Project Coordinator

2 months ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Corporate Staffing Services Full time

The Organization

The Alliance of Bioversity International delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people's lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.
The Alliance works with local, national and multinational partners across Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, and with the public and private sectors. The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services.

Background

Support on a variety of projects related to farmer behavior, agribusiness finance, agriculture risk management and insurance within the Behavioral Optimization and Private Sector Support team of The Alliance Bioversity International – CIAT.

About the position

The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT is seeking a motivated and dynamic individual to join our team as a Project Coordinator for the Embe projects.

Key duties & responsibilities

  • Manage day to day project activities, including partner engagement, for the Project

  • Interview potential partner companies and lead selection activities.

  • Co-write partner selection manuscript with our Researchers.

  • Manage data analytics processes between Partners and Alliance staff

  • Conduct technical development of data collection instruments, literature reviews, whitepapers, slide decks and other presentation materials.

  • Conduct technical reviews of project outputs and development to provide creative solutions to engagements.

  • Act as the in-country point of contact for partners where applicable.

  • Manage projects toward timelines for deliverables and reports.

  • Present at relevant forums including conferences, networking events, or client meetings.

  • Attend relevant internal brainstorm sessions.

  • Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the project supervisor.

  • Travel up to one time per month.

    Requirements
    • Master's degree in social science Field or Business, with preference for economic or political economy.

    • Experience working on SME partner selection and behavioral data analytics project in Kenya.

    • At least 4 years of previous work experience in agriculture, agriculture economics, natural resource economics, development economics or behavioral economics, with experience managing large scale research and consulting projects in developing countries.

    • Strong qualitative, quantitative, research, and data analytic skills.

    • Experience in data analysis, including knowledge of and experience working with software such as R, Python, Matlab or Stata.

    • Ability to quickly understand and adapt to new contextual situations.

    • Ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations.

    • Excellent project management and organizational skills.

    • Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player.

    • Interest and experience working in a fast-paced team within a large research institution.

    • Fluency and excellent communication and writing skills with a mastery of English.

    • Experience with agriculture risk management frameworks or risk modeling for credit or insurance is preferred but not required.

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