Research & Communication Officer

Job title:                       Research & Communication Officer

Grade:                          04

Reporting to:              Plantwise M&E Coordinator Asia

Key peer group:        M&E

Location:                     Pakistan

Purpose of the role

CABI plans to hire a full time Research & Communication Officer to undertake research and reporting activities of the project.

Key Accountabilities

Project Reporting (75% of the time)

• Conduct detailed and quality literature review and prepare briefs for all cases and overall reporting
• Assist in designing methodology and analytical framework for conducting case studies
• Assist in pilot testing case studies approach in Pakistan and producing final reports for the funding partners
• Assist in planning and implementing field researches for 6 case studies
• Prepare selection criteria plotters for each case according to the prescribed gender, economic and innovation variables
• Conduct case studies using existing global study methodology-consolidate and tidy up data for analysis and write ups
• Asses similarities and differences across the regions
• Prepare case study briefs, research reports and other narrative documents for submission
• Report progress as per agreed plan

Communication and image building (20% of the time)

• Prepare newsletters, stories and picture essays on CABI C&WA activities
• Promote CABI C&WA activities on social media (face book, twitter, YouTube etc.)

Any other work (5% of the time)

• Perform other tasks as assigned by the supervisor

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications and language skills

• Masters in economics, business administration or any relevant field of social sciences
• Excellent report writing skills in English
• Proficient in using statistical packages for social science
• Examples of previous research and communication works will be value addition

Previous experience

• Experience of social research especially related agriculture and gender studies
• Worked as lead or co-author of quality social research publications
• Experience of working with teams from diverse backgrounds and cultures

Personal characteristics

• Team player with good communication skills and ‘can do’ attitude.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Excellent skills in MS office – particularly in MS Word and Excel.
• Strong personal organisational and business skills