Research Associate – Decision Analysis

Job opening ID	62
Number of positions	1
Deadline	25 Feb-2014
Job Category	Nationally Recruited Staff
Department	Science Domain 4
Designation	Research Associate – Decision Analysis
Country	Kenya
Roles and responsibilities	• Conduct literature research and organize/compile/summarize documents on investors, investments, and economic data in agricultural development. • Assist in the application of decision analysis and decision modeling to the development and execution of plans for interventions in the focal regions of the Water, Land & Ecosystems Programme and ICRAF development projects. • Contribute to the development of a decision screening model and compile data from project documents to support the model. • Assist in training stakeholders in decision analysis and facilitation of decision analysis workshops. • Assist in building decision models. • Contribute to scoping and writing of funding proposals. • Contribute to publication of research articles, reports, and communication materials • Contribute to the overall development of ICRAF’s decision analysis work.  • Publish papers and communication materials on the above.  Key Performance Indicators  • Effective literature research well presented with critical analysis • Significant contributions to decision modeling and eliciting subjective probability estimates from subject matter experts • Effective contributions to capacity building and promotional initiatives on decision analysis • Substantive contributions to publications, articles and proposals • Effective member of SD4 decision analysis team • Demonstrate rapid and continuous learning and development in decision analysis hard and soft skills.
Skill set	• MSc degree in Agricultural Economics, Natural Resource Management or related course • Basic training in statistics  • Basic knowledge in French will be an added advantage • 3 years’ experience in research assistance in an agricultural or environmental organization  • Experience in web searches and critical synthesis of information related to development • A background in economics and/or statistics  • Literature critical analysis skills • Knowledge of decision analysis methods an advantage  • Good communication and presentational skills, and ability to elicit information from multiple partners
Work experience	3 years
Advert	Research Associate - Decision Analysis.pdf
Duty station	Nairobi, K enya
Job Summary	To assist in the implementation of SD4’s research on Decision Analysis. To apply click here