CONSULTANT

LOCATION: Kabul, Afghanistan, with field trips to the provinces

DURATION: 1 year minimum

DESCRIPTION
The Consultant will:
- Conduct research and consulting projects for large international development agencies or corporations;
- Manage teams of international and local consultants;
- Produce synthesis and analysis reports;
- Conduct presentations in front of high profile clients.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following qualification and experience:
- Strong academic and/or professional knowledge
- Excellent inter-personal skills
- Min. 3 years previous experience in research or consulting
- Creativity and flexibility
- A previous experience in a post-conflict environment is a strong plus
- Perfect command of English, both oral and written

SALARY : Competitive

PLEASE SEND RESUME AND APPLICATION LETTER TO : Rodolphe Baudeau - rbaudeau@altaiconsulting.com


DATA MINING ANALYST

LOCATION: Kabul, Afghanistan, with field trips to the provinces

DURATION: 1 year minimum

DESCRIPTION
The analyst will serve as a key technical member in diverse projects, including social research surveys, market research surveys, and data mining for private sector clients.

Key aspects of the consultant’s mission will be to:

  1. Design and analyze complex sampling plans for face-to-face surveys
  2. Work with the project team to translate business questions to data elements in Data Warehouses and creatively extract, modify and reduce data to enable modeling efforts.
  3. Analyze survey and operational data using techniques including Regression Analysis (e.g., GLMs), Clustering/Segmentation Algorithms, Survival Analysis, etc.
  4. Employ GIS to support the work of survey teams
  5. Produce analytical reports and presentations
  6. Provide basic technical instruction and support to international and national consultants
  7. Supervise data entry staff

Requirements:

> Experience with statistical software, preferably SPSS
> SQL skills are required and knowledge of databases/DBMS is required
> Degree in a quantitative field
> Must be able to communicate complex ideas to non-technical audiences
> Proficiency in English (written and oral)

Previous experience working with complex sample plans (i.e. stratified, multi-stage cluster household surveys) is highly desirable.

SALARY Competitive

STARTING DATE ASAP

PLEASE SEND RESUME AND APPLICATION LETTER TO : Rodolphe Baudeau - rbaudeau@altaiconsulting.com

 

 

 

 
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Altai Consulting is the leading Consulting, Research, Survey and Communication service provider in Afghanistan.
The company currently employs 150 people: 125 Afghan nationals and 25 international staff, with complementary skills ranging from project development, strategy consulting to research, evaluation and communication.