Senior Associate – Food Systems and Climate Resilience at Busara Center
Busara Center
Job description
Busara Center for Behavioral Economics seeks a Senior Associate for its Food Systems, Agriculture and Climate Resilience Management team in Nairobi, Kenya. This full-time, hybrid research and advisory role focuses on food security, smallholder agriculture, climate adaptation and agricultural market systems. The associate leads client relationships and project delivery, designs qualitative and mixed-methods research, translates behavioral evidence into practical recommendations, and manages project budgets, staff and outputs.
Busara reviews applications on a rolling basis until the role is filled; no fixed deadline is stated. Salary and benefits are not stated. Apply on Busara’s role-specific form: https://jobs.lever.co/BusaraCenter/9e876be0-dc18-4ae9-9efb-7978578ddfcb/apply
Requirements
Required: Five to eight years in research, advisory or program design focused on food systems, agriculture or climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa or comparable settings; deep qualitative research and fieldwork expertise; experience managing senior client relationships and complex multi-stakeholder projects; strong analysis and synthesis; excellent written and spoken English; and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Agricultural Economics, Public Policy or a related field.
Strongly preferred: a related Master’s degree; experience applying behavioral science to agriculture or climate work; familiarity with Stata, R or Python and quantitative findings; experience with experimental or quasi-experimental research; and relevant East or West African networks.