Local Trade Specialist, Nigeria at Management Systems International - MSI

Position Summary

• The Local Trade Specialist will provide trade-specific subject matter expertise, with a focus on regional agricultural, transport, and value-chain sectors in West Africa; knowledge or experience with ECOWAS or other regional organizations is also welcome.
• This individual will be primarily responsible for providing support for interviews, including conducting or facilitating interviews, providing input on survey instruments, and assisting with communications and logistics for interviews.
• This person may also assist with the development of discussion guides, training materials for facilitators, and quality assurance, as needed.

Responsibilities
Subject Matter Input and Research:

• Conduct preliminary directed research on activities and opportunities, such as changes in the local context (e.g. political transitions) related to field work.
• Inform and advise the MSI team on potential challenges surrounding interviews.
• Provide data collection (i.e. interview), translation, and communications support to the evaluation team during one or both Phases of field work, as needed.
• Accompany evaluation team members on site visits in Lagos, Nigeria and participate in any necessary data collection activities including overseeing interviews.
• Provide follow-up research and/or data collection where requested by MSI.
• Provide input on design and survey documentation, instruments, and protocol deliverables to ensure a high-level of rigor and gender sensitivity are applied and implemented.
• Provide follow-up research where requested by MSI.

Communication:

• Assist in scheduling and confirming interviews.
• Provide updates to MSI via email before and after the field work on a regular basis.
• Participate in planning conversations with members of the evaluation team via telephone/Skype and e-mail.
• Assist with field work coordination, including interviewing and meeting with stakeholders and representatives of the WATH implementation team.
• Provide translation assistance for documentation, survey instruments, and conversations/interviews.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in trade- or value chain-related programming, project management, research, or analysis. Journalists who have covered WATH-related sectors may also be considered.
• Experience in the agriculture, transportation, or the trade sector in a government or regional organization.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Experience working in survey research, conducting interviews, and preparing results.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, flexibility, resourcefulness, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as with all levels of management and staff.
• Reliable and trustworthy.
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Education:

• Master's Degree in a relevant social science, business, or agriculture-related field, or a bachelor's degree and 7 years of experience.

Other:

• Knowledge of USAID trade-related programs a major plus.