Dec 23, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Senior Research Associate, Nourishing Food Pathways Jobs in Tanzania

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Senior Research Associate, Nourishing Food Pathways Jobs in Tanzania

About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Senior Research Associate, Nourishing Food Pathways to support the Nourishing Food Pathways (NFP) research work within Tanzania. This role will be offered on a 3 years’ fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding. You will be based in GAIN’s Tanzania office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Reporting to the Research Advisor and Project Manager, you will provide technical input on and have substantive involvement in the research. This will include supporting the development of research methods, supporting data collection and analysis, and supporting interpretation and communication of the results.

The postholder will also support project management and implementation of research activities through coordinating research with partners (e.g., local think tanks and data collection firms), supporting logistics and meetings related to the work, and contributing to project management tasks (e.g., budgeting and forecasting, work planning, and contracting.)

Key Responsibilities include:

Supporting the implementation of high-quality, technically sound research activities in alignment with GAIN and other relevant research good practice guidelines, including refining research questions and methodology, developing research plans, and interacting with partners and contractors as needed to carry out the activities

Carrying out literature reviews, stakeholder consultations, evidence synthesis, and other desk activities from development of the approach through to implementation, report writing, and publication/dissemination

Supporting in-country field implementation of research, evaluation, learning, and knowledge management activities, including visiting study sites and interacting with project partners (e.g., implementing partners, consultants, contractors) to ensure timely and quality progress

Contributing to or leading the development of project reports and other knowledge products, including research articles, briefings, presentations, and associated tables/figures

Communicating technical topics to colleagues and external partners by preparing and presenting reports, and blog posts, organizing and delivering presentations, and facilitating events as needed

Managing and organising processes such as procurement of goods and services, budgeting and forecasting, and contracting as related to the NFP research work, particularly in Tanzania

Serving as the main contact point with local partner organizations, such as data collection firms, and overseeing their work in both technical and logistical aspects

Supporting the Project Manager in preparing donors’ reports in collaboration with project teams, technical teams, funding team and support teams.

Proactively identifying and reporting any issues with implementing the project, addressing them where feasible, and proactively seeking support where issues require wider attention and resolution.

About You

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in critical analysis skills to support with evidence generation and reporting. You will have experience in research using both quantitative and qualitive methodologies in policy analysis, political economy, food/nutrition or related field. You will have hands-on experience doing programmatically relevant research in Tanzania, independently, and in collaboration with local research counterparts.

Candidates with experience in other countries, particularly in East Africa and demonstrable understanding of nutrition and food systems, the policy process or of environmental sustainability or gender issues related to food systems would be an asset.

The postholder should have strong communication and presentation skills and willing to work with diverse groups/individuals. You will be proficiency in written and spoken English, candidates will knowledge in French would be an advantage. In addition, you should be highly flexible and able to travel domestically regularly and international occasionally.

A Master’s degree in nutrition, agriculture, sustainable development, economics, development studies, policy/political economy or related field. You will have skills with data analysis software, such as R, Stata, SAS, or SPSS; or nVivo or ATLAS.ti and formal training in research methods.

The ideal candidate will also have knowledge on both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, including analysis of survey data, in nutrition, agriculture, or closely related field. Candidates with ability to create high quality and innovative data visualizations (for communication of findings to expert and non-expert audiences) would be an advantage.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Senior Research Associate, Nourishing Food Pathways Jobs in Tanzania

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