Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 05 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About the Role
The Product Innovations Department conducts research which helps to estimate the impact of new agricultural products and methods for Rwandan farmers. Products span a range of themes from cereal/legume/root crop agronomy (varietal trials, crop protection and good agronomic practices) to cropping systems development, soil fertility, and beyond. All projects begin with a careful scoping of available information, potential impact, and identifying the research questions and continue on to trials at our stations or on farmers' fields across Rwanda.
• Your main goal is to advise the organization on new products and practices that leads to "farmer impact" - the profit increment achieved through OAF interventions.
• Success is defined as producing high-confidence analyses of products in an appropriate timeframe (2 seasons) and supporting impactful products all the way to the scaling/implementation stage.
• In recent years, this Product Innovations team has scaled some important products - row intercropping, lime to combat soil acidity and multiple maize varieties.
• You will sit on a team of 6 research specialists; You will report to the Research and Phase 2 Senior Specialist and will manage up to one person.

Responsibilities
• Conduct rigorous desk research, market/client surveys and modeling to understand potential areas where we might create impact for clients through new products, services, methods, training and other behavior change solutions
• Design experimental trials to be conducted at our 3 agricultural research stations and in farmers' fields
• Take ownership of trial implementation by working with station and field teams and ensuring quality data collection
• Build complex impact models to analyze the economic, environmental, and social impacts of promising products
• Data cleaning, data analysis, reporting, presentation of results and assisting other teams in roll-out of products

Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
• Have experience in data analysis or other research activities related to plant/climate/soil science.
• Have a completed Bachelor's degree in agriculture or related disciplines (agronomy, agribusiness, or agricultural economics)
• Be a 'generalist' who may flexibly take on projects spanning different agricultural themes.
• Be a scientific-minded person who has a passion for investigating thoroughly a research problem
• Be able to run statistical analyses using Excel or analytics software
• Have a good command of written and verbal English and Kinyarwanda

Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Location: Rubengera, Rwanda
Benefits: Health insurance, paid time off
Contract Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Use the link to apply
https://grnh.se/7a22655f1us 

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