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JOB TITLE: Consultant (Political Economy Product)
JOB LOCATIONS: Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, and Yobe
Employment Type: Contract
Project Title: Rural Resilience Activity (RRA)
Dates Of Service Contract: August 2022 To 31st August 2023
Length Of Service Contract: 12 Months
Program Contact Information: Humanitarian Analyst
Funding Available For Service: USAID (RRA)
Responsibilities
Mercy Corps Responsibilities:
- Review of research methodology
- Data analysis
- Review of draft report
Field Monitors Responsibilities:
- The consultant will be engaged primarily to assist NCAT in the tasks related to political economy analysis of BAY-G States. Tasks will include but not limited to the following:
- Desk review of external literature on the NE agricultural value chain
- Support in the development of research methodology
- Support NCAT in in-depth analysis of data collected
- Report writing
- Participate and contribute during report validation
- Finalization of the product
- Any other task assigned by Mercy Corps around political economy and value chain
Knowledge and Experience
- College Degree or equivalent, having Master’s Degree is a plus.
- Person must at least have Basic Education, a minimum of NCE / Diploma in any field mostly preferred
- Previous experience in political economy and value chain analysis in northeast is required
- Good understanding of conflict dynamics in northeast is required.
- Context understanding
- Report writing ability is required
- Logical reasoning
- Ability to accommodate and withstand pressure
- Person who is fluent in English both oral and written
- Must be easily available/accessible (mobile phones)
Conditions
- The service provider is expected to work for 6 products within the contract life circle on bi-monthly basis and payment will be made upon the completion of each product.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Important Information
Submit or Attach the documents below:
- Price offer or quotation for six (6) Research products on Political Economy of Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Gombe
- Evidence of work experience (provide sample of previous Political Analysis product done in Nigeria or similar Researches, Contracts/Purchase Orders,)
- Proposed Research Methodology Sample of Data Collection tool
Note: Exercise will be done remotely.
Deadline: August 24, 2022
Job Features
| Job Category | Consulting / Business Strategy/ Planning |
