DATA ANALYSIS-Consultant

I.BackgroundThe Resilient Cities Initiative is partof the One CGIAR 2030 Research and InnovationStrategy to strengthen the vibrant, largely informal urban and peri-urbanagrifood sector to help improve sustainability, equity and opportunity growth, andto mitigate risks to human and environmental health. The Initiative aims to enablesustainable production of nutritious foods in urban and peri-urban zonesthrough scaling of innovations, building inclusive and sustainable food marketsthat foster the provisioning of nutritious food in urban food environments, andstrengthening consumer demand and access to healthier diets. The recently completedDevelopment and Delivery of Biofortified crops at scale (DDBIO) project of theInternational Potato Center (CIP) tested innovations for the scaling ofOrange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP), a nutritious Vitamin-A biofortified cropthat is gaining prominence in Kenyan urban diets and is produced in rural andperi-urban areas of the country, and therefore offers important linkages withthe Resilient Cities Initiative. Research conducted under the DDBIO project offersimportant lessons towards the Resilient Cities Initiative’s goal of enhancingproduction and consumption of nutritious food in urban and peri-urban zones ofthe country.II.ObjectiveStudies conducted under the DDBIOproject aimed to generate evidence on the innovations for production, scaling andutilization of OFSP, and the ensuing nutritional outcomes among interventionbeneficiaries. The main objective of this consultancy is to analyze bothqualitative and quantitative data collected in these studies, write a technicalreport and contribute towards development of manuscripts on generated evidence.The consultant will work closely with scientists working within the Initiativetowards achieving these objectives.III.DeliverablesA cleaned and anonymized dataset for archiving and sharable to partners.A final technical report published in the CGSpace repository of the CGIAR.Contribute to the development of at least three(3) manuscript drafts through generationof statistical data and review of relevant literatureRequirements​I.Selection CriteriaRecently completed MSc. in Agricultural Economics/ Economics/Health Economics.At least 2 years of experience analyzing survey data.Strong quantitative analytical skills.Knowledge of STATADemonstrated academic writing skills an added advantage.Highly proficient in English (both spoken and written).II.Time frame ·Consultancycontract will be for 60 days.Conditions: This is a national consultancy positionlimited to Kenya nationals and permits residents only.