POSITION DESCRIPTION
Research Assistant

Location
Dakar, Senegal

Recruitment Type
Local

Position Code
FO20-021

Job Summary:
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Research Assistant / Research Analyst (RA) for a one-year, exempt, renewable appointment in its Markets, Trade and Institutions Division. The Research Assistant/Research Analyst will work primarily on the EC-funded Food Security Portal and the Africa Food Security Portal, providing research and project-related support to the EC-funded Food Security Portal (FSP) and to the USAID-funded African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium project. This position is based in Dakar, Senegal.
Interested applicants must have work authorization to work in Senegal.

Essential Duties:
Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Provide assistance in data management, display, and documentation.
• Assist in content migration to the new FSP site.
• Provide assistance in FSP-related events (e.g. webinars, dialogues, tools) and outreach and in AGRODEP-related events (e.g. trainings, research collaborations) and outreach, including through social media
• Perform literature reviews and assist in drafting reports and presentations
• Assist in the development of FSP e-learning courses.
• Assist with communications with FSP and AGRODEP research collaborators and partners
• Other relevant duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelors’ degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics, International Economics, Statistics, or closely related field.
• At the Research Analyst level, Bachelors’ degree in one of the above fields plus 2 years if relevant experience or a master’s degree in one of the above fields.
• Experience with data processing, analysis, and management using various statistical software packages (Excel, STATA, R);
• Experience with presenting data and results graphically using data visualization software (e.g. Tableau, BI, R Shiny);
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and produce completed products on time;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and French;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and with initiative, with colleagues from diverse cultures.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Familiarity with issues related to poverty, economic growth, food security, and agricultural or rural development in Africa.
• Experience with delivery of e-learning courses.
• Experience with website content-management (for AGRODEP).
• Experience with using social media (Twitter, Facebook).