ILRI seeks to recruit an Assistant to the Coordinator for
the Technical Consortium. The Technical Consortium (TC) for Building Resilience
to Drought in the Horn of Africa was formed to provide support to IGAD in
developing regional and national investment programmes (Country Programme Papers,
Regional Programming Framework) for the long term development of the arid and
semi-arid lands (ASALs).
A second aim was to harness CGIAR research and other
knowledge on interventions to enhance drought resilience to inform sustainable
development in the Horn. The long-term focus of the Technical Consortium is on
enhancing resilience to drought in the Horn and aims to coordinate and provide
technical support to IGAD and Member States in the Horn of Africa on
evidence-based planning and programming for investments contributing to
enhanced resilience of ASAL communities.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works
to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing
countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research
partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future.
ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and
southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia.
The Centre’s headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, and
research is conducted in 31 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We are
supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR) and receive funding from over 50 different donors.
CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a
food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are
members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.
Responsibilities
- Management
of Consultants (under supervision of Coordinator)
- Writing
of ToRs, submission to Administrative Assistant, follow up with HR
- Monitoring
of scope of work, deliverables and any contractual changes
- Management
of payments, invoicing and liaison with Administrative Assistant
- Assist
Coordinator with development of the Plan of Work, including alignment of
Plan with overall TC aims and other relevant scientific agendas
- Part
of the team responsible for writing of scientific and technical outputs,
both for publication in peer-reviewed journals and for website
dissemination
- Management
of the TC website and ensuring the website is up to date with
relevant events such as meetings, conferences, CGIAR research etc
(blogs and calendar)
- Editing
and writing of technical material for the website and as part of the
publication outputs.
- Monitor
current research outputs and re-align work plan to ensure
deliverables do not duplicate existing efforts
- Engage
in partnership development with key agencies and technical specialists
- Attend
scientific and regional meetings to represent the TC and present on behalf
of the TC, when required
Requirements
- The
candidate must possess a Master’s Degree or higher (work experience may be
considered in lieu of qualification) in a scientific field (climate
change, ecosystems, rangeland ecology, drylands systems or similar
relevant area of expertise)
- Have
at least 5 years’ experience in East Africa in relevant field
- Possess
excellent writing and communication skills, particularly with relevance to
scientific writing
- Possess
basic knowledge and understanding of GIS and spatial analysis tools, data
synthesis and data mining skills and be familiar with data management
softwares, eg. Socrata, CKAN etc.
- Be
fluent in English both spoken and written
Post location: ILRI’s Nairobi campus based with
the possibility of working remotely.
Duration: 1 year
Applications: Applicants should provide a cover
letter and curriculum vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and
email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience to be included in the curriculum
vitae. The position title and reference number: REF: A/TC/12/2013 should
be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter. All applications
to be submitted online on our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com/ on or
before 15th January 2014.
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer. Suitably
qualified women and developing country citizens are particularly encouraged to
apply.
