Job Recruitment at International Cocoa Initiative

Job Recruitment at International Cocoa Initiative

ROLE TITLE: Analysis Specialist

Company Profile

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) (www.cocoainitiative.org) is a multi-stakeholder group that brings together civil society, certifiers, the cocoa and chocolate industries, and international organizations to address child and forced labour in the cocoa sector, as well as collaborate with governments.

ICI has created a Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) that enables industry partners to appropriately manage the risk of child labour in the cocoa supply chain. According to the Ghana Child exploitation Monitoring System (GCLMS), the system is built on the presence of Community Facilitators (CF) in cocoa-growing communities who raise awareness about child exploitation, detect incidents, and carry out rehabilitation efforts. (www.cocoainitiative.org)

Job Description.

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the rights of children and adults in West African cocoa-growing communities.

ICI is looking for an Analysis Specialist to join the Learning, Monitoring, and Evaluation team in Ghana. The chosen candidate will start on a one-year contract with the option to extend it.

Under the guidance of the M&E Manager, the Analysis Specialist will strengthen ICI’s ability to develop and perform research on child labour and forced work, as well as assist stakeholders in putting learning into practice.

The Analysis Specialist will need to travel within Ghana, for example, to visit projects and partners. Also, The Analysis Specialist may also be asked to travel outside the area for short missions, such as to Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, or Nigeria. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

Main tasks and responsibilities.

• Use Stata and Excel to process and analyse quantitative data relevant to needs assessment, program implementation, outcomes, and effect measurement.
• Review and analyse the literature to inform program design and evaluation.
• Create attractive data visualizations, presentations, and written reports.
• Synthesize research findings to provide clear and simple messages and suggestions for both internal and external audiences.
• Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation
• Support the creation and implementation of project monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Support the design and development of strong impact evaluations.
• Develop, enhance, and improve data collecting tools, building on recognized best practices wherever possible.
• Support the execution of field research by ICI teams, independent contractors, and universities, including recruiting and training contractors and field data collection agents.
• ICI’s teams can benefit from capacity building and training to improve their data analysis skills.
• Identify approaches to improve data quality during program implementation.
• Support collaborative learning by assisting partners in improving policies, programs, and practices based on their needs, assessment findings, and existing evidence of good practice.

Required Skill or Experience

Essential.

• A suitable master’s degree, or equivalent, in Social Sciences, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, International Development, or other related subjects
• Minimum of four years of relevant job experience in data analysis, applied research in social science or related subjects, monitoring and evaluation, or information management.
• Proven experience in study design, data processing, and analysis, including field data collecting.
• Solid working knowledge of Stata (skills in R, Python, SPSS, Excel or other statistical software are an asset).
• An understanding of inferential and causal design for program evaluation (experimental designs, quasi-experimental designs such as difference-in-differences, propensity score matching, regression discontinuity design, etc.)
• Demonstrates strong econometric skills for analysing complex socioeconomic survey data.
• Listening and interviewing abilities, particularly the capacity to probe
• The capacity to synthesis vital messages, create and deliver clear presentations to varied audiences
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Ability to operate effectively in multicultural teams.

Desirable

• Experience working with external partners, such as supporting evaluations or audits of needs, gaps, and capacities, and providing training or capacity building.
• Experience with qualitative approaches in social research, including working with challenging populations and sensitive data.
• Knowledge of child rights, child labour, and forced labour, as well as familiarity with the cocoa sector and other smallholder agricultural production methods.
• Knowledge of mobile data collecting techniques, as well as experience planning and implementing mobile data collection in underdeveloped nations.
• Experience with Geographic Information Systems

Languages

Fluency in both written and spoken English, as well as a Ghanaian language (ideally Twi). Knowledge of French would be advantageous.

How to Apply for this Job Recruitment at International Cocoa Initiative

Please send your application in English, along with a cover letter and CV, to recruitment-gha@cocoainitiative.org.

Submit a cover letter and an up-to-date CV as one document. Please also submit information about your present compensation and salary expectations.

Closing date for applications: 31st May 2024

ICI Core Values

All ICI employees are expected to adhere to, respect, and promote the ICI Core Values at all times: HUMANITY, INTEGRITY, NEUTRALITY, PARTNERSHIP, and INNOVATION. For additional information, please visit the ICI website (https://www.cocoainitiative.org/about-us/our-organisation/our-values).

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