Gesem Research and Consulting PLC (GRC) is an Ethiopia-based research company and country partner for international consulting firms, research agencies, universities and development organisations that need reliable country-level research, evaluation and field implementation.
We can support a defined fieldwork component or manage the Ethiopia workstream of a multi-country assignment—from localisation and field-team mobilisation to digital data collection, quality assurance, qualitative research, data management and country reporting.
GRC can coordinate the Ethiopia component of a multi-country study, including local planning, stakeholder coordination, field-team management, training, implementation, quality assurance and country-level technical reporting under the agreed global methodology.
Where the prime contractor provides the methodology and survey instruments, GRC can manage localisation, translation, enumerator recruitment, training, CAPI fieldwork, supervision, back-checking, qualitative fieldwork and delivery of quality-assured outputs.
GRC can contribute Ethiopia-specific methodology, implementation planning, technical personnel, contextual analysis, fieldwork, data analysis and reporting to joint proposals led by international firms.
For academic and grant-funded research, GRC can provide local implementation support, research assistants, respondent recruitment, translation, digital data collection, qualitative interviewing, field logistics and research coordination.
International studies often require consistent methodology across countries while still adapting to local language, geography, institutions and community realities. GRC helps bridge that gap. We work within approved protocols while identifying practical adaptations required for ethical and feasible implementation in Ethiopia.
Depending on the assignment, support may include survey localisation, translation and back-translation, CAPI setup, enumerator and supervisor recruitment, training and pilot testing, household and enterprise surveys, KIIs, FGDs, IDIs, observation, GPS-enabled fieldwork, daily data-quality review, back-checks, transcription, translation, cleaned datasets and country summary reports.
GRC uses tablet-based data collection, GPS, cloud workflows and structured quality checks to support visibility throughout fieldwork. Technology is combined with supervisor review, interviewer coaching, issue escalation and senior technical oversight so that data-quality concerns are addressed while teams are still in the field.
GRC works with KoboToolbox and can implement client-provided digital survey systems such as SurveyCTO when required by a multi-country protocol.
Our fieldwork can combine household surveys, farmer surveys, enterprise surveys, institutional surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, case studies, observation and participatory methods. The combination is selected according to the study design rather than treated as a standard package.
GRC is based in Addis Ababa and works across Ethiopia's diverse development contexts. Our experience includes assignments in rural, pastoral and agro-pastoral settings as well as conflict- and drought-affected areas. Core professional delivery is available in English, Amharic and Afan Oromo, supported by a wider regional field-language network when assignments require it.
GRC's experience spans food security, livelihoods and resilience; climate, environment and natural resources; WASH, health and nutrition; education and child development; protection, gender and social inclusion; migration and displacement; employment, markets and enterprise; and governance and institutional development.
GRC's public portfolio includes work connected with UNICEF, the International Organization for Migration, the World Bank, Save the Children, Welthungerhilfe, HEKS/Swiss Church Aid, Ethiopian civil-society organisations, universities and other development partners. Detailed project documentation and sensitive data remain confidential unless authorised for disclosure.
If your bid includes Ethiopia, send us the scope, sample size, proposed locations, interview length, field period and required services. GRC can review operational feasibility, identify key assumptions and provide an indicative staffing and costing response for the Ethiopia component.
These pages explain the main ways GRC can support international research, evaluation and proposal teams.
Quantitative household, farmer and enterprise surveys with recruitment, training, supervision and verification.
Ethiopia country-lead and consortium support under harmonised regional or global study protocols.
Defined fieldwork packages for international research and consulting firms without permanent Ethiopia infrastructure.
Farmer, pastoralist, food-security, livelihood and climate-resilience research in rural Ethiopia.
Local implementation, fieldworkers, translation and research logistics for academic and grant-funded studies.
Training, supervision, GPS review, back-checks, call-backs, digital checks and field quality documentation.
Fast feasibility, staffing, risk and costing inputs when an international proposal includes Ethiopia.
Yes. The exact role can range from fieldwork subcontractor to Ethiopia Country Lead or technical consortium partner, depending on the prime contractor's requirements and the assignment scope.
Yes. We can implement approved global protocols while supporting local adaptation, translation, training, piloting and field execution in Ethiopia.
Yes. GRC provides core professional delivery in English, Amharic and Afan Oromo and mobilises wider field-language capacity according to the geographic and linguistic requirements of each assignment.
Yes. Fieldwork-only and defined-component subcontracting are both possible. Responsibilities and deliverables are agreed clearly before mobilisation.
GRC can provide the corporate and professional documentation required for vendor onboarding and proposal partnerships, subject to the specific checklist and confidentiality requirements.
The public one-page statement summarises GRC's Ethiopia partnership models, methods, sectors, language capacity and selected experience for early partner screening.
Download Capability StatementDetailed partnership profiles, tailored CVs, references, legal and tax documents, policies and other credentials are supplied to genuine partners according to the opportunity and stage of engagement. Sensitive corporate or banking information is not published openly.
For the fastest assessment, include the expected sample, locations, questionnaire length, methodology, required languages, quality-control requirements and proposed field dates.
