Quantitative Data Officer – Guatemala

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Quantitative Data Officer for a agriculture, monitoring evaluation consultancy assignment financed by FAO in Guatemala.

Aninver Development Partners SL is currently preparing a proposal for an upcoming evaluation assignment in the agriculture and monitoring-evaluation sectors in Guatemala, supported by the FAO. We are seeking a qualified Quantitative Data Officer to join our expert consulting team for this important evaluation initiative.

The assignment focuses on providing integrated data collection services to support the mid-term evaluation of a resilience-building initiative for vulnerable smallholder farmers in specific regions of the country. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the rigorous digital programming, management, cleaning, and processing of quantitative data to inform evidence-based decision-making and reporting.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Support the mid-term evaluation of the FAO project in Guatemala through rigorous quantitative data management.
• Ensure high standards of data quality, consistency, and integrity throughout survey programming and field operations.
• Process, clean, and structure quantitative databases derived from household and beneficiary surveys.
• Collaborate closely with the evaluation team to deliver reliable datasets that feed into the final mid-term evaluation reporting.

Scope of work

• Contribute to the inception and planning phase by reviewing project documents and contextualizing quantitative survey tools.
• Program and digitize survey instruments using advanced digital data collection platforms.
• Supervise the technical aspects of quantitative data collection during fieldwork deployments in target regions.
• Implement rigorous quality control protocols to verify data accuracy and consistency during field operations.
• Process, clean, and debug quantitative databases, delivering clean and compatible formats for analysis.
• Participate in technical validation meetings with project stakeholders and evaluation managers.

Your role as Quantitative Data Officer

• Design, program, and test digital survey questionnaires using mobile data collection platforms.
• Manage incoming quantitative data streams from field enumerators, ensuring real-time quality control and error tracking.
• Perform comprehensive data cleaning, validation, and management using statistical software such as STATA, R, or equivalents.
• Build structured, fully documented, and clean quantitative databases ready for analytical use by the evaluation team.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for digital data collection tools during fieldwork.
• Draft technical data processing reports detailing methodologies, cleaning steps, and dataset structures.

Requirements

• Education: University undergraduate degree (Licenciatura) or equivalent in economics, statistics, social sciences, development studies or other relevant discipline
• At least 3 years of proven professional experience in survey programming using digital platforms and data management/cleaning with statistical programs such as STATA or R, or equivalents
• Languages: Fluent command of Spanish

Desirable

• Prior experience supporting evaluations or monitoring-evaluation assignments for international organizations like the FAO.
• Familiarity with rural development, agriculture, and resilience-building projects in Latin America.

An experienced Quantitative Data Officer with a strong background in digital survey programming and statistical data cleaning using STATA or R, fluent in Spanish, and eager to support impactful agricultural evaluations in Guatemala.

Assignment details

• Location: Guatemala
• Financed by: FAO
• Sector: Agriculture, monitoring evaluation
• Estimated duration: 3 months
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a FAO-financed project in Guatemala.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? Yes, unless the requirements say otherwise; relevant regional experience is an asset.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.