Field Assistant – Community Engagement and Value Chain

Conduct Focus Group Discussions, Participatory Rural Appraisal exercises, farmer household surveys, and socio-economic assessments to generate reliable data for evidence-based planning. Perform data entry, validation, preliminary analysis, and maintenance of field databases and records. Assist in planning, organizing, and coordinating field visits, stakeholder meetings, workshops, and logistics while accompanying project teams during missions. Support the learning and capacity development of students, interns, and enumerators through field training, survey orientation, and practical demonstrations. Represent center interests during interactions with farmers, local communities, government officers, and private sector actors to strengthen collaboration and encourage stakeholder participation in PES mechanisms and sustainable value chain practices.