Vacancy: Research Assistant – GCAP (CIMMYT)
About the Organization: The International Maize and Wheat Improvement
Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit research and
training organization with partners in over 100 countries, and through offices
in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
We participate in an extensive global
network of people and organizations who share similar research and development
goals, including the public and private sector, non-governmental and civil
society organizations, farmers, and the development assistance community.
The Position: The incumbent will coordinate field activities for
the CIMMYT-CCAFS Project on Participatory Evaluation and Application of Climate
Smart Agriculture (PEACSA)
Key Responsibilities:
- Review of literature and secondary data
related to the work of the above project
- Conduct participatory diagnostic analysis of
farming systems with respect to climate change
- Maintain/ develop institutional links and
partnerships
- Participate in identifying data gaps and
developing additional plans for further data collection including through
surveys and trials, involving male and female farmers and local partners
- Set up and supervise participatory trials and
demonstrations on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)
- Organise field data collection and
participatory evaluation of new CSA technologies/ portfolios
- Assist to develop work-plans and budgets for
subcontractors and collaborators
Essential Qualifications
- An MSc in agricultural economics, agriculture,
rural development, agricultural extension or related discipline
- At least two (2) years of experience in
agricultural research among rural smallholder farmers, National
Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) , Non-governmental Organisations
(NGOs)
- Knowledge and experience in farm inputs
including seed, fertiliser, storage equipment, etc.
- Ability to prioritise and organise work
efficiently and independently
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under
pressure with minimal supervision
- Good interpersonal skills, integrity, honesty
and self-motivation
- Ability to perform within a multicultural
team, including working with international scientists
- Demonstrated competency in driving
Terms of offer
CIMMYT is hosted by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) which is an equal opportunity employer and offers a collegial and gender-sensitive working environment.
We believe that staff diversity
promotes excellence and strongly encourage applications from qualified
women.
This position is on local terms and
will be for an initial period of three (3) years renewable, subject to six (6)
months’ probation period.
The position will be based in CIMMYT office in Nairobi, Kenya but will require travel to the field inside and outside the country.
How to Apply
Applications will be considered until
24th July 2015.
Please note that only short-listed
applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about CIMMYT and World Agroforestry Centre by accessing our web sites www.cimmyt.org and www.worldagroforestry.org
