Climate Data Analyst Assistant

Job Title: Climate Data Analyst Assistant

Location: Wonago, Gedio, Ethiopia

Grade: 5

About TechnoServe:

Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServe’s work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty. The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing...when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.

Program Description

TechnoServe is committed to advancing gender equality guided by our Gender Policy, launched in June 2015, which necessitates actions focused on both our programming and our corporate practices and culture. By investing in gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, we increase project effectiveness, strengthen our organization, and mobilize greater resources. We recognize that maximizing the inclusive economic growth that is required to achieve widespread prosperity requires the full and unencumbered participation of women and girls. Our Gender Policy and commitment to programmatic excellence necessitates that our work and our organization engage, empower, and benefit both women and men.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Support local farmers in farm trials by providing essential information on research activities and objectives to ensure proper management and control of research plots.
• Ensure the accurate delineation of plot boundaries, weeding and maintenance of treatments.
• Regularly inspect and monitor the status of research farm trials and plots, addressing any issues or discrepancies promptly.
• Collect agronomy data related to coffee performance, yield, and plant health from designated research plots.
• Assist Climate Data Analyst to utilize data logging devices to collect climate data, including Tinytags and probes installed under each treatment.
• Build strong relationships with coffee farmers, project stakeholders, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange.
• Prepare routine reports, and any progress for the Climate Data Analyst and project team.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree with and at least 2 years of experience in agronomy/ environmental science or a related field.
• Experience working with NGO in agriculture, particularly within the coffee, is desirable.
• Proficiency in data collection techniques and experience with data logging devices and climate monitoring equipment.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to interact effectively with diverse stakeholders, including farmers and project team members.
• Motorbike license, flexibility and willingness to travel extensively within the project area, and work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.

How to apply

Qualified and interested applicants should Click here and submit a cover letter resume as a single document (either Word or PDF) by June 17, 2024. Applications will be reviewed and considered as received/on a rolling basis. Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be contacted. Please note that we are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated link.  

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.

With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.

We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.

If you have a disability that affects your ability to use our online system to apply for a position at TechnoServe please contact the Human Resources at recruitment@tns.org or call +1 202 785 4515.

How To Apply

How to apply

Qualified and interested applicants should Click here and submit a cover letter resume as a single document (either Word or PDF) by June 17, 2024. Applications will be reviewed and considered as received/on a rolling basis. Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be contacted. Please note that we are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated link.  

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.

With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.

We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.

If you have a disability that affects your ability to use our online system to apply for a position at TechnoServe please contact the Human Resources at recruitment@tns.org or call +1 202 785 4515.