The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist for a three-year project in West Africa entitled Jumpstarting Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) in West Africa through Diversified Markets. The position will be based in Osogbo, Nigeria.
The Center:
CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural research for development with a focus on potatoes, sweetpotatoes, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is to emphasize the use of roots and tubers to improve the lives of the poor. CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved well-being, and gender equality for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world. CIP works with partners to contribute high quality science, technology, and capacity strengthening for sustainable science-based solutions. CIP is headquartered in Lima, Peru with staff and activities over 30 locations across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. CIP is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a network of 15 research centers that are mostly located in the developing world and supported by more than 50 donor members.
Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (Ref: 14-25 MES/IRS/SSA)
The Position:
The scientist will be leading the socio-economic research components of four value chain pilot efforts with nutrition or income outcomes, focused on measuring adoption and impact on incomes, food security, and diet quality. In addition, the scientist will be responsible for design a monitoring system to track dissemination and uptake partner countries, as well as conduct periodic qualitative assessments among project beneficiaries and partners. The scientist will manage data related to project milestones; work with stakeholders to develop impact pathways and collect relevant indicators to monitor progress towards achieving agreed upon milestones and final outcomes. The scientist should be committed to using research for development in a complex cooperative environment of research and development partners, and will be required to travel extensively within the three target countries, with occasional travel to other regions of the world.
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