Programme Associate

Job Summary

India stands at a complex challenge of ensuring universal nutritional security for an increasing yet largely deprived population in a rapidly changing climate. This needs action beyond producing more food – we need to evolve what we eat and how we produce, process and distribute our food.

CEEW seeks to hire a suitable candidate for the Programme Associate position in the Sustainable Food Systems team to expand its capacity to conduct research and drive change. We are looking for a detail-oriented researcher with a hunger for impact and the ambition to make our food system sustainable.

The successful applicant will lead research using robust quantitative and qualitative analysis, develop stakeholder engagement strategies and manage multi-dimensional projects. In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined below, the Programme Associate should be prepared, as and when necessary, to take on additional responsibilities and respond to events and developments that cannot be anticipated easily.

Responsibilities and Duties

Research

• Independently manage allocated work-streams on quantitative and quantitative applied research on varied food system issues. Such workstreams include but are not limited to (i) identification of optimal research question(s), (ii) designing the research approach / framework (iii) if required, systematic literature reviews (iv) if required, conducting stakeholder consultations, (v) conducting the relevant analyses using appropriate qualitative and / or quantitative tools (e.g. MS Excel, STATA, etc.), and (vi) presenting the analyses in a coherent narrative in different formats
• Travel to field sites, whenever necessary, to conduct fieldwork including focus group discussions, interviews, meetings, training or gather primary information
• Supervise and mentor junior team members
• Proactively supporting team in effectively operationalizing the CEEW's Arc of Learning
• Regularly track policy measures taken by the government and its implementation status related to sustainable agriculture and sustainable food systems in India
• Write high-quality research reports, publish in leading peer-reviewed journals and generate other knowledge products for the different audience such as blogs, policy briefs in regular intervals
• Establishing and managing relationships with project counterparts from CEEW's partners

Project / programme Assistance

Selection Criteria and Key skills

Personality

CEEW operates in a dynamic environment, and the candidate will be required to show flexibility in undertaking a variety of tasks.

Compensation

Competitive compensation – commensurate to the experience and matching the best of standards adopted by industry or other similar organisations for similar roles.

Application Process

CEEW is an equal opportunity employer and the selection process does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, or caste. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We appreciate your interest.

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Skills Required

Ms Excel, Gis, Stata, Project Management, Python