The International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Senior
Scientist – Livestock Systems and Environment to
lead research activities on measuring the environmental footprint of
livestock.
Post location: The position is based in ILRI Nairobi, Kenya.
Position level: Senior Scientist, Level 5A, dependent on qualifications and experience.
Duration: 3 years with the possibility of renewal, contingent
upon individual performance and continued funding.
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 annual operating budget of 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.
To improve knowledge on the environmental footprint of livestock production in developing countries, ILRI has established an environmental laboratory, called the Mazingira Centre.
The Mazingira Centre provides a
qualitative improvement in Africa’s environmental research infrastructure and
capacity, and aims at establishing:
- Accurate and verifiable GHG emission factors
due to livestock and crop production and land-use change.
- Frameworks to assess socioeconomic impacts of
environmental degradation.
- Monitoring of land degradation, soil
fertility, erosion and hydrology.
- Experimental programmes to develop improved
ruminant feeding that will simultaneously decrease GHG emission factors.
Responsibilities
- Scientific leadership and coordination of
research on the environmental footprint of livestock production with
specific focus on:
- GHG emissions due to land use change including
soil carbon stock changes.
- GHG fluxes from rangelands, including soil
degradation and rehabilitation.
- Analysis and interpretation of GHG fluxes in
agricultural and livestock systems in the developing world.
- Contribution to studies on:
- Livestock diet intensification as a mitigation
strategy in livestock systems.
- Trade-offs between adaptation and mitigation
in livestock systems at different scales.
- Contributions to ILRI’s research on future
impact of climate change on livestock systems and development of
strategies to mitigate GHG emissions from livestock systems and other
negative environmental impacts (e.g. soil degradation, water
eutrophication).
- Lead resource mobilization efforts for the
ILRI Environmental Laboratory (Mazingira Centre).
- Lead dissemination activities in this field
including:
- Writing high quality scientific papers and
reports.
- Representing ILRI in high level
panels/meetings like the Global Research Alliance on Livestock
(GRA), Global Agenda of Action for Sustainable Livestock (GAA) and
others.
- Engaging in the development of policy-relevant
messages and interact accordingly with key stakeholders.
Requirements
- PhD in Bio-geochemistry or related field.
- Minimum seven years post-doctoral experience.
- Established track record in environmental
research with a focus on GHG emissions and environmental
assessments.
- Excellent leadership skills and demonstrated
experience in managing large, complex research for development projects.
- Experience in developing countries and
agricultural research on livestock systems is desirable.
Benefits: ILRI
offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes 15% Pension,
Medical insurance, Life insurance and allowances for: Education, Housing,
Relocation, Home leave, Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + public
holidays.
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: SS/LSE/ 08/2015 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the
cover letter.
All applications to be submitted online HERE by 20 September 2015.
All applications to be submitted online HERE by 20 September 2015.
The International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Nutrition
Specialist, Feed the Future (FtF) - Accelerated
Value Chains Development (AVCD) program,
to contribute to promoting behavioral change for improved nutrition.
Number of positions: 1
Post location: The position is based in ILRI Nairobi, 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
The nutrition specialist will coordinate interventions aimed at increasing the dietary diversity of smallholder households, particularly women and children.
S/he will be supported by a senior
nutrition specialist advising four value chains projects.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Work with partners, including the Nutrition
Health+ Programme, to identify opportunities to have impact on nutritional
behaviour.
- Design and oversee implementation of nutrition
education, communication and behavior change activities in the two value
chains (dairy and livestock).
- Lead capacity development activities on
behavior change communication related to nutrition for partners and
communities.
- Select the most appropriate outcome indicators
to monitor nutritional impact, and work with the M&E technician and
partners organisations to ensure good data collection and reporting
- Lead the writing of reports on nutritional
outcomes.
Requirements
- MSc in public health or nutrition.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience providing
technical inputs to nutrition projects, in the context of an agricultural/
livestock development project will be an advantage.
- Experience designing, collecting and analyzing
monitoring nutrition indicators.
- Willingness to travel frequently in rural
areas of Kenya.
- Experience working in a team.
- Ability to work independently and with strict
deadlines.
- Good analytical and writing skills.
Terms of Appointment
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. It is open to Kenyan nationals only.
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 3A. ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; pension, medical and other insurances for ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff.
How to apply:
Job Level: This position is job level 3A. ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; pension, medical and other insurances for ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff.
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: NS/FTF /AVCD/08/2015 should be clearly marked on the subject line
of the cover letter.
All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portalHERE by 12 September 2015
All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portalHERE by 12 September 2015
The International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit Monitoring
& Evaluation - Field Support Staff,
Feed the Future (FtF) - Accelerated Value Chains Development (AVCD) program, to contribute to the design, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation systems / protocol for Dairy value chains under the
AVCD project.
Number of Positions: 2
- Dairy value chain:1
- Livestock value Chain:1
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 a number of 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
- Under the supervision of the M&E
scientists, design and implement monitoring and evaluation systems /
protocol for dairy value chains under the AVCD project, together with
partners within and outside of ILRI.
- Implement a robust beneficiary tracking
database system; managing and regularly updating M&E databases.
- Train project partners on the implementation
of the monitoring system, in particular the use of data collection forms
and reporting formats, and provide ongoing coaching support through
regular site monitoring visits for quality control and timely problem
solving
- Contribute to the design of evaluation
frameworks, survey instruments (including both quantitative and
qualitative methods), sampling strategies and other protocols for
collection of M&E data.
- Together with other team members Implement,
supervise and monitor field data collection - including training of
enumerators and instituting quality assurance standards and checks
- Work with the data systems manager and higher
level M & E team to incorporate M&E indicators into the overall
data platform.
- Contribute to analyses of monitoring and
impact assessment data using qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Contribute to the production of publications
including M&E reports, annual reports, policy briefs, peer reviewed
articles and other scientific publications in collaboration with
scientists and other Research staff in ILRI.
Requirements
- MSc. in Agricultural or Development Economics.
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in the
development and implementation of M&E. frameworks including design of
tools for data collection.
- Experience applying monitoring systems in
agricultural development projects necessary.
- Good understanding of impact, monitoring and
evaluation theory and applications extending to study design as well as
quantitative and qualitative analytic methods.
- Competence in quantitative analysis and
specific strength in micro-econometric analyses
- Knowledge of statistical packages for data
analysis (STATA, SPSS and Nvivo).
- Experience in producing project reports,
training manuals and peer-reviewed publications;
- Familiarity with dairy system issues and
challenges an advantage.
- Familiarity with digital data collection tools
such ODK, CSPro an advantage.
- Ability to work effectively in multi-regional
teams and with partners drawn from a diverse range of nationalities,
cultures and scientific disciplines.
- Ability to work under pressure, meeting tight
deadlines without compromising the quality of deliverables.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and able to work
with little or no supervision.
- Strong English language skills, both written
and spoken.
Terms of Appointment
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. ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; pension, medical and other insurances for ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff.
How to apply:
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. ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; pension, medical and other insurances for ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff.
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
M&E/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
All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portalHERE by 12 September 2015
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.
Number of Positions: 3
- 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
All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portalHERE by 12 September 2015
Web Systems Specialist
Communications & Knowledge Management Unit
Vac. No.: A/029/15
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Job level: 2C
Monthly Base Salary: Birr 14,839 (Negotiable, depending on experience, skill and salary history of the candidate).
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a web system specialist for Communication and Knowledge Management Unit who will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Communications & Knowledge Management Unit
Vac. No.: A/029/15
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Job level: 2C
Monthly Base Salary: Birr 14,839 (Negotiable, depending on experience, skill and salary history of the candidate).
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a web system specialist for Communication and Knowledge Management Unit who will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
General: 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 animal 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.
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 (Mali, Mozambique and Nigeria) and in South Asia
(India and Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand and Vietnam) and East
Asia (China).
Main duties & responsibilities:
- Manages linux servers for CKM web projects;
- Supports the design and management of ILRI’s
web sites using Drupal CMS;
- Support the technical development and
management of ILRI’s web platforms and services (design, functionality,
content aggregation and integration);
- Supports the technical implementation of the
DSpace repository system used by CGSpace;
- Supports integration of ILRI ‘social media’
content with corporate web services and systems;
- Contributes to ILRI’s communications and
knowledge management team working on ‘knowledge, publishing and curation;
- Contributes to the ILRI-wide communications
and KM community of practice, sharing and communicating work updates and
lessons, participate in CKM learning, reviewing and planning activities
and ensure that these activities follow ILRI standards and agreed
channels;
- Any other duties as may be assigned.
Minimum Requirement:
Education
Education
- Bachelor degree or equivalent in ICT, Computer
Science, Information Science, similar.
Experience:
- At least 5 years’ specific work experience,
ideally in research or academic settings.
Skills:
- Essential: Hands-on knowledge of linux servers
and their management;
- Essential: Concrete development experience
with Drupal web CMS;
- Desirable: Experience with Dspace;
- Essential: Excellent English language skills;
- Essential: Excellent team work skills and
ability to work in multi-cultural settings;
- Collaborative skills, ability to work in
multi-cultural teams, excellent oral and written communication skills
(English).
Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS)
position, initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal,
contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding.
The ILRI remuneration package for
nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and
benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc.
The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa.
The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa.
Dining and sports facilities are
located on site.
Applications:
Applications:
Applicants should provide a cover
letter and curriculum vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and
email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience to be included in the
curriculum vitae.
Applicants are also required to state
their past web work URL in the cover letter or curriculum vitae.
The position and reference number:
REF: A/029/15 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover
letter.
All applications to be submitted
online on our recruitment portalHERE on
or before 9 September 2015.
Environmental, Occupational Health and
Safety Officer
People and Organizational Development
Ref: A/030/15
People and Organizational Development
Ref: A/030/15
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Grade: 3A
Minimum Base: Birr 33,920 (Negotiable, depending on experience, skill and salary history of the candidate).
Grade: 3A
Minimum Base: Birr 33,920 (Negotiable, depending on experience, skill and salary history of the candidate).
The International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit an Environmental, Occupational Health and
Safety Officer who will be a member of the People and Organizational
Development team in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
General: The
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of
livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications
and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development.
ILRI is one of 15 research centres supported by the Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
ILRI has campuses in Kenya
(headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of
Africa (Mali, Mozambique, and Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri
Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) and East Asia (China).
Job Purpose: To establish and maintain a viable EOHS and research compliance programs at ILRI Ethiopia by implementing procedures in line with regulatory requirements, internationally recognized best practices.
To ensure ILRI Ethiopia:
Administration, research projects and hosted institutions do not create adverse
impacts on the environment, health and safety of employees.
Administration, research projects and
hosted institutions maintain compliance to regulatory requirements in Ethiopia,
international best practices and ILRI policy guidelines.
Key Duties & responsibilities:
Pest Control:
Key Duties & responsibilities:
Pest Control:
- Coordinate periodic pest treatment at ILRI
Ethiopia premises.
Kitchen Hygiene:
- Coordinate implementation of Kitchen hygiene
plan to ensure compliance to food safety regulatory requirements and
safety of food at ILRI Ethiopia Addis Ababa campus.
Waste Management:
- Oversee implementation of ILRI Ethiopia waste
management plan and Ensure compliance with current legislation in the
transportation, handling and disposal of waste;
Risk Assessment:
- Coordinate risk assessment for Administration
departments, projects in Integrated Sciences, Biosciences and various work
areas in ILRI Ethiopia and ensure that hazards are clearly and adequately
identified, documented and controlled.
First Aid Management:
- Coordinate communication and implementation of
ILRI first aid guideline policy to all staff at ILRI Ethiopia.
Fire Safety Management:
- Coordinate communication and Implementation of
Fire safety guideline policy at ILRI Addis Campus.
Incident / accident Management:
- Coordinate communication and implementation of
ILRI accident, incident guideline policy to all staff at ILRI Ethiopia
Occupational Health Service:
- Develop with assistance of the Designated
Health Practitioner (DHP) an occupational health program for ILRI Addis
Ababa and manage the program to ensure screening and monitoring of health
conditions to minimize the risks associated with potential workplace
hazards
- Coordinate in consultation with Compensation
and Benefits units pre and post-employment medical examinations
- Coordinate management with involvement of
P&OD of sick leave and safe return to work programs
- Develops and presents programs promoting
employee health/wellness
- Coordinate periodic medical examinations for
all employees
- Prepare quarterly reports of the occupational
health status of ILRI staff.
- Personal Protective Equipment: Coordinate
provision of information, training and instruction for employees to ensure
effective selection and use of PPE.
Emergency Response:
- Coordinate implementation of Institutional
emergency response plan for ILRI Addis Ababa campus and ensure yearly
drills.
Liaison:
- Liaise with regulatory agencies and other external
stakeholders to ensure that EOHS practices are up to date.
- Proactively identify emerging EOHS related
issues including regulatory requirements.
Contractor’s Safety:
- Develop and review contractor management
guidelines
- Provide EOHS induction training to all
external contractors before starting work on ILRI premises.
- Monitor and ensure contractor’s compliance to
ILRI contractor safety guidelines
Audits and Inspections:
- Liaise with respective managers, schedule for
internal audits and monitor corrective actions on deficient findings for
completion and effectiveness, providing gap closure assistance.
- Coordinate statutory external audits and
monitor corrective actions on deficient findings for completion and
effectiveness, providing gap closure assistance.
Safety Committees:
- Coordinate activities of ILRI Ethiopia safety
committees to ensure compliance with the relevant regulatory requirements
and ILRI Safety policy.
EOHS Training:
- Give training and refresher training to ensure
compliance and respond to current health and safety issues.
Educational Campaign:
- Engages on educational campaign to educate
staff pertaining to Environmental Occupational Health and safety aspect.
Research Compliance:
- Coordinate implementation of Biological
Materials Management procedure at ILRI Ethiopia.
- Coordinate a quarterly inventory and audit of
all biological materials with the Principal Investigators
- Coordinate application of permits for Shipping
of Biological Materials and research.
- Manage and review program requirements associated
with infectious/biohazardous material shipping requirements, serving as a
technical resource, and developing training
- Ensure all research projects at ILRI Ethiopia
meet research compliance policy requirements.
Qualifications / Skills and
Competence
Education:
- Bachelor of Science degree (MScPreferred) in
medical field (e.g Nursing, Clinical officer etc) biochemistry, industrial
hygiene, environmental science, or related field required with training in
Occupational Safety and Health.
Experience:
- 5 years relevant work experience.
Training:
- Biosafety and Biosecurity, EOHS auditing and
certification training in EOHS
Skills and Knowledge:
- Ability to prioritise substantial demands for
protective measures and safety needs,
- Strong customer service orientation that
establishes a good working relationship with customers, with the attitude
of wanting to support people to take caution in advance.
- Ability to work on own initiative and
demonstrate the ability to organise own workload and set priorities,
- Ability to communicate effectively with
colleagues, service users, staff at all levels,
- Commitment to high quality service and
continuous improvement in health and safety, environmental wellbeing,
- Flexibility in demanding situations,
- Good communication and networking skills,
- Ability to work within a team or
independently,
- Ability to work in a systematic and organized
manner, with high level of accuracy and attention as necessary
- Advanced computing skills including knowledge
of word-processing, spreadsheets, database management and MS-PowerPoint,
etc.
Terms of appointment:
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff
(NRS) position, initial appointment is for three years with the possibility of
renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of
funding.
The ILRI remuneration package for
nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and
benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc.
The ILRI campus is set in a secure,
attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa.
Dining and sports facilities are
located on site.
Applications:
Applications:
Applicants should provide a cover
letter and curriculum vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and
email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience to be included in the
curriculum vitae.
The position and reference number:
REF: A/030/15 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover
letter.
All applications to be submitted
online on our recruitment portalHERE on
or before 11 September 2015.
To find out more about ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
Suitably qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.
To find out more about ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
Suitably qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.
