Food Security Survey Data Analyst

$65,820 - $111,894/Yr

ICF International - Rockville, MD

Full-time - Entry Level

Rockville, MD

5,001-10,000 employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

ICF is seeking a Food Security Survey Data Analyst to join our team in Rockville, Maryland. This full-time, hybrid position is integral to our USAID-funded Surveys for Monitoring in Resilience and Food Security (SMRFS) project, which is part of the Feed the Future initiative aimed at reducing global hunger and improving food security. The successful candidate will analyze population-based survey data collected from households around the globe, contributing to the understanding and improvement of food security in targeted areas where the U.S. Government and its partners invest in agriculture, resilience, and nutrition. As a member of the SMRFS Team, you will collaborate with local survey implementing organizations to conduct population-based surveys (PBS) and work closely with USAID to enhance and expand publicly available survey guidance materials. Your role will involve cleaning and analyzing survey data, summarizing findings, and interpreting results for survey reports. Additionally, you will work alongside the Capacity Strengthening Advisor to enhance the analytical capabilities of USAID mission staff, implementing partners, host country governments, and local civil society organizations. This position also includes leading ad hoc and in-depth secondary data analyses to support project objectives. In this role, you will be responsible for conducting analyses of large survey datasets using statistical software, reviewing analyses performed by colleagues, performing literature reviews, contributing to survey report writing, and presenting findings to diverse audiences. You will also play a key role in strengthening the data analysis capacity of in-country partners through training and coaching, and may be required to travel to low- and middle-income countries up to 15% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analyses of large survey data sets using statistical software packages.
• Review the analysis of other staff members.
• Perform literature reviews.
• Contribute to writing survey reports.
• Draft and present findings to diverse audiences.
• Strengthen data analysis capacity of in-country partners through training and coaching.
• Assist other project members on non-data analysis activities as needed.
• Present findings orally and in writing in English.

Requirements

• Masters degree in economics, statistics, data science, epidemiology, public policy, demography, or related subject.
• 1+ years of experience conducting statistical analysis, including multivariate methods.
• 1+ years of experience using Stata and R.
• 1+ year of experience managing large, population-based survey datasets.

Nice-to-haves

• 1+ years of experience working with data collected for international development projects.
• 1+ years of experience applying sample weights to data sets.
• 1+ years of experience working on USAID-funded studies.
• 1+ years of experience in analyzing food security data.
• Experience presenting to diverse audiences.
• Written and oral French, Spanish, or Portuguese language skills.
• Experience using SAS or SPSS or GIS.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• 401k matching
• Paid holidays
• Paid volunteer time
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discount programs