Senior Research Associate – Nutrition 280 views0 applications

The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is seeking to recruit a qualified person to fill the vacancy of Senior Research Associate – Nutrition to support implementation of the grant action especially on the Nutrition sensitive interventions across all the project value chains. The successful candidate will be based in Dokolo Town, Lango Sub-region, working in all the seven districts.

Key Responsibilities

Under direct supervision of the Alliance’s project’s principal investigator, the specific roles of the Senior Research Associates will be as follows:

· Represent the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and fully participate in any meetings related to the project at field level (Northern Uganda) and prepare meeting reports

· Support and Supervise the three nutrition field assistants based in the field to ensure they are able to fully discharge their duties

· Lead the implementation of the Alliance’s R4D activities in Dokolo district

· Work closely with the research coordinator based in Kampala to prepare quarterly, mid-term and annual technical reports for the Alliance project activities by collating all the district-based reports prepared by the research associates

· Work closely with the Community Development Supervisors in Dokolo to monitor nutrition related interventions and ensure they are carried out as per the workplan

· Participate as part of the project team in collation and analysis of any data and information emerging from the field and submit clean data sets as required

· Carry out monthly supervisory field visits to ensure, nutrition is being mainstreamed on the ground, the activities specific to the Alliance are going on as planned and provide any backstopping if needed

· Engage with consortium partners and stakeholders at field level

Qualifications and competencies

· Master of Science degree in Nutrition or related field from a recognized university

· At least 5 years’ experience carrying out research and/or development work in the field of nutrition

· Experience in data collection, data analysis (SPSS, STATA, or R)

· Experience in capacity building and awareness creation activities

· Experience in technical reports writing and good communication skills (written and oral)

· Experience working with rural communities

· Knowledge of Langi and/or Iteso is highly desired

Terms and conditions:

This is a locally recruited position and all benefits are denominated and paid in Ugandan Shillings. The Alliance Bioversity CIAT remuneration package includes a competitive salary, leave provisions and medical insurance. The initial contract will be for a period of 2 years, subject to a probationary period of 6 months and is renewable subject to availability of funds, a successful probation period and high performance throughout the implementation of the project.