- Nairobi, Kenya
- Sustainable Livestock Systems
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit Project Research Support Officer to provide research coordination support for LCSR in preparation for final year reporting, working closely with LCSR Scientists from ILRI, ICARDA and ABC.
ILRI works to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only one of 15 CGIAR research centres dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa. www.ilri.org
Key Responsibilities:
- Collating of technical outputs from LCSR researchers from different participating centres and populating of forms for reporting into PRMS (Partnership, Capacity Building, Knowledge Products).
- Support evidence synthesis for documentation of progress towards end of initiative outcomes
- Support data collection, date entry, data analysis and data management. This includes further analysis of the data retrieved to support project publications.
- Support in drafting scientific journals and papers. Specifically, draft sections of technical reports, journals and working papers.
- Coordinate documentation of all LCSR initiative knowledge material.
- Perform any other related duties as may be required.
Requirements
Academic and professional qualifications:
- Master of Science degree in either Soil Sciences, Agronomy, Land and Water Management, climate change
- Minimum of three years relevant research experience post Masters degree
- MS Office programs, internet explorer, Cloud storage applications, primary and secondary data collection and extraction.
- Working knowledge of ArcGIS, GENSTAT, R programming language, and Atlas.ti, Kobo toolbox, SPSS.
Post location: The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya
Terms of Appointment
This position is at job level HG 13 and it is only open to Kenyan nationals. The position is a temporary position for 6 months.
How to apply: Applicants should send a cover letter and CV expressing 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 through our recruitment portal by clicking on “Apply Now” on or before 19 August 2024.
The position title and reference number REF: SLS/ 1529/2024 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.
We thank all applicants for their interest in working for ILRI. Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ILRI does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). ILRI also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.
To find out more about ILRI, visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org/
