Field Manager at Research Support Services Limited (RSS Group) – Ondo & Oyo

Advanced Degree in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management, Development Studies, Social Sciences or Statistics; with consulting experience in agribusiness development, impact evaluations, microeconomics and econometrics;
Past experience in developing, conducting, coordinating and managing data collection for agribusiness studies and household surveys within poor and rural communities; MAINLY agribusiness project evaluations and agribusiness value chains; and among youth and women;
Experience in farm household income estimation and assessing working and living conditions in rural areas; Excellent skills in microeconomics, agribusiness development models, econometrics and impact evaluations;
Good knowledge of the Agribusiness sub- sector in Nigeria; Experience in assessing working and living conditions in agricultural supply chains; Experience in assessing social and environmental sustainability of agribusinesses and farming practices
Solid knowledge of rapid appraisal techniques and methods; and associated experience more so in rural Nigeria;
Excellent written and verbal skills in English a MUST; as well as a respective local language in Nigeria; Good interpersonal, translation and negotiating skills;
Extensive experience in qualitative data recording and a demonstration of skilled interviewing, expert note-taking, high quality transcription and translation; especially from a Nigerian Local Language to English;
In-depth understanding of Nigeria socio-cultural context, rural and poor communities, ability to access remote and volatile regions; Strong demonstration of links and understanding of the Government and the local administration and ability to obtain necessary permits and clearances from National Government and relevant local authorities;
Proven record of ethical conduct, knowledge of local formalities, team player and attention to detail;
Good working knowledge of office computer applications; Familiarity with the use of PDAs/Android Tablets for data collection, photography, recording and digital voice recording (electronic data collection);
Experience in auditing and reviewing collected quantitative and qualitative datasets; ability to write high quality, clear and concise reports; excellent presentation skills and track-record for delivering highly successful project results.