Nepal strives to graduate from LDC to middle-income country status in 2030.  However, excessive focus of Nepal’s current development paradigm on socio-political empowerment has not yielded the desired economic transformation.  Towards achieving the 2030 vision by prioritizing economic empowerment, Daayitwa envisions an enterprising Nepal where every youth has opportunities for a prosperous future and operates three clusters that strive to:

1. Promote inclusive and enterprise-led economic growth
2. Strengthen governance of inclusive enterprise ecosystem
3. Bolster community engagement for enhanced livelihoods

Position Title: Research Assistant for Agricultural Finance by Commercial Banks

Weekly Hours: Full-time

Duration: 1 Month, with a possibility of extension

Base: Kathmandu

Deadline: 16th June, 2018 (4:00 PM)

Context

Daayitwa is a non-governmental organization committed to conducting evidence-based research from the ground level to inform decision making at the higher levels of the government. As such, Daayitwa conducts research and advocates for economic policy reforms.

The excessive focus of Nepal’s development paradigm through socio-political empowerment has not yielded desired economic transformation. In reversing this paradigm by prioritizing critically-needed economic empowerment, Daayitwa envisions an enterprising Nepal where every youth has opportunities for a prosperous future. Towards this vision, Daayitwa executes 3 projects that strive to:

1. Promote inclusive and enterprise-led economic growth
2. Strengthen governance of inclusive enterprise ecosystem
3. Bolster community engagement for enhanced livelihoods

Since its inception in 2013, Daayitwa has worked with 78 Public Service Fellows, 20 Public Agencies, 25 Members of Parliament on 78 policy research projects, and various development partners across the civil society organizations. As part of its action-based research Daayitwa has also collaborated with Harvard University’s Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) to research on 2 projects involving Nepal’s decentralization process and reconstruction post 2015 earthquake.

Position Overview

Agricultural sector is marching towards commercialization but the increase in productivity of farmers is very less in comparison to the productivity of workers in other sectors. Almost 68% of the people are engaged in the agricultural sector, so the development of the sector is important to transform the economy. Nepal Rastra Bank has come up with the manual of subsidized credit rate to agriculture sector, especially to youths to enhance the agriculture sector and encourage youths to be involved in the same sector. It is expected that the policy would decrease the unemployment proportion, increase involvement of youths in agriculture sector and increase the agricultural production. Daayitwa is conducting a study to assess the commercial bank’s execution of interest subsidy in the agriculture sector with objectives:

1. To collect the data of total credit flow and credit flow to agriculture sector from commercial banks, development banks and finance companies across the country.
2. To find the reasons of failure of implementation of interest subsidy from the point of view of banks and financial institutions.

The research assistant (RA) will receive general supervision from the lead researcher to support this project. The RA will also assist in other ongoing research works as well as provide logistical support to the Governance and Research team.

Required Qualifications:

1. Strong analytical abilities, with practical application experiences in conducting research and analysis
2. Excellent writing abilities, and proven proficiency in drafting high-quality reports
3. Academic coursework and practical experience in applied research methods, particularly in entrepreneurship, business development, and social sciences
4. Ability to use MS Office software, Google applications, and statistical software, including STATA, R, and/or quantitative analysis software

The responsibilities include the following:

1. Assist the lead researcher in data gathering and analysis
2. Assist with literature reviews, drafting entirely or portions of such reviews
3. Review existing government policies, programs, plans and regulations
4. Provide technical inputs and critical feedback to the lead researcher
5. Engage with key stakeholders in the public and private sectors

Requirements

1. Must have at least bachelor’s degree in Business Studies/Administration, Economics, Public Policy, or other relevant social science majors
2. Two years of relevant work experience
3. Ability to work effectively under pressure in a diverse, team-oriented environment
4. Strong motivation, self-starter and organizational/time management skills
5. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks at a time within deadlines
6. Willingness to learn and work hard
7. Excellent oral and written communications skills in English and Nepali

1. Must have at least bachelor’s degree in Business Studies/Administration, Economics, Public Policy, or other relevant social science majors
2. Two years of relevant work experience
3. Ability to work effectively under pressure in a diverse, team-oriented environment
4. Strong motivation, self-starter and organizational/time management skills
5. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks at a time within deadlines
6. Willingness to learn and work hard
7. Excellent oral and written communications skills in English and Nepali

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