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Job Title: Data Collection Manager

Organisation: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Duty Station: Sendusu -Namulonge, Uganda

Ref: IITA/UGA/NRS/2022/03

Report to/Supervisor: Post-Doctoral Breeder.

 

About US:

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is one of the 15 Institutes of the CGIAR global research partnerships with headquarters in Ibadan Nigeria. IITA is a non-profit organization governed by a Board of Trustees and has a permanent office in Uganda. IITA focused primarily on improving cassava and banana-based systems in the nineties. The research focus over the past 5-10 years has expanded to include research on: climate change, trade-off analysis for smallholder livelihoods, Innovation systems and impact pathways, and Institutional and policy dimensions from local to national level.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Plans experiments and ensures quality and accurate data is collected and uploaded into the databases.
  • Interfaces with other disciplines to ensure that all breeding related data is uploaded onto the database following appropriate protocols.
  • Supervises data collection staff.
  • Serves as back up to Post-doc when on vacation or out of the country.
  • Keep good custody and maintenance of data collection gadgets and apps (including chargers!)
  • Identify, justify, and report any need for updating, upgrading, or replacing the data collection gadgets.
  • Assist with initial statistical analysis and report writing.
  • Any other official duty in relation to data management as assigned by supervisor.


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • Master’s degree in Breeding and/or Statistics.
  • Five years of experience in experimental design and statistical analysis.
  • Ability in research data analysis and interpretation to contribute to report writing Experience in resource mobilization focusing on writing proposals for funding.
  • Knowledge and experience working on field and laboratory research. Demonstrated ability to write quality technical reports.
  • Experience in banana research and/or computer programming is an added advantage.
  • Experience in working with not-for-profit Organizations.
  • Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills in English, both written and oral. Computer proficiency including MS Office (Word/ PowerPoint, excel).
  • Ability to complete multiple tasks under pressure and work in a multi-cultural team environment
  • Ability to work in multiethnicity environment.

 

How to Apply:

All candidates should send applications which must include covering letter, photocopies of academic documents, curriculum vitae, names and addresses of three referees, and a letter from each referee, should be sent online, addressed to: The Country Representative, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) – Uganda. P.O Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda. Please apply at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 16th December 2022

 

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