Assistant to the Coordinator – Technical Consortium

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ILRI seeks to recruit an Assistant to the Coordinator for the Technical Consortium. The Technical Consortium (TC) for Building Resilience to Drought in the Horn of Africa was formed to provide support to IGAD in developing regional and national investment programmes (Country Programme Papers, Regional Programming Framework) for the long term development of the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). A second aim was to harness CGIAR research and other knowledge on interventions to enhance drought resilience to inform sustainable development in the Horn. The long-term focus of the Technical Consortium is on enhancing resilience to drought in the Horn and aims to coordinate and provide technical support to IGAD and Member States in the Horn of Africa on evidence-based planning and programming for investments contributing to enhanced resilience of ASAL communities.

 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.

 The Centre’s headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, and research is conducted in 31 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We are supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and receive funding from over 50 different donors.
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.

 Responsibilities
  • Management of Consultants (under supervision of Coordinator)
  • Writing of ToRs, submission to Administrative Assistant, follow up with HR
  • Monitoring of scope of work, deliverables and any contractual changes
  • Management of payments, invoicing and liaison with Administrative Assistant
  • Assist Coordinator with development of the Plan of Work, including alignment of Plan with overall TC aims and other relevant scientific agendas
  • Part of the team responsible for writing of scientific and technical outputs, both for publication in peer-reviewed journals and for website dissemination
  • Management of the TC website and ensuring the website is up to date with relevant  events such as meetings, conferences, CGIAR research etc (blogs and calendar)
  • Editing and writing of technical material for the website and as part of the publication outputs.
  • Monitor  current research outputs and re-align work plan to ensure deliverables do not duplicate existing efforts
  • Engage in partnership development with key agencies and technical specialists
  • Attend scientific and regional meetings to represent the TC and present on behalf of the TC, when required
Requirements
  • The candidate must possess a Master’s Degree or higher (work experience may be considered in lieu of qualification) in a scientific field (climate change, ecosystems, rangeland ecology, drylands systems or similar relevant area of expertise)
  • Have at least 5 years’ experience in East Africa in relevant field
  • Possess excellent writing and communication skills, particularly with relevance to scientific writing
  • Possess basic knowledge and understanding of GIS and spatial analysis tools, data synthesis and data mining skills and be familiar with data management softwares, eg. Socrata, CKAN etc.
  • Be fluent in English both spoken and written
Post location: ILRI’s Nairobi campus based with the possibility of working remotely.
Duration: 1 year
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 title and reference number: REF: A/TC/12/2013 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/ on or before 15th January 2014.
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/

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

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