Research Technician- Gender

Vacancy Number: RT/LGII/05/14
Department: Livelihood, Gender, Impact and Innovations
Duration: 2 years renewable contract

ILRI seeks to recruit a Research Technician – Gender to provide research support to the Gender Team at ILRI through data collection and analysis, synthesizing research findings related to gender and value chains, and writing reports.

ILRI works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centers working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in West and southern Africa and South and Southeast Asia. www.ilri.org.

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. www.cgiar.org.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the implementation and reporting of research on gender and livestock;
• Contribute to the development of approaches and tools for integrating gender within ILRI;
• Provide support to multiple projects to integrate gender in project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment;
• Contribute to the development and testing of poverty, gender and equity indicators for monitoring and evaluating livestock research and development projects;
• Carry out field research by utilising a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods
• Conduct literature review focused on gender and agriculture/livestock;
• Analyze the contribution of projects to improving women’s economic and social empowerment including increasing their access to assets, technologies and services;
• Contribute to preparation of peer reviewed articles, research reports, briefs and other communication products including gender checklists and research materials for website content and publication.

Requirements

• MSc in Agricultural or Development Economics, Research Methods, Social sciences or a related discipline;
• At least 2 years’ experience in collecting, analysing and summarizing gender research into publications;
• Familiarity with gender and livestock system issues and challenges;
• Good analytical skills and experience of using packages for data analysis (SPSS, STATA, R, Nvivo or similar);
• Experience in producing project reports, training manuals and peer-reviewed publications;
• Ability to work effectively in multi-regional teams and partners with members drawn from a diverse range of nationalities, cultures and scientific disciplines;
• Ability to work under pressure, often to tight deadlines without compromising the quality of deliverables;
• Ability to prioritize tasks and  to work with little or no supervision;
• Experience in informal and formal capacity development of colleagues and partners;
• Strong English language skills, both written and spoken (proficiency in a second language, Spanish or French, is an advantage);
• Willingness to travel frequently, often to rural areas in developing countries.

Terms of appointment:

This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) positions based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus and is for a 2 years’ contract period.

Job level and salary:

This position is job level 2C with a starting salary of KES116, 417 per month. In addition to salary, ILRI offers Medical insurance for the staff and dependents, Life insurance, Pension at 12.5% employers contribution, Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days+ public holidays within ILRI’s National Recruited Staff Scheme.

How to apply:

Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Human Resources Director through our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com/ before 19 May 2014. The position title and reference number REF: RT/LGII/05/14 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.