The International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Program Coordinator to be responsible for the management, coordination and
oversight of planning, implementing and communicating different program and
projects within the “Transformation of Animal Health Services and Solution in
Low to Middle Income Countries (TAHSSL)” initiative.
ILRI works to improve food and
nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through
research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only
one of 15 CGIAR research centres dedicated entirely to animal agriculture
research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has
regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as
well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa (www.ilri.org).
The Program
TAHSSL will be formed through a
strategic partnership to leverage the comparative advantages of the
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), a CGIAR global livestock
agriculture research for development center, ClinGlobal, an African based
private contract research organization (CRO) that supports research and
development (R&D) programs of Global Animal Health Companies (GAHC), and
the Global Alliance for Livestock and Veterinary Medicine (GALVmed), a product
and market development organization improving access to Veterinary Medicinal
Products (VMPs) by smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia.
TAHSSL will build a “one-stop-shop”
to conduct research on animal-health product technologies to generate robust
proof-of-concept results that are of high quality and to facilitate with the
private sector product development, registration and use. The focus will be on
developing veterinary medicines and diagnostic solutions to address animal
health disease constraints in low-middle income countries (LMIC) and providing
services to help fill the product development pipeline.
Key Responsibilities:
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Manage the operational and tactical
aspects of all TAHSSL projects – keep all partners of the platform up-to-date
with relevant project information and ensure maximum efficacy
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Lead the planning and coordination of
the TAHSSL program and its activities
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Responsible for overall project and
program activity reporting ( including to TAHSSL Advisory Committee (TAC) and
funding organizations)
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Ensure the implementation of common
policies and practices of all three TAHSSL partners through close collaboration
with partner members of the TAHSSL Coordination Team
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Responsible for TAHSSL budget and
track expenditures and transactions – handle the TAHSSL related financial
administration in close alignment with ILRI’s finance department
·
Help build positive relations within
the tripartite platform and additional partners – schedule and organize the
TAC, coordination and project meetings & minimize exposure and risk across
multiple projects
·
Manage communications through media
relations
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Support scientists in proposal
writing.
Requirements
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PhD in Natural sciences;
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At least 10 years’ experience in
coordinating multi-disciplinary and multi-partner projects;
·
Thorough understanding and experience
of Animal Health issues in LMICs, especially infectious disease control and
treatment;
·
Proven track record of successfully
managing multi-disciplinary and multi-partner programmes ensuring efficiency
and effectiveness;
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Proven track record in successfully
managing multiple donors;
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Strong interpersonal skills.
Added advantage
·
Expertise in the commercial sector;
·
Expertise in management of BMGF
grants;
·
MBA/Certification in Program/project
management.
Post location: The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya
Position level: This position job level is HG19
Duration: 3 years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon
individual performance and continued funding.
Benefits: ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package
which includes medical insurance, life insurance and allowances for: education,
housing, home leave, and annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + public
holidays.
Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter and CV expressing
their interest in the position, what they can bring to the role 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 through our
recruitment portal HERE on or
before 4 December, 2019.The position title and reference number: PC/BIO/2019
should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.
The
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Laboratory Manager / Technical Researcher to oversee processes of the Mazingira
Centre laboratory.
The
laboratory manager will contribute to ongoing projects within the Mazingira
Centre with the overall objective of investigating and quantifying the
environmental footprint of livestock systems in Africa as well as the
identification of promising Climate Smart Agriculture interventions.
The
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food and
nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through
research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock.
It
is the only one of 15 CGIAR Research Centres dedicated entirely to animal
agriculture research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia,
it has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast
Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa. www.ilri.org
Key Responsibilities
The
lab manager, with proven competences in environmental/chemical/biomedical
engineering or related discipline, will
·
oversee the management of the
laboratory infrastructure, which will include the procurement, servicing and
maintenance of a huge variety of state-of-the art analytical instruments such
as laser absorption spectroscopes, gas-
·
chromatographs, near-infrared
spectrometer (NIRS) and other instrumentation, wet chemistry laboratory
instruments used in field and laboratory research at ILRI jointly with a team
of research technicians and research associates.
·
Oversee the develop of laboratory
protocols for processes and equipment, programming of equipment. Examples are:
measuring greenhouse gas fluxes from livestock systems, measurements of water
and/or air pollution.
·
Develop and maintain plans, permits,
and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for environmental and bioscience
projects.
·
Keep abreast with new technologies
and advise on the suitability, acquisition and implementation of any new
procedures or equipment.
·
Manage external requests for sample
analysis in terms of planning according to laboratory capacity and generate the
necessary invoices.
·
Provide technical support training to
scientists and technical staff in the use of instrumentation and will
contribute and lead the research and development of new products and
procedures.
·
Supervise laboratory technicians to
build their technical capacity in order to meet highest analytical standards.
·
Work with other internal units to
ensure quality and timely outputs. Provide support to facilities at Kapiti and
in Biosciences, in the management of high-precision analytical equipment.
·
Have the freedom to contribute and/or
develop own project ideas which related to the overall scope of the Mazingira
Centre.
Requirements
The
ideal candidate will have:
·
An MSc or higher degree in the field
of environment, biomedicine and/or chemistry and/or other relevant technical
disciplines
·
Minimum of five years’ work
experience in a state-of-the-art environmental or bioscience laboratory working
with and maintaining analytical instruments such as laser absorption
spectroscopes, gas-chromatographs, and near-infrared spectrometer (NIRS)
·
The ability to independently plan,
design and implement experiments both in the laboratory and out in the field.
·
Solid knowledge of international best
practice for laboratory procedure and protocols, maintenance of analytical
equipment, data management and sample analysis.
·
Experience in micro-meteorological
measuring techniques is an asset.
·
Experience with statistical software
such as R, Python and/or Matlab and laboratory programs such as Lab view.
·
Proven ability to supervise and train
technical officers and provide necessary quality control.
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Excellent written and spoken English.
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Experience managing laboratory
finances and budgets
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The ability to effectively
communicate in a multicultural context.
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The ability to collaborate with
technicians and scientists from other disciplines (animal nutrition, ecology,
sociology, economy etc.) in an interdisciplinary and multicultural team.
Post location: The
position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya
Position level: This
is an internationally recruited position at job level HG17
Duration: 3
years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance
and continued funding.
Benefits: ILRI
offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes medical
insurance, life insurance and allowances for: education, housing, home leave,
and annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + public holidays.
Applications: Applicants
should send a cover letter and CV expressing their interest in the position,
what they can bring to the role 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 through our recruitment portal by
clicking HERE on or
before 25 November, 2019. The position title and reference number: LM/ SLS/
2019 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.
We
thank all applicants for their interest in working for ILRI. Due to the volume
of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ILRI
does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application,
interview meeting, processing or training). ILRI also does not concern itself
with information on applicants’ bank accounts.
Qualified
women applicants are encouraged to apply
To
find out more about ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org