The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Center is looking for a competent, self-motivated, and dynamic candidate to join IWMI\u2019s West Africa Office in Accra, Ghana as a Junior Research Officer.<\/p>\n
As a Junior Research Officer, the position holder will assist in the organization and implementation of field activities (such as data collection, community mobilization, grassroots stakeholder consultation and surveys) in Ghana.<\/p>\n
Northern Ghana serves as the agricultural production hub of the country, and unlike the south where two rainfall patterns are experienced; the north has only one rainy season within which farmers maximize production before the dry season sets in. The rainy season also comes with challenges such as heavy floods, which destroy farmlands, farm produce and infrastructure. Irrigation development offers the promise of food security and poverty alleviation in northern Ghana. However, most Rivers and some shallow groundwater normally dry up before the end of the dry season. Via several projects, IWMI team collaborates with other stakeholders to test, validate and scale water management technologies and practices to increase water productivity under irrigated conditions.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Junior Research Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n Duties And Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Participate in, and support, the experimental design of the field activities Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:<\/p>\n \u2022 Bachelor of Sciences in agriculture or a related field. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Excellent communication (oral and written) skills in English and local Ghanaian language; Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.<\/p>\n Click Below To Apply Online<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a023 November, 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Center is looking for a competent, self-motivated, and dynamic candidate to join IWMI\u2019s West Africa Office in Accra, Ghana as a…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[106],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-jUL","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76555"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Conduct field trials on dry season vegetable production using solar powered irrigation technologies and oversee irrigation demonstration fields
\n\u2022 Participate in liaison activities with relevant partner organizations in the field
\n\u2022 Provide technical services, and ensure that data and outcomes a re recorded effectively and accurately
\n\u2022 Provide support to the management of data and outcomes (database setup\/management)
\n\u2022 Participate in data collection and the analysis of results, preparation of reports, and in the publication of research results in diverse media
\n\u2022 Facilitate relevant actors and stakeholders, and the grassroots-scaling ecosystem to implement value chain-based pathways for the scaling of irrigation and water management solutions.
\n\u2022 Facilitate the interaction and engagement of stakeholders and actors and the MSD and grassroots scaling ecosystem across levels and scales
\n\u2022 Carry out other duties as may be assigned by project leaders.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 At least 3 years\u2019 work experience in conducting field activities in Ghana<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 The ability\/willingness to spend long periods of time working in the field;
\n\u2022 The ability to function effectively and reliably in carrying out duties, and to take initiative in the absence of a readily accessible supervisor;
\n\u2022 Very good communication and interpersonal skills;
\n\u2022 Well-developed personal organization and priority setting skills;
\n\u2022 The capacity to deliver and receive analytical criticism constructively, and provide effective feedback;
\n\u2022 An effective and transparent approach to sharing information;
\n\u2022 The capacity for working harmoniously in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams, and the ability to interact effectively with officials of other agencies; and
\n\u2022 Good presentation skills and the ability to interact effectively with small groups as well as individuals<\/p>\n