailed Cover letter and Curriculum Vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant’s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.

Click here to apply online

Click here for more information (PDF)

Note: IITA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse workforce. While all applications will be acknowledged, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a non-profit agricultural research-for-development (R4D) organization, and a member of the CGIAR Consortium.

IITA has aligned all its research programs to the new CGIAR Research Programs. We conduct research on the following thematic areas: Biotechnology and genetic improvement, Natural resource management, Social science and agribusiness, and Plant production and plant health.

We are involved in nine CGIAR Research Programs, namely, those on the (1) integrated systems for the humid tropics, (2) policies, institutions, and markets, (3) maize, (4) roots, tubers, and bananas, (5) grain legumes, (6) agriculture for improved nutrition and health, (7) water, land, and ecosystems, (8) climate change, agriculture, and food security, and (9) genebank.

We lead the CGIAR Research Program on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics (Humidtropics) which addresses challenges in agricultural systems in the humid tropics. This CGIAR Research Program gives us an umbrella for all other CGIAR Research Programs which are components of the system. These could be commodity programs, such as maize, cassava, banana, or legumes, which could provide the institutional framework for socioeconomic studies, market, policies, and natural resource management. This CGIAR Research Program will have a major impact in attaining system-level outcomes.

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0 USD Nigeria CF 3201 Abc road Contract , 40 hours per week International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Title: Dietary Intake SupervisorRef: STS2020 - 001 Location: 36 States Duration: November 2020 – June 2021 Recruitment Type: National (Short-term Contract) Slot: 36 Openings
Duties
  • Assist in the recruitment and selection of potential dietary interviewers.
  • Assist in the training of interviewers to conduct the dietary component of the survey (including the dietary pre-training, the collection of dietary interviews which includes a 24-hour dietary recall, and the collection of food samples).
  • Work with local guides to identify respondents.
  • Supervise the pilot testing for the dietary component of the survey.
  • Prepare for fieldwork as well as provide interviewers with all required survey materials.
  • Support pre-training for respondents in conjunction with the dietary pre-trainers and community mobilizers.
  • Monitor household dietary interviewers and review the supervisor’s form after completion of each dietary data collection. Also evaluate interviewer’s performance and give feedback.
  • Address all interviewers’ concerns as they arise.
  • Control data quality by checking for errors during interviewing and measurements daily and after the interview every week.
  • Liaise with survey communities (community leader and/or contact person) to ensure that survey activities proceed smoothly.
  • Liaise with field teams to coordinate group training and household visit schedules.
  • Monitor the use of field equipment, ensuring that they are kept in good working order and that problems are reported promptly and provide replacement materials.
  • Investigate high levels of non-responsiveness among interview teams.
  • Check that interviewers are not replacing participants who are difficult to contact with other people and are giving all respondents 3 opportunities to respond if not available during the first visit.
  • Keep the interview teams on schedule.
  • Report to the zonal coordinator within his/her assigned geopolitical zone.
Qualification
  • BSc / HND in Nutrition, Food Science / Technology, Community Development or Public Health (or master’s degree in a relevant field). An employee of state or federal government with above qualifications can also apply with minimum of two (2) years’ related experience in related role. Candidates from the zone and residing in the zone are highly preferred.
Competencies The ideal candidate must:
  • Be proficient in using tablet-based data collection.
  • Be familiar with working in rural Nigeria.
  • Be fluent in English and at least one local language spoken in the assigned zone.
  • Have experience and willingness to work under harsh conditions in remote areas.
Application Closing Date 9th November, 2020.

Method of Application Interested applicants should complete the online application attaching detailed Cover letter and Curriculum Vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant’s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.

Click here to apply online

Click here for more information (PDF)

Note: IITA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse workforce. While all applications will be acknowledged, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

2020-11-10

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