Verification Consultant – Agricultural Practice Adoption among FarmerChat Users
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Lead the design, implementation, and analysis of a field verification study to validate self-reported agricultural practice adoption among FarmerChat users in Ethiopia, producing actionable insights for impact measurement.
Responsibilities
- Program ODK quantitative verification questionnaire with branching logic
- Conduct independent in-person field verification visits (~20–30 minutes per farmer) and document evidence of adoption
- Collect qualitative data through notes and photos
- Perform backend matching of field observations with prior survey responses
- Clean, analyze data and calculate key indicators (verification rates, false positives/negatives, adjusted adoption rate)
- Prepare draft and final findings reports
- Coordinate with regional extension agents and local stakeholders
Skills Required
Agricultural extensionImpact measurementResearch methodologyRural developmentDigital agricultural advisory servicesMobile-based platform integrationBehavioral adoption researchSocial desirability bias mitigationBlinded data collectionStructured observation protocolsTriangulation of multiple data sourcesQuantitative data analysisAdoption metrics calculationQualitative data analysisField coordination in rural EthiopiaODK programmingData cleaningStatistical analysis (R/Python)Report writing
Fields of Study
- Agriculture
- Agricultural Extension
- Agronomy
- Rural Development
- Statistics
- Social Sciences
How to Apply
Submit a proposal no later than June 10, 2026. Deliver the proposal to Digital Green Foundation – Ethiopia Office, Yeka SubCity, Woreda 07, House Number 934/01, Haile Gebreselassie Avenue Waryt Building, 6th Floor, Addis Ababa. Find contact details below.