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