Agricultural Policy Economist, Kenya

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:28 AM PDT

Vacancy Number: APE/PTVC/06/2013
Policy, trade, value chains
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 3 years contract with the possibility of renewal

Base salary starting from USD 75,000 per annum depending on skills and experience,with an attractive international benefits package (tax free*).

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. www.ilri.org.

CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.www.cgiar.org.

ILRI seeks to recruit a scientist to contribution to livestock research by way of agricultural economic analysis. The incumbent will be involved in liaison and development of a shared mission with the technical and scientific colleagues within ILRI and in ILRI’s partner organisations.

Responsibilities:

·         Provide leadership in policy analysis, advocacy and communication;

·         Provide leadership in situational analysis and sectoral studies associated with research on livestock value chains;

·         Represent ILRI within and beyond the CGIAR, on topics associated with policy for generation of pro-poor benefits from livestock-related development;

·         Lead the conceptual development of research projects and be responsible for planning and implementing research aligned to the mandate of the programme;

·         High quality communication of high quality research products;

·         Supervise and guide post-graduate students;

·         Supervise and provide leadership to designated staff;

·         Contribution to, and/or leadership of, multi-disciplinary research supporting policy messages;

·         Resource mobilisation in pursuit of ILRI’s mandate and particularly the associated outputs and outcomes of the PTVC programme.

Requirements:

·         PhD in Agricultural Economics or related field;

·         Minimum of 10 years’ experience in policy-dominated research in agriculture or a related field;

·         Record of sustained successful publication and communication of high level agricultural economics research in significant journals and fora;

·         Experience with design, implementation, and communication of quantitative and qualitative research methods associated with technical and organisational change in livestock or agricultural value chains;

·         Experience with the use and promotion of gender in quantitative and qualitative analysis;

·         A passion for livestock as a means of pro-poor development;

·         Excellent capacity for implementing field work and for productive partnership in the field;

·         Excellent communication skills within and beyond research teams;

·         Record of productive membership of research teams;

·         A vision for ILRI’s future as an eminent research-for-development organisation;

·         Facility in the local languages of ILRI’s countries of emphasis will be an advantage.

Position level:Scientist Level 3.

Post location:The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Duration:3 years with the possibility of renewal contingent upon individual performance and funding.        

Terms of appointment:ILRI offers a competitive international and 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.

*Benefits and salary are tax free subject to compliance with tax regulations of country of citizenship.

Applications:Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications and the names and addresses (including telephone, fax and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. The position title and reference number: REF:APE/PTVC/06/2013 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter.

All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com/job/board on or before 14 July 2013.

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 athttp://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/

ILRI is an equal opportunity employer. Suitably qualified women and developing country citizens are particularly encouraged to apply.