International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Social Scientist-Gender to contribute to the ILRI gender research work, both strategic as well as integrated gender research. The job holder will also to contribute substantially to the gender initiative work under the Livestock & Fish CRP, focusing on selected value chains.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia. The outcomes of these research partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals’ alive and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity, find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases. www.ilri.org
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about 700 and in 2015, an operating budget of about USD83 million. A member of the CGIAR Consortium working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and East Asia. www.cgiar.org
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to ILRI’s research on gender and livestock across the thematic areas of value chains, technological and organizational innovations and environment to improve the impacts of ILRI’s work on livelihoods.
- Contribute to the gender initiative of the CGIAR research program on Livestock and Fish within ILRI.
- Contribute to the implementation of the ILRI gender strategy including but not limited to supporting integration of gender in ILRI programs and projects, and coordinating staff capacity development in gender and gender analysis.
- Support collaborations with relevant institutions and organizations internationally and nationally to conduct research on gender and disseminate evidence for influencing policy and practice.
- Support research and development projects led by ILRI and other partners including NGOs to integrate best practice in gender and to generate evidence for scaling out.
- Contribute to and in some cases lead, resource mobilisation efforts.
Requirements:
- A PhD. in Social Science (Rural Sociology, Gender and Development Social Anthropology, etc) or related field with application to agriculture or rural development.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience post-PhD.
- Training on gender relations, social change and research for development.
- A proven research record on gender and agriculture extending to study design, quantitative and qualitative analytic methods and peer-reviewed outputs.
- Experience with mainstreaming and integrating gender in agriculture research and development projects and programs.
- Familiarity with aspects of livestock production and/or marketing systems in developing countries.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and manage multiple partnerships and to develop successful funding proposals.
- Strong English language skills, both written and spoken (proficiency in another language is strong advantage).
- Willingness to travel frequently, often to rural areas in developing countries.
Post location:The position is based in Nairobi (Addis may be considered).
Position level: Scientist 4C/Research level 1,dependent on qualifications and experience.
Duration: 3 years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and continued funding.
Benefits: 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 are tax free subject to compliance with tax regulations of country of citizenship.
HOW TO APPLY:
How to apply:Applicants should send a cover letter and CV 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 Director, People and Organizational Development. The position title and reference number REF: LGI/ 01/15should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.
All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com by 21 February 2015.
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
