CONSULTANT AT CREST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (CRADI) | CONSULTANT JOBS IN BENUE & PLATEAU

About Company:

Crest Research and Development Institute (CRADI) LTD/GTE seeks to advance humanity through research, sustainable development, and learning. We are an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition through evidence-based research and developmental aid. 

Job Description:

The BRIDGE Project represents a high-stakes, 8-month intervention (ending March 2026) targeting the volatile climate-conflict nexus in Plateau and Benue States. The evaluation must move beyond traditional "box-ticking" to capture behavioral shifts in farmer-pastoralist relations and the effectiveness of Community-Based Early Warning Systems (CBEWS).

Core Data Context: The Middle Belt Nexus

To ensure the consultant addresses the "human condition" as per CRADI’s mission, they must account for the following regional pressures:

• Climate Drivers: In the Middle Belt, nearly 70-80% of the population relies on climate-sensitive agriculture.

• Conflict Intensity: In specific LGAs like Bokkos, displacement rates have historically spiked during the transition from the rainy to the dry season, making the March-April 2026 evaluation window critical for capturing real-time "shocks."

• Vulnerability Gaps: Nationally, women constitute about 60-70% of the agricultural workforce in some rural areas but have significantly lower access (often less than 20%) to land ownership or formal climate-warning information.

Requirements:

1. Outcome Harvesting (OH)

Unlike standard surveys, OH is vital here because "resilience" is often intangible. The consultant must:

• Identify: What behavioral changes occurred in the "hotspot" of Yelwan Zangam?

• Verify: Did the BRIDGE intervention actually contribute to this change, or were there external factors?

2. The Listenership Survey

With media partners involved, the consultant must provide concrete metrics on:

• Reach: Estimated number of listeners in Bokkos IDP camps.

• Trust Score: On a scale of 1–10, how much do pastoralists trust the NiMET-derived info shared via local radio?

3. Inclusion Benchmarks

The consultant must adhere to strict demographic quotas:

• Women: $\ge 50\%$ participation.

• PWDs: $\ge 10\%$ participation.

• Youth: Proportional representation.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Technical Proposal (10 pages): Must include a sampling framework for the 15+ priority communities named (e.g., Daffo, Mbaya, Hwol Zangam).

• Financial Proposal: Breakdown of KoboToolbox licensing, per diems, and transport for the difficult terrain in Benue/Plateau.

• Evidence of Competence: A sample "Outcome Description" from a previous climate or conflict project.

Salary

Application Closing Date: 25th February, 2026

Application Instructions:

• All documents should be merged and uploaded as a single PDF document.
• Applications must be submitted on or before February 25, 2026 (11:59 PM WAT)
• Applications not submitted as a single PDF document will not be considered.
• Late submissions will not be accepted. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Interested and qualified? Go to Crest Research and Development Institute (CRADI) on forms.gle to apply