The
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to enhance the roles
that livestock plays in pathways out of poverty in developing
countries.
ILRI
has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and Southern
Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. http://www.ilri.org/.
ILRI is a member of CGIAR, a global agricultural research partnership working
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.
http://www.cgiar.org/
Commercial Services Manager
Vacancy Number: CSM/CS/06/2013
Corporate Services
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 2 years with the possibility of renewal
We are seeking a forward-thinking, experienced, and dynamic facilities manager with the business acumen and vision required to bring our research and campus facilities to a world-class standard.
Job purpose
ILRI has a large portfolio of facilities which includes laboratories, offices, farm buildings, gardens, roads, stores, power and water systems, staff housing and leisure facilities.
Many maintenance tasks relating to these facilities have been outsourced, and this program of outsourcing non-core tasks is expected to continue in the near future. In this regard, ILRI seeks to recruit Commercial Services Manager.
The Commercial Services Manager will be responsible to the Director of Corporate Services for the delivery of services and processes that ensure that ILRI continues to provide a suitable working environment for ILRI staff, visiting researchers, hosted institutions and trainees.
Under the guidance of the Director of Corporate Services, s/he will be responsible for ensuring that these services are delivered in a manner that reflects best commercial practices; and will manage future development of ILRI’s Nairobi campus.
Vacancy Number: CSM/CS/06/2013
Corporate Services
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 2 years with the possibility of renewal
We are seeking a forward-thinking, experienced, and dynamic facilities manager with the business acumen and vision required to bring our research and campus facilities to a world-class standard.
Job purpose
ILRI has a large portfolio of facilities which includes laboratories, offices, farm buildings, gardens, roads, stores, power and water systems, staff housing and leisure facilities.
Many maintenance tasks relating to these facilities have been outsourced, and this program of outsourcing non-core tasks is expected to continue in the near future. In this regard, ILRI seeks to recruit Commercial Services Manager.
The Commercial Services Manager will be responsible to the Director of Corporate Services for the delivery of services and processes that ensure that ILRI continues to provide a suitable working environment for ILRI staff, visiting researchers, hosted institutions and trainees.
Under the guidance of the Director of Corporate Services, s/he will be responsible for ensuring that these services are delivered in a manner that reflects best commercial practices; and will manage future development of ILRI’s Nairobi campus.
The
job holder will also ensure timely delivery of high quality services to users
of ILRI’s facilities in Nairobi, and the management and development of these facilities
in a robust and commercially oriented manner reflecting the need for a
financially sustainable and expanding business model.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Planning for
future development in line with strategic business objectives of ILRI;
- Allocation of
office and laboratory space;
- Planning,
coordination and management of all facilities management activities;
- Provision of
advice regarding commercial viability of proposed property developments;
- Implementation
of continuous improvement of processes and systems;
- Ensure
compliance with policies, procedures and health safety requirements;
- Establish and
maintain service level agreements and ensure that performance levels are
met;
- Ensure tenders
are compliant with procurement procedures;
- Overall project
management with particular focus on the quality of work completed under
facilities maintenance and capital development programs;
- Regular review
and comment on facilities management procedures to ensure that best
commercial practices are being followed, with particular attention to the
development of new and/or improved revenue streams;
- Annual estimates
of revenue and expenditure for each cost centre and the total facilities
management process;
- Management of
staffs in the Supply Chain, Technical Services and the Housing and
Catering units currently with around 60 staffs.
Skills
and Competencies
- Master’s degree
in a business related field, with at least 5 years relevant working
experience; or a Bachelor’s degree with 10 years’ exceptionally strong
experience in facilities management.
- Professional
training in leadership and project management is an advantage
- The successful
candidate will have good computer skills and good English languages
skills.
- S/he will have
demonstrable professional skills and experience in the following areas:
- Commercial
property management and development
- Ability to
develop and maintain good lines of communication with a diverse customer
base and stakeholders including internal researchers and support staffs,
and with ILRI’s suppliers of goods and services
- Ability and
willingness to objectively prioritise tasks
- Confidence to
make decisions, often with imperfect knowledge of all relevant data, and
to implement these decisions.
- Good people
management skills
- Delegate work to
staff and monitor their implementation of these delegated tasks.
Terms of Appointment
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. The position is on a 2 year contract with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and continued funding.
Job level and salary
This position is Job Grade 4B, with an attractive salary and benefits package.
Location: The position will be based at the ILRI campus in Nairobi, Kenya.
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. The position is on a 2 year contract with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and continued funding.
Job level and salary
This position is Job Grade 4B, with an attractive salary and benefits package.
Location: The position will be based at the ILRI campus in Nairobi, Kenya.
Programme Assistant
Reference: PAS/BECA/06/2013
Recruiter: International Livestock Research Institute
Contract: Permanent
Location: Nairobi
Available: ASAP
Category: Administrative / Clerical
Offer: This position is job Grade 2C, with an attractive salary and benefits package.
Minimum Requirements
Skills and Competencies
- A degree in
business administration or similar qualification;
- At least three
years office management experience and administrative support in a busy
multicultural international or private sector organization;
- Highly effective
multi-tasking skills with ability to coordinate, prioritize and organize
workload;
- Excellent
interpersonal skills ;
- Ability to work
in a multicultural environment;
- Good
communication skills, including writing skills in English;
- Effective
organizational skills, good at making decisions with analytical and
problem solving skills;
- Capacity to take
initiative, demonstrate good judgement and work under minimal
supervision.
Job
Specification
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. http://www.ilri.org/.
ILRI is a member of CGIAR, a global agricultural research partnership working 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. http://www.cgiar.org/
ILRI also manages the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) Hub, the centre for excellence in modern plant and animal biology in Africa. BecA is an initiative developed within the framework of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)/ African Union African Biosciences initiative.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. http://www.ilri.org/.
ILRI is a member of CGIAR, a global agricultural research partnership working 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. http://www.cgiar.org/
ILRI also manages the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) Hub, the centre for excellence in modern plant and animal biology in Africa. BecA is an initiative developed within the framework of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)/ African Union African Biosciences initiative.
It
consists of a Hub based on the ILRI campus in Nairobi, Kenya and a network of
regional nodes and other affiliated laboratories and organizations throughout
the region.
The BecA Hub facilities are world class, including a range of molecular, plant transformation, and genomics laboratories and equipment (e.g. 454 sequencing, Biosafety level 3 laboratory, plant growth facilities).
The Hub hosts and conducts research in crop, microbe and livestock areas where new developments in science offer promise to address previously intractable problems constraining Africa’s development.
Capacity building is a major goal of all activities. The scope covers agriculture and food security and their intersections with human health and nutrition, and the sustainable use of Africa’s natural resources.
Further information is available at http://hub.africabiosciences.org/
Job purpose
In hosting the BecA Hub on a shared research platform, ILRI seeks to recruit a Program assistant for a new program funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) to provide administrative and support services in order to ensure effective and efficient operation of the program.
Responsibilities
The BecA Hub facilities are world class, including a range of molecular, plant transformation, and genomics laboratories and equipment (e.g. 454 sequencing, Biosafety level 3 laboratory, plant growth facilities).
The Hub hosts and conducts research in crop, microbe and livestock areas where new developments in science offer promise to address previously intractable problems constraining Africa’s development.
Capacity building is a major goal of all activities. The scope covers agriculture and food security and their intersections with human health and nutrition, and the sustainable use of Africa’s natural resources.
Further information is available at http://hub.africabiosciences.org/
Job purpose
In hosting the BecA Hub on a shared research platform, ILRI seeks to recruit a Program assistant for a new program funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) to provide administrative and support services in order to ensure effective and efficient operation of the program.
Responsibilities
- Provide
administrative support to the BecA SIDA funded program;
- Establish and
maintain a key contacts data base and email list, including all principal
investigators, partners and other stake holders for the BecA –SIDA funded
program;
- Filling and
maintaining an up-to-date electronic filing systems and data base for
program documentation; including concept notes, project proposals, project
agreements, etc;
- Assist the
program coordinator in the preparation of monitoring and evaluation
reports of BecA SIDA funded projects and in the preparation of regular
technical reports;
- Support the
Program coordinator in managing project review, control and reporting
processes and highlight variances in the project performance;
- Assist in
ensuring that Project Control policies and procedures are consistently
applied on the projects.
- Prepare payment
requests;
- Support in
organizing BecA events such as workshops, meetings and training courses;
- Prepare travel
authorization and travel report expenses forms for the BecA hub team;
- Coordinating
local and international travel;
- Assist in
drafting consultancy and contract requests.
Terms
of Appointment
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. The position is on a 2 year contract with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and continued funding.
Job level and salary
This position is job Grade 2C, with an attractive salary and benefits package.
Location: The position will be based at the ILRI campus in Nairobi, Kenya.
How to Apply
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV combined as one document addressed to the Human Resources Director, 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 by 21stJune, 2013.
Log on to: http://www.myjobsinkenya.com/ilri_jobs.
The position title and reference number REF: PAS/BECA/06/2013 should be clearly marked on the cover letter.
Only online applications will be considered, and only short listed candidates will be contacted.
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. The position is on a 2 year contract with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and continued funding.
Job level and salary
This position is job Grade 2C, with an attractive salary and benefits package.
Location: The position will be based at the ILRI campus in Nairobi, Kenya.
How to Apply
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV combined as one document addressed to the Human Resources Director, 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 by 21stJune, 2013.
Log on to: http://www.myjobsinkenya.com/ilri_jobs.
The position title and reference number REF: PAS/BECA/06/2013 should be clearly marked on the cover letter.
Only online applications will be considered, and only short listed candidates will be contacted.
