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Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) is a US‐based non‐profit organization with the mission to support smallholder farmers in developing countries by providing customized information and services that increase productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. PAD is working on a new model for agricultural extension: reaching farmers with personalized agricultural advice through their mobile phones. We implement this model in collaboration with partner organizations and gather evidence on its impact. We aim to improve the lives of 100 million farmers in developing countries with our services.

PAD’s senior leadership team includes professors and experts in technology and international development with considerable combined experience in sub‐Saharan Africa and India as well as deep expertise in data science and monitoring and evaluation. The current board includes Michael Kremer (Harvard University), Shawn Cole (Harvard Business School), Heiner Baumann (former Barr Foundation), and Daniel Björkegren (Brown University). PAD is a young social enterprise headquartered in Boston, USA and currently operates in India and Kenya, with additional partnerships in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Rwanda.

Precision Agriculture for Development, Inc. (PAD) seeks an Ethiopia Project Associate to support PAD operations in Ethiopia by supporting multiple projects in collaboration with Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) and other key partner organizations. PAD was established with a keen eye towards rigorous evaluation and constant experimentation.

 Organization background

 Job Description

The Project Associate will support the implementation of on-the-ground operations for PAD  Ethiopia in partnership with the government of Ethiopia. The Project Associate will be responsible for the following tasks:

  • Work closely with PAD team members and our partner organizations to execute project implementation;
  • Assist the Project Manager in the implementation of various projects including designing and implementing improvements to existing ATA systems, implementation of new ATA services, research related to existing ATA services, etc.;
  • Plan and execute program activities, including identifying priorities, creating timelines, meeting with stakeholders, and monitoring project implementation;
  • Supervise and coordinate qualitative and quantitative data collection (including farmer focus groups, interviews, surveys), data cleaning and analysis, and writing reports;
  • Maintain excellent relationships and communication with our partners to ensure the success of our projects;
  • Support the dissemination of project results via presentations and reports;
  • Develop and document project protocols and processes.

 Start date: 1st of August, or ASAP 

Job Requirements

Qualifications

  Required Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field, such as development or agricultural economics, public policy, international development, business administration
  • At least 2-3 years’ experience working on implementation of projects preferably in the developing world
  • Strong writing and oral communication skills in English
  • Strong organizational and planning skills
  • Experience with writing reports and/or grant proposals
  • Willingness and ability to work under tight timelines, and flexibility to engage in multiple projects
  • Willingness to travel to project areas and internationally
  • Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision

  Desired Qualifications and Experience

  • Master’s degree in related field, such as development or agricultural economics, public policy, international development, business administration
  • Experience and ability to work in multicultural settings
  • Experience in smallholder agriculture in the developing world
  • Private sector consulting experience a plus

How to Apply

Submit a CV, cover letter, and contact information for three references via PAD’s website

https://precisionag.applicantpro.com/jobs/848370.html no later later than July 18, 2019. Please reference “Ethiopia Project Associate” in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.   

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PAD is a US-based non-profit organization with a mission to support smallholder farmers in developing countries by providing customized agricultural information and services that increase productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. PAD is pioneering a model for agricultural extension: delivering farmers personalized agricultural advice via their mobile phones. PAD implements this model in collaboration with partner organizations and gathers evidence on its impact. PAD aims to improve the lives of 100 million farmers in developing countries with its services.

The initial phase of PAD's work consisted of testing the impact of similar mobile phone-based agricultural extension services in multiple contexts across the developing world. That research found that while careful attention to design and context and careful evaluation was critical, mobile phone-based agricultural extension could increase adoption of appropriate farm management practices, yields, and incomes, with point estimates suggesting a benefit cost ratio of 10/1. Based on our initial evidence around a proof of concept technology, PAD began working with partners capable of scaling and further testing this approach, while simultaneously continuing to build its own research efforts.

A key element of our approach is helping partners with wide reach such as governments, contract farming organizations, telecommunications firms, agribusiness, and NGOs to design, build, evaluate, and improve customized mobile phone-based agricultural advisory systems. We help partners structure and improve their service offerings through incorporation of the latest availability technologies and data as well as insights from behavioral economics and social learning theory. Taking a global approach, we bring experience on what has worked elsewhere to every engagement and continue to optimize to local contexts using A/B testing and rigorous evaluation.

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0 USD Addis Ababa CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Precision Agriculture for Development

Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) is a US‐based non‐profit organization with the mission to support smallholder farmers in developing countries by providing customized information and services that increase productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. PAD is working on a new model for agricultural extension: reaching farmers with personalized agricultural advice through their mobile phones. We implement this model in collaboration with partner organizations and gather evidence on its impact. We aim to improve the lives of 100 million farmers in developing countries with our services.

PAD’s senior leadership team includes professors and experts in technology and international development with considerable combined experience in sub‐Saharan Africa and India as well as deep expertise in data science and monitoring and evaluation. The current board includes Michael Kremer (Harvard University), Shawn Cole (Harvard Business School), Heiner Baumann (former Barr Foundation), and Daniel Björkegren (Brown University). PAD is a young social enterprise headquartered in Boston, USA and currently operates in India and Kenya, with additional partnerships in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Rwanda.

Precision Agriculture for Development, Inc. (PAD) seeks an Ethiopia Project Associate to support PAD operations in Ethiopia by supporting multiple projects in collaboration with Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) and other key partner organizations. PAD was established with a keen eye towards rigorous evaluation and constant experimentation.

 Organization background

 Job Description

The Project Associate will support the implementation of on-the-ground operations for PAD  Ethiopia in partnership with the government of Ethiopia. The Project Associate will be responsible for the following tasks:

  • Work closely with PAD team members and our partner organizations to execute project implementation;
  • Assist the Project Manager in the implementation of various projects including designing and implementing improvements to existing ATA systems, implementation of new ATA services, research related to existing ATA services, etc.;
  • Plan and execute program activities, including identifying priorities, creating timelines, meeting with stakeholders, and monitoring project implementation;
  • Supervise and coordinate qualitative and quantitative data collection (including farmer focus groups, interviews, surveys), data cleaning and analysis, and writing reports;
  • Maintain excellent relationships and communication with our partners to ensure the success of our projects;
  • Support the dissemination of project results via presentations and reports;
  • Develop and document project protocols and processes.

 Start date: 1st of August, or ASAP 

Job Requirements

Qualifications

  Required Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field, such as development or agricultural economics, public policy, international development, business administration
  • At least 2-3 years’ experience working on implementation of projects preferably in the developing world
  • Strong writing and oral communication skills in English
  • Strong organizational and planning skills
  • Experience with writing reports and/or grant proposals
  • Willingness and ability to work under tight timelines, and flexibility to engage in multiple projects
  • Willingness to travel to project areas and internationally
  • Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision

  Desired Qualifications and Experience

  • Master’s degree in related field, such as development or agricultural economics, public policy, international development, business administration
  • Experience and ability to work in multicultural settings
  • Experience in smallholder agriculture in the developing world
  • Private sector consulting experience a plus

How to Apply

Submit a CV, cover letter, and contact information for three references via PAD’s website

https://precisionag.applicantpro.com/jobs/848370.html no later later than July 18, 2019. Please reference “Ethiopia Project Associate” in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.   

2019-07-19

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