The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks
to recruit a Senior Economist and Program Leader within its Integrated Sciences
Division to lead ILRI’s evolving and expanding portfolio of research in Policy,
Trade and Value Chains. The program leader will lead team members with
expertise in devising tailored tools and methods for policy monitoring, policy
evaluation, and value chains analysis. The research objective of the Policy,
Trade and Value chains program is to understand how public policies on one hand
and institutions and organizations created by market stakeholders on the other
hand, impact on the
performance of domestic and international agrifood value
chains, with a strong focus on livestock products.
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. www.ilri.org.
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. www.cgiar.org.
Responsibilities:
- Lead
and manage a geographically-dispersed international team of economists,
social scientists, and modelers addressing a range of research on
livestock policy, trade and value chain development in developing
countries;
- Lead
the conceptual development of analytical frameworks, methods and tools for
the study of livestock product markets, value chains, trade regimes, and
regulatory and investment policy environments relevant to livestock development.
Such work includes action-oriented piloting of value chain interventions
and strategies;
- Build
collaborations with relevant institutions and organizations
internationally and nationally to conduct and deliver World class
research;
- Coordinate
the Policy, Trade and Value Chains program with ILRI’s participation in
the CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs);
- Policy
research and evidence-based advocacy;
- Participate
in ILRI management, particularly in achieving co-ordination with other
programs and in provision of economics and other social science support to
multi-disciplinary initiatives;
- Support
development projects led by NGOs and other development partners to ensure
use of best practice value chain interventions, and to generate objective
evidence from piloting those interventions;
- Conduct
and support the communication and promotion of research products and
processes;
- Develop
proposals to raise resources to support new research addressing the
policy, trade and value chain program agenda.
Requirements:
- A passion
for the generation of scientific knowledge that advances pro-poor
development;
- A PhD
in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Agribusiness or other Social Science
with application to agriculture or rural development, with a minimum of 8
years of experience post-PhD;
- A
proven research record reflecting experience in research design,
quantitative and qualitative analytic methods and producing peer-reviewed
outputs;
- Experience
in managing a multi-disciplinary and multi-national team of researchers
and development practitioners, and in the associated human resource and
financial management;
- Demonstrated
strong experience with analysis of smallholder value chain performance,
sector and trade modeling, returns on investment, consumer demand, and
access to markets and services;
- Understanding
of outcome-oriented research design and implementation with pro-poor and
gender orientation, including communication and advocacy strategy
development;
- Strong
econometric and/or mathematical modeling skills, and the ability to apply
them in pro-poor development research;
- Demonstrated
ability to deliver multi-disciplinary research outputs and to initiate and
manage cross-disciplinary research activities;
- Familiarity
with aspects of livestock production and marketing, crop-livestock
systems, and rural market institutions and services in developing
countries;
- Strong
English language skills, both written and spoken (proficiency in other
languages is an advantage);
- Willingness
and ability to travel frequently, sometimes to rural areas in developing
countries.
Post location: The position is based at ILRI’s
Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Extensive travel to other countries and regions
will be required.
Position level:The position is Scientist/Research
Level 3 dependent on qualifications and experience.
Duration:3 years with the possibility of renewal,
contingent upon individual performance and continued funding.
Benefits: ILRI offers a competitive
international salary and benefits package which includes 15% Pension, Medical
insurance, Life insurance and allowances for: Education, Housing, Relocation,
Home leave, Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + public holidays.
*Benefits are tax free subject to compliance with tax
regulations of country of citizenship.
Applications:Applicants should provide a cover letter
and curriculum vitae: a list of publications and names and addresses (including
telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience should be included in the
curriculum vitae. The position title and reference number: PL/PTVC/04/2014 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.
Screening of applications will start on 1 May 2014 and
continue until the position is filled.
To find out more about ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
Suitably qualified women and citizens of developing
countries, with experience of working internationally, are particularly
encouraged to apply.
