Farm Intelligence, Senior Data Analyst (Cocoa Sector)

The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. To achieve our mission, we partner with diverse allies around the world to drive positive change across global supply chains and in many of our most critically important natural landscapes.

Our alliance spans 70 countries and includes farmers and forest communities, companies, governments, civil society, and millions of individuals. Together we work to protect forests  and biodiversity, take action on climate, and promote the rights and improve the livelihoods of rural people.

As an international nonprofit organization with more than 30 years of experience in sustainability transformation, we understand that the social and economic well-being of rural communities is tightly connected to ecosystem health. This knowledge has shaped our rigorous programs to advance sustainable land-use and commodity production.

At the Rainforest Alliance we combat climate change, protect forests and biodiversity, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. The enormity of the social and environmental challenges we are facing requires working together in a broad alliance. This is why we bring farmers, forest communities, companies, and consumers together to change the way the world produces, sources, and consumes.

Why

To protect nature and improve lives it’s becoming increasingly urgent that we approach the way we use our land and produce food and other products in more sustainable ways. For this to succeed we need to fundamentally change the way that businesses operate and source, and the choices we all make as consumers.

How

Our growing global alliance aims to transform our relationship with our natural resources and each other, to create a better future for people and nature together.

The Rainforest Alliance encourages diversity and inclusion across the global organization. With this commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ages, disability, and any other protected group.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Farm Intelligence: Senior Data Analyst is responsible for leading data and monitoring and evaluation systems of a large Rainforest Alliance field project. The project will deliver cash payments, monitor farmer practice adoption (the “Adoption Observation” framework), and measure farmer income, in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire. The senior analyst will supervise the use of the “Adoption Observation” framework (approximately 20 good agricultural practices that are monitored on cocoa farms), where data will be collected from approximately 5,000 producers. Cash payments are partially conditional on adoption of the “Adoption Observation” practices.

The senior analyst will also direct periodic data collection “campaigns” to monitor farmer income. He / she will then be responsible to analyse results and summarize and communicate them with project partners.

The senior analyst will work closely with the Côte d’Ivoire project team, including a project manager, two field technicians, and various other support staff. The position will require occasional travel to Côte d’Ivoire, and French language capabilities is desired.

The senior analyst will collaborate with the Farm Intelligence team, the Markets Innovation team, and other data and monitoring and evaluation teams at the Rainforest Alliance to use common tools and methods that align with sector-wide standard processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead all aspects of the implementation of the Rainforest Alliance “Adoption Observation” program in cocoa farms of a cocoa project (5,000 producers)
• Lead, coordinate and supervise the data system that records the Adoption Observation data points, ensure that data is accurate and secure,
• Provide direction to two field technicians who will train Adoption Observation “coaches” at the cocoa cooperatives
• Use results of the Adoption Observation data to inform cash payments
• Use results of the Adoption Observation to create summary reports about farmer practice adoption
• Lead all aspects of periodic data collection campaigns to monitor farmer income and living income gap
• Use results of the data collection campaigns to create summary reports about farmer income and project outcomes
• Engage with Rainforest Alliance communication teams to create project reports, articles, and other media
• Represent Rainforest Alliance project team to communicate about project status in meetings with the donor company and other project partners

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA or BS Degree in agronomy, natural resources, economics, statistics, or related field and/or equivalent professional qualification
• Demonstrated ability (5-7 years) in agricultural, monitoring and evaluation, or international development, or a Master’s degree with confirmed experience (3-5 years)
• Experience working with farmers and field data collection
• Experience in leading data and monitoring and evaluation systems
• Ability to understand, analyse and interpret data in various formats
• Self-motivated, proactive with ability to work independently, in a high-pressured environment
• Strong attention to detail, prioritize tasks and stay focused
• Advanced proficiency with the manipulation of data, i.e. Excel and Power BI; familiar with the use of IT tools for mobile data collection and/or various farm management applications
• Candidates with written and verbal proficiency in English are required, proficiency in French is preferred
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally

JOB LEVEL: 3

SALARY:

Commensurate with experience. 

DEADLINE: February 24, 2023 

NOTES:

Only candidates authorized to work in Netherlands, France, or UK will be considered

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