ILRI Vacancy: Capacity Development Impact Narrative Consultant (closing, 4 April 2014)

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ILRI seeks to recruit a Capacity Development Impact Narrative Consultant who will support the development of a Capacity Development (CapDev) narrative to be showcased at various celebrative events as planned. The post-holder will also use the opportunity to promote alumni engagement, and communications through working closely with the ILRI alumni fellows and CapDev staff to build an enduring and positive relationship.

ILRI works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centers working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in West and southern Africa and South and Southeast 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
  • Working on an existing CapDev alumni database and helping find out where the alumni are and what they are doing now and compile a report on the same;
  • Proactively driving the search for other alumni who may not be captured on the existing database and engaging them as appropriate;
  • Looking at and search for academic papers produced by the alumni and prepare some case studies / success stories;
  • Design, execute, analyze and evaluate a questionnaire aimed at obtaining feedback from ILRI graduate fellow alumni;
  • Actively promoting open lines of communication between alumni and ILRI especially those who will be invited to various events including preparing, editing and disseminating regular correspondence;
  • Serve as a dynamic person to contribute to the development of a capacity development narrative based on the work of alumni and other ILRI capacity development initiatives;
  • Act as a main contact person by providing guidance and feedback to CapDev, senior ILRI managers and the task force that’s working on various activities/events aimed at showcasing ILRI at 40 years celebrations in 2014;
  • Other tasks and duties as required and/or assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in communication, Business, Public Relations, or Marketing or a related area;
  • At least 2 years relevant work experience is required;
  • Knowledge of public relations and special event planning;
  • Experience of producing quality publications suitable for large audiences – print, online and multimedia;
  • High level of computer literacy, accuracy and attention to detail;
  • Excellent organizational skills, presentation skills and communication skills (both oral and Written);
  • Excellent interpersonal and networking skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals through email and in person;
  • Highly effective at networking and at securing information and expertise;
  • Highly proactive and consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
Terms of appointment:
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) positions based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus and is for a 3 month’s contract period.

 How to apply:
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV combined together 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 Human Resources Director through:  http://ilri.simplicant.com/ before 4 April, 2014. The position title and reference number REF: TA/CapDev/03/14 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.

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

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