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Opening the door to apply for a Nile Basin countries grant for the academic year 2014-2015 to get a master's degree or doctorate in all scientific and literary disciplines

Alexandria University is announcing  (25) Master & Doctoral degree scholarships for The Nile Basin Countries to study in Alexandria University  starting the Autumn semester of 2014/2015 , but the priority will be in some areas forthe following disciplines   The field of Agriculture  :- Animal Productionand FishFarming Soil Reclamation and Technology Dairy Science and Technology Food Science and Technology Agricultural extension Field CropsProduction   The field of Science  :- Fisheries &Aquaculture Mineral Resources Environmental Management of Water Resources Biotechnology The field of Veterinary Medicine:- Infectious Diseases Fish diseases-Fish Breeding and Production PoultryDiseases Virology                                                                                        Bacteriology Parasitology                                                                            

Field Logistics and Administration Assistant

Position: Field Logistics and Administration Assistant Responsible to: Field Logistician - Dadaab Location: Dadaab Closing date: 6th June, 2014 THE ORGANIZATION  Handicap International (HI) is an INGO specialising in the field of disability and  development. A strong emphasis is placed on empowering people with disabilities through their integration into mainstream development activities and the provision of appropriate health and rehabilitation services to ensure equal opportunities for all. The rehabilitation project in Dadaab aims to provide and secure tangible and measurable improvement of independency in activities of daily living and quality of life of refugees  living with physical impairment or disability. THE POSITION Under the responsibility of the Field Logistician and functional links with the Field Administrator, the Field Logistics and Administration Assistant will assist in the smooth running of the logistics activities , administration activities, managemen

Rapporteur - Gender Workshop

An international organization seeks to hire a rapporteur with a gender bias for a workshop.  Please fill in this Personal History Form (at http://www.fao.org/employment/irecruitment-access/en/ .)  and send to perez.odhiambo@fao.org asap

Software Engineer

Project : Africa Soil Information Services (AfSIS) Duration : June 2014 to November 2014 Skills required : Software engineer Location : Teams will work remotely through electronic communications Background During the AfSIS planning grant period, several products and services will be developed, implemented and tested in pilot countries. Amongst other initiatives, this process will involve the continuous development of open source software and statistical workflows for spatial-temporal soil and landscape data analyses, and agricultural decision-support applications, including training modules and practitioner guidelines for analysts. These tools and open source software applications will allow clients to rapidly map and monitor variables such as: land cover for various crops; crop conditions; field sizes; locations of water sources and other infrastructure; household locations; terrain attributes; woody vegetation cover; eroded and bare areas; and soil conditions. The following cons

Consultancy to Develop a Web-Based Electronic Longitudinal PMTCT Register

Objective : Millennium Villages Project / CGC-A through support from UNAIDS seeks to recruit a consultant to develop an electronic longitudinal PMTCT register. The incumbent will develop and support a web-based application to register and track HIV infected pregnant women and their exposed infants based on an existing manual longitudinal register.   The application will be used by site teams working within the MVP clusters in the region with the aim of improving the tracking of mother-infant pairs along the PMTCT cascade. Background : The MTCT Free Zones Initiative started in September 2009, and is a partnership between UNAIDS and its co-sponsors, and the Millennium Villages Project (MVP). The goal of the project is to deliver MTCT-Free zones, i.e. regions where mother-to-child transmission of HIV had been present but would then be eliminated as a direct result of the project’s concerted efforts. The MTCT free zone initiative covers ten (10) so called “millennium villages” clusters

Chief Financial Officer

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) within its Corporate Services Division. The CFO will direct and oversee all aspects of the Finance and Accounting functions of the Institute. S/he will have the primary day-to-day responsibility to ensure the existence and adherence to fundamental principles of financial management – financial accountability, internal controls, record-keeping, compliances, financial integrity, planning, budgeting, cash-flow management and financial reporting. S/he will support planning, monitoring and decision making processes to achieve best value in utilising resources and providing quality information, financial analysis, training and professional advice. 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

Head of Client Relations Management

Report to: Chief Operations Officer 1 Key Responsibilities • Responsible for CRM matters for Company Group among key responsibilities includes: o Credit control  o CRM Activities (client relationship & feedback, customer retention) o Contract management Detailed Job Description • To ensure the customers’ expectations are met, that they get their money’s worth, collection, ensure all customers have valid contracts, customer visit and feedback, customer retention. • To manage and administer customer accounts including schedule of activities, costs, invoicing and follow-up. • Responsible for fore fronting the Client Relations team, which shall be overseeing the building lasting business partnerships with our corporate clients • Responsible for all aspects of a Client Management Process to ensure a high level of satisfaction, by exploring the core aspects of clients, who they are ,evaluate their services provided to them, this is by ensuring constant communication with clients on dail

PhD Schorlarship

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Uganda (IITA-Uganda) and the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) with support from USAID are implementing a project, ‘Enhancing climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods’. The project is working in partnership with another USAID-funded Activity, ‘ Education and Research to Improve Climate Change Adaptation ’, which is implemented by FHI360 in collaboration with Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES). The NARO-IITA field research activities will link with the research and capacity building efforts of Makerere University’s Centre for Climate Change Research and Innovations (MUCCRI). This partnership effort is offering scholarships available for three (3) PhDs under the following thematic areas: A. PhD Crop Science:  Climate-smart Robusta coffee; understanding the biophysical and economic challenges and opportunities at plot level.  B. PhD Geography or Environme

Chef Part-Time

Looking for a Chef part-time to be a part of the Pika Chakula team. You should be able to cook a variety of cuisines, baking/pastries, decorations etc. Other skills: • Very well spoken • Camera friendly • Good sense of humour • Fluent in English and Kiswahili • Should be able to set a menu • Work as a team and on your own Please send your CV to pikachakula@gmail.com if interested. Thank you

Project Human Resources Manager

Date of issue:                            7 th May 2014 Deadline for application:         16 th May 2014 Job Title:                                   Project Human Resources Manager Duty Station/Mission:              Nairobi , Kenya / MSF Belgium Duration:                                   Fixed term contract, extendable Medecins Sans Frontieres Belgium is looking to fill the position of a Project HR Manager (Kibera) for our Kenya mission, based in Nairobi County. The successful candidate will be under the direct supervision of the Field Coordinator with technical support/ supervision from the HR & Administration Coordinator. Objective of the Position: ·         Ensure HR/ administration policies are available, implemented and safe-guarded accordingly in the project office and the clinics ·         Optimal HR support is given to the project, within the scope of the project and as requested by the FieldCo and/ or the HR/AdminCo