Description

ICF is growing, and we are hiring an International Survey Manager to manage food security population-based surveys (PBS) around the world. This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Rockville, Maryland.

ICF manages the USAID-funded Surveys for Monitoring in Resilience and Food Security (SMRFS) project as part of Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s flagship initiative to reduce global hunger and improve food security. The SMRFS Team collaborates with local survey implementing organizations to implement PBS in targeted geographical areas where the U.S. Government and its partners invest in agriculture, resilience, and nutrition. The SMRFS Team also works with USAID to update and expand Feed the Future’s publicly available population-based survey guidance materials (Feed the Future ZOI Survey Methods Toolkit - Midline (2021) | Agrilinks), conduct additional analyses, and investigate ways to reduce burden and collect data using alternative methods.

Key Responsibilities:

The survey manager has overall responsibility of leading country surveys through all stages of the survey process, interpreting survey results and producing reports, serving as the primary point of contact for the client for that survey, providing technical and logistical oversight, and coordinating different technical teams (e.g., data processing, analysis) and the local survey implementation partner. Specific responsibilities include:

Leading and managing country level survey operationsManaging, writing, and reviewing survey reports, including descriptions of survey activities and interpretation of survey resultsServing as the primary point of contact for the client and the local survey implementation organization and ensuring effective communication throughout all stages of the survey process for all stakeholdersDeveloping and monitoring survey work plans and budgetsManaging the survey implementation organization including overseeing the selection of the survey implementation organization and monitoring implementation and quality of deliverablesDesigning or adapting survey questionnaires and protocols and obtaining ethics board approvalReviewing computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) data collection applicationsPreparing or adapting training materials and working with implementing agencies to train local field staff in questionnaire content and interviewing techniquesMonitoring of data collection and data quality, and working with implementing agency to ensure proper fieldwork procedures are followedWorking with the others assessing survey implementation and data use capacity and design and implement capacity strengthening plansResponding to monitoring and evaluation data and project reporting requests and participating in learning eventsProvide guidance to junior staff to support survey activitiesSupporting other survey managers or performing other survey related activities as neededUse advanced professional written and oral English in reports and presentationsTravel and work in lower- and middle-income countries up to 20% time

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in food security, nutrition, economics, climate, resilience, agriculture, or related field2+ years’ experience in designing, managing, and implementing population-based household surveys focused on topics relating to food security, nutrition, agriculture, poverty, climate, resilience, or developmental economics2+ years’ experience developing and managing work plans and budgets1+ years’ experience working with implementing organizations, government officials, donors, and other stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries1+ years’ experience training adults in research methods

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in food security, nutrition, economics, climate, resilience, agriculture, or related field2+ years’ experience conducting surveys in in low- and middle-income countriesKnowledge of and experience in survey design for complex surveys and complex survey data analysis1+ years’ experience training in anthropometry measurements and1+ years’ experience using computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) tools2+ years’ experience using with applied statistical packages, preferably STATA, R, or SASProficiency in French, Portuguese, or SpanishBroad familiarity with subject matter related to food security, gender, poverty reduction, nutrition, agriculture development, natural resources management, resilience, HIV, and/or vulnerable populations

Working at ICF

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$72,402.00 - $123,084.00

Rockville, MD (MD18)