DAI is recruiting for an In-Country Coordinator (ICC) to serve as the evaluation team’s representative in Ghana and provide supervision to the data collection subcontractors in Ghana throughout data collection planning, training, and fieldwork (data collection in Côte d’Ivoire will be overseen by a separate ICC).  The In-Country Coordinator will work closely with the data collection subcontractors to ensure the quality of data collection throughout the evaluation. This position has an estimated LOE of 30 days.

Objectives and Duties:  

• Review survey instrument and data collection protocols for suitability for local contexts.
• Provide quality assurance and oversight for the data collection firm including attending trainings, conducting spot checks in the field, reporting deviations in data collection protocol to DAI in weekly updates, and facilitating communication between the firm and DAI.
• Provides guidance on technical and quality assurance matters to social and ecological data collection partners during preparation, training, and data collection.
• Works closely with the data collection subcontractors to plan and manage the data collection; Ensure the smooth logistical coordination between the social and ecological data collection partners; Ensuring that the organizational structure of the data collection subcontractors will be sufficient to manage and implement data collection according to protocol.
• Ensures the data collection subcontractors has recruited and hired qualified personnel for managing and conducting the data collection.
• Participates in the training, ensures that the field work schedule and team composition are optimally developed to ensure high quality data.
• Monitors data collection in the field to ensure quality of survey implementation. randomly visits interview sites, participates in the meetings with data collection teams to review the issues and to collectively troubleshoot, and provides feedback to the contractor on a regular basis.
• Assists with the in-country ethical review and approval process as needed.

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate degree in a social science discipline, preferably in a field related to rural livelihoods, agriculture, ecology, forest conservation, cocoa-agroforestry. A higher degree is preferred.
• Experience managing large-scale social survey field work in West Africa, preferably involving measurement of cocoa-agroforestry or reforestation programs on cocoa landscapes.
• Experience with Measure and Evaluation projects; Understanding of Impact Evaluation designs, sample selection protocols, and statistical analysis of quantitative data
• Experience hiring, training, and overseeing field supervisors and enumerators.
• Experience coordinating field logistics, schedules, and equipment.
• Experience with managing ecological data collection fieldwork
• Fluency in English