The Organisation  The   Alliance of   Bioversity International and CIAT (Alliance) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives.  Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.The Alliance works with local, national, and multinational partners across Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, and with the public and private sectors. The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services.About the position The Temporary Data Quality Analyst will be responsible for providing operational support on data annotation tasks at the research station in Arusha.Responsibilities

• Data quality control: Assist with developing and implementing a strategy for ensuring high-quality data flow.
• Image data annotation: Support machine learning operations by annotating images to a quality standard defined by the team and specified in the supporting documents
• Data quality checks: Performing thorough quality checks on data annotated by data annotation interns to identify any errors, inconsistencies, or inaccuracies and taking necessary corrective actions.
• Project reporting: Support in compiling and organizing project findings, results, and insights into a comprehensive final project report.
• Under the supervision of the Senior Data Quality Analyst, assist with the management and supervision of data annotation interns, ensuring adherence to the SOPs for image annotation.

 


Requirements

• At least a Bachelor of Agriculture Sciences or related courses.
• Experience in using a labelling platform such as LabelMe, RoboFlow, CVAT
• Proficiency in using the Microsoft Office package
• Advanced command of English and Swahili, both written and spoken.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Well-developed skills in personal organisation, priority setting, problem-solving, and accuracy.
• Confidence in supervising the work of others and ability to communicate clearly about the progress of work

Terms of employment This position is a nationally recruited part-time (60%) position based in Arusha, Tanzania. The contract will be for a period of 11 monthsThe Alliance Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission.Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.Applications Applicants are invited to visit https://alliancebioversityciat.org/careers to get full details of the position and to submit their applications. Applications MUST include reference number RFP 300200- Temporary Data Quality Analyst as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.Applications closing date: 9th February 2025