icipe - African Insect Science for
Food and Health is an intergovernmental organisation funded by governmental aid
agencies, UN organisations and private foundations to carry out research and
training in environmentally sound and sustainable management of arthropods for
improving health and agricultural productivity in the tropics.
Job Title: Resource Mobilisation Coordinator
Ref. No.IRS/88/012015
icipe wishes to urgently recruit a suitable person to fill the position of Resource Mobilisation Coordinator in the Office of the Director General.
The position is tenable in Nairobi, Kenya. This is an international position.
The appointment will initially be for two years, with a possibility of extension after successfully completing a six-month probation period of the first contract. A competitive compensation package will be offered to the right candidate. Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.
Overall purpose of the job: In liaison with the Grants Manager and DG’s
Office and Programmes Manager, the jobholder will assist the Director General
by coordinating all fund raising activities of the Centre with a view to
improving icipe’s financial base.
Specific Duties:
- Work with the Grants Manager in finalising
submission of Concept Notes and Proposals proposed by scientists.
- Develop a Partnership database that
incorporates active, past and current partners of icipe, and work with
scientists to ensure all science programmes are included.
- Be alert on changing donor trends by reviewing
donor reports and strategies and to advice the Director General and
scientists, and to take necessary action.
- Develop a strategy for linking early phase
projects and those projects looking for co-investment with viable donors,
and thereby actively engage scientists/ Project leaders in identifying
funding opportunities.
- Develop and circulate to scientists biannually
a two-page resource mobilisation newsletter providing updates on pertinent
donor information, including new funding opportunities.
- Arrange on a regular basis
interventions/visits/seminars with new and traditional donors, including
opportunities to showcase the work of icipe with a view to increasing
publicity for icipe within the donor community and among collaborators and
partners.
- Source and circulate to scientists and
students calls for proposals and Concept Notes and any funding
opportunities for staff development (including conference and training
fellowships) and any other opportunities, for the work of the Centre and
staff to be recognised externally through awards.
Knowledge and skills required for
performing the job
- Excellent written and oral communication
skills
- Excellent computer skills (e.g. MS Office
suite)
Minimum qualifications required
- An advanced degree (MBA/MA/MSc) in business
related subjects followed by further training in project
management/resource mobilisation.
- Proven track record of fundraising in a large
organisation with a similar background.
Minimum experience required
- Five years management experience in an
international or similar organisation.
Other desirable attributes
- Ability to work independently, prioritise work
and think strategically.
Reporting
This position reports to the Director General.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before the 2nd February 2015.
This position reports to the Director General.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before the 2nd February 2015.
Please quote the job reference number
IRS/88/012015 on the email subject line.
Job Title:Laboratory Technician (Chemical Ecology)- EU Bee Health Project
Ref. No.NRS/89/012015
icipe wishes to urgently recruit a
suitable person to fill the position of Laboratory Technician (Chemical
Ecology) in the Environmental Health Division, EU Bee Health Project. The
position is tenable in Nairobi, Kenya with travel to participating African
countries.
This is a two-year contract, with a possibility of extension after successfully completing a six-month probation period of the first contract. A competitive compensation package will be offered to the right candidate. Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.
Overall Purpose of the Job: To assist in performing chemical residue analysis in honey and other hive products as per written Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) following AOAC International (formerly the Association of Official Analytical Chemists) and European QuEChERS methods.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in sample collection and
management;
- Generate laboratory data and maintain a
database of all the laboratory results;
- Assist in updating, developing, validating and
implementing GC-MS and LC-MS for pesticide residue analysis according to
standards established by SANCO/12571/2013;
- Perform chemical residue analysis in honey and
other hive products (pollen, wax, propolis, royal jelly, bees, etc.)
following AOAC International and European QuEChERS methods;
- Prepare chemical residue and quality control
proficiency testing materials to be supplied to the regional satellite
laboratories;
- Maintain instrument logs and records on
instrument maintenance schedule;
- Monitor and facilitate procurement of lab
supplies and equipment inventory;
- Train interns and students on attachment.
Knowledge and skills required for
performing the job
- Ability to write and follow SOPs
- Ability to operate and use HPLC, LC-MS and
GC-MS instrumentation
- Experience in performing general analytical
instrument maintenance
- Ability to analyse and report results
- Bioinformatics skills
- Good sample preparation skills (liquid–liquid
extractions, solid-phase microextraction, solid-phase extraction etc.)
- Knowledge of Laboratory Information Management
Systems (LIMS)
- Experience in working in a Good Laboratory
Practice (GLP) or ISO certified laboratory.
Requirements/Qualifications
- A BSc degree in a related field with at least
3 years experience, or a Higher National Diploma with at least six years
experience.
- Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) training an
added advantage.
Other desirable attributes
- Ability to work and think independently
- Ability to interact effectively with
management and field staff in different African countries
- Ability to communicate effectively in
English/French, and to reason independently
- Ability to take independent initiative in
terms of day-to-day task management
- Self-motivated and highly responsible
- Well presented and able to articulate
professionally and clearly within the international forum
- Flexible and willing to work under pressure.
Reporting
This position reports to the Bee Health Project Team Leader.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before the 2nd February 2015.
This position reports to the Bee Health Project Team Leader.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before the 2nd February 2015.
Please quote the job reference number
NRS/89/012015 on the email subject line.
Job Title:Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (Push–Pull Programme)
Ref. No.NRS/91/012015
icipe wishes to urgently recruit a suitable person to fill the position of Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist in the Plant Health Division, Push–Pull Programme.
The position is
tenable in Mbita Point, South Nyanza in western Kenya at the icipe Thomas
Odhiambo campus, and also involves travel to various locations covered by the
programme in Kenya.
This is a two-year contract, with a
possibility of extension after successfully completing a six-month probation
period of the first contract.
A competitive compensation package
will be offered to the right candidate. Only shortlisted candidates will be
acknowledged.
Overall purpose of the job: To
establish and manage an overall results-based framework, and a robust
monitoring, learning and evaluation system with well-defined results,
milestones and targets for the implementation of various donor-funded research
projects under the Push–Pull Programme.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Establish and manage a performance monitoring
framework with clear-cut goals, outcomes, outputs, inputs, processes,
indicators, data needs and sources, and reporting formats and frequency
for effective monitoring, reporting and updating progress of projects in
the Push–Pull Programme;
- Develop comprehensive baselines of projects,
including biophysical and socio-economic conditions in the target areas or
populations, and collect periodic data and information against the
baselines to assess and report progress on the overall development of
beneficiary communities, and on project-specific benchmarks;
- Create and manage geo-referenced databases
from baseline and periodically collect performance data, project results,
publications, and general reference data and information;
- Work closely with scientists and take lead in
developing M&E tools with performance indicators and targets embedded
in each project’s intervention logic for implementation and tracking;
- Assist scientists in developing overall
Push–Pull Programme, project and implementing partner-specific work plans
and overall monitoring framework;
- Coordinate closely with each project’s
partners’ project implementation teams for data planning, identification
of data sources, and collection of data for monitoring purposes;
- Prepare periodic project progress reports, and
the overall Push–Pull Programme Results Based Management (RBM) annual
reports with the support of scientists, partner organisations and project
management staff;
- Work closely with scientists in developing
project proposals;
- Monitor and follow up progress on various
proposals, meetings, reports, working papers etc. with scientists and
partner organisations;
- Identify key issues, lessons learned and best
practices in the Push–Pull programme and projects, and organise research
documentation; and
- Organise and conduct ex-ante baseline,
mid-term and post-project evaluations of all Push–Pull projects.
Knowledge required for performing the
job
- Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience in,
monitoring & evaluation programmes (including indicator development,
research study design and data analysis).
- Demonstrated ability in development of project
design, and monitoring & evaluation of research and development
projects.
- Experience developing results and logical
frameworks, or similar tools for project management is required.
- Experience developing and/or using performance
management plans is required.
- Experience using knowledge management software
or database is highly desired.
- Experience in managing grants or contracts is
also highly desired.
Requirements / Qualifications:
- Masters degree in project management, or in
the social sciences (such as rural development, economics, agricultural
economics, or similar relevant developmental fields). An advanced degree
in one of the above fields is desirable.
- At least 5 years of progressively responsible
experience in monitoring & evaluation in a research-related field
preferably linked to international agricultural research, applied sciences
or research for development (R4D).
- Demonstrated experience in project planning
and M&E in a donor-funded project is highly desirable.
Other desirable attributes:
- Excellent analytical skills along with strong
organisational ability;
- Must be able to obtain, analyse and evaluate a
variety of information, and organise, interpret and present it in
meaningful oral or written forms for varied audiences, and provide solid
analysis leading to sound decision-making;
- Excellent interpersonal and team working
skills and a high degree of computer literacy are preferred.
Reporting
This position reports to the Principal Scientist & Programme Leader.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before the 30th January 2015.
This position reports to the Principal Scientist & Programme Leader.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before the 30th January 2015.
Please quote the job reference number
NRS/91/012015 on the email subject line.
Job Title: Training Officer (Napier Stunt Disease Management)
Ref. No.NRS/90/012015
icipe - African Insect Science for Food and Health is an intergovernmental organisation funded by governmental aid agencies, UN organisations and private foundations to carry out research and training in environmentally sound and sustainable management of arthropods for improving health and agricultural productivity in the tropics.
icipe has over 400 staff to support
its research and capacity building programmes located at various sites in
Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda.
icipe wishes to
urgently recruit a suitable person to fill the position of Training Officer
(Napier Stunt Disease Management) in the Plant Health Division, Push–Pull
Programme.
The position is tenable in Mbita Point, South Nyanza in western Kenya at the icipe Thomas Odhiambo campus, and also involves travel to various locations covered by the programme in Kenya.
The position is tenable in Mbita Point, South Nyanza in western Kenya at the icipe Thomas Odhiambo campus, and also involves travel to various locations covered by the programme in Kenya.
This is a two-year contract, with a
possibility of extension after successfully completing a six-month probation
period of the first contract.
A competitive compensation package
will be offered to the right candidate. Only shortlisted candidates will be
acknowledged.
Overall purpose of the job: To provide training on integrated management of
Napier stunt disease, best agronomic practices in the cultivation and
utilisation of stunt disease-resistant Napier grass varieties, and work closely
with government departments, NGOs, CBOs, farmer teachers etc. to support
multiplication and wide-scale distribution of disease-resistant Napier
varieties to smallholder farmers in eastern Africa.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Develop training modules for farmer groups on
integrated management of Napier stunt disease, best agronomic practices in
the cultivation and utilisation of stunt disease-resistant fodder crops,
and integration of livestock into push–pull farming systems;
- Help set up and manage dissemination
strategies for integrated management of Napier stunt disease, including
setting up demonstration plots as learning sites in strategic locations,
and distribution of stunt disease-resistant planting materials;
- Liaise with national programmes, establish and
manage partnerships with key stakeholders (including ministries of
Agriculture and Livestock in the region), to ensure effective technology
dissemination, including training of farmers;
- Assist research scientists in the technical
implementation of research components of various push–pull projects
aligned with integration of livestock husbandry, to help implement
monitoring and evaluation frameworks for tracking the pace of adoption,
diffusion and sustainable use of integrated management of Napier stunt
disease options among small-scale farmers, and to take part in technical
programme reporting;
- Supervision of data collection in the field,
data quality control, and helping scientists manage scientific data from
farmers’ fields;
- Undertake any other assignment, as directed by
the Programme Leader related to push–pull technology dissemination,
livestock integration and Napier stunt disease research.
Knowledge required for performing the
job
- Experience in agricultural extension and
training of smallholder farmers in integrated cereal–livestock farming
systems.
- Experience in managing stakeholder
partnerships at local and national levels.
- Experience in use of computers and field data
management.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in agricultural extension
education, rural development, livestock development, crop or animal
sciences (or closely related discipline), with extensive field training
and extension experience.
- At least 5 years’ experience in agricultural
technology/livestock husbandry extension and farmer training, working with
local stakeholders within a national or NGO agricultural research
organisation.
- Computer literacy.
- Excellent drafting ability and communication
skills, both oral and written.
- Fluency in both written and oral English and
Kiswahili is required. Knowledge of any local language in the areas
covered by the programme is an added advantage.
Other desirable attributes:
- High degree of organisation, adaptability and
prioritisation.
- Track record of exemplary leadership qualities
in the field is essential.
Reporting
This position reports to the Principal Scientist & Programme Leader.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before the 30th January 2015.
This position reports to the Principal Scientist & Programme Leader.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before the 30th January 2015.
Please quote the job reference number
NRS/90/012015 on the email subject line.
Interested applicants should
submit:
(a) a confidential cover
letter,
(b) detailed CV with names and addresses
of 3 referees (including e-mail addresses, fax numbers), and
(c) a one-page write-up on how you
consider yourself suitable for the job, to:
trainingofficernapierstuntdisease@icipe.org
icipe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
trainingofficernapierstuntdisease@icipe.org
icipe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Women are strongly encouraged to
apply
