The International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Field
Coordinator, Feed the Future (FtF) - Accelerated Value Chains
Development (AVCD) program, to contribute to
coordination of field activities in collaboration with partners including
county governments and other USAID funded projects like KAVES.
- Dairy value chain (1)
- Livestock value chain (2)
Post location: The position is based in ILRI Nairobi, Kenya with
frequent travel to rural areas in Kenya.
As part of a larger USAID - funded agriculture development program, ILRI is leading a project to accelerate the impact of livestock and dairy market interventions on household incomes, with the goal to reduce poverty and hunger in eight counties in Kenya.
The focus is on taking successful
interventions to scale to achieve broad impact on agricultural incomes and nutrition.
The interventions span four areas:
Enhancing market access and promoting business development, increasing
livestock and milk productivity, enhancing the enabling environment for
livestock and dairy production, improving nutrition for women and children.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia.
The outcomes of these research
partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals’ alive
and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity,
find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of
livestock-related diseases.
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about 700 and in 2015, an operating budget of about USD 83 million.
A member of the CGIAR Consortium
working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya,
a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other countries in
East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and East Asia.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Value Chain coordinator, the job holder will be responsible for the following:
- Coordinate field activities aimed at
increasing smallholder dairy productivity and market linkages (through
increased access to inputs and services as well as uptake of productivity
enhancing technologies), working closely with development partners and
county governments.
- Establish and manage stakeholder relationships
that improve the ability of the team to achieve the agreed outputs and
outcomes.
- Ensure timely and appropriate implementation
of project activities.
- Support project monitoring activities.
- Undertake preparation of regular reports on
project field activities.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Livestock Production or
Animal Health with experience in implementing development projects OR a
Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine/Animal Science with over 5 year
experience implementing development projects.
- Field experience in implementation of dairy
development projects in Kenya – especially in the area of livestock
husbandry, animal health, livestock production and farmer market linkages.
- Demonstrated experience working in
collaborative development projects involving multiple partners and
including good understanding of government programs and processes under
the livestock department.
- Demonstrated experience in coordination of
field activities and supervision of field staff
- Proven experience in program management and
monitoring & evaluation.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Good interpersonal, facilitation and
communication skills especially to diverse audience and targets.
- Ability to work in multi-cultural environment
and foster teamwork.
- Ability to work with limited supervision and
to take initiatives.
Terms of Appointment
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus.
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus.
It is open to Kenyan nationals
only.
The position is on a 3-year contract,
renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.
Job Level: This position is job Level 2D.
Job Level: This position is job Level 2D.
ILRI offers a competitive salary and
benefits package which includes; pension, medical and other insurances for
ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff.
How to Apply:
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 Director, People and Organizational
Development.
The position title and reference
number REF: FC/FTF/AVCD /08/2015 should be clearly marked on the subject line
of the cover letter and specify the value chain; Dairy/Livestock.
All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portalHERE by 12 September 2015
To find out more about ILRI, visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org/
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer
All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portalHERE by 12 September 2015
To find out more about ILRI, visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org/
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer