International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Project Leader – Livestock Scientist to manage an IFAD/EC –funded project in East DR Congo and Burundi in close collaboration with other senior project staff and the technical advisory group; ensuring full integration with the Humidtropics CRP.
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:
- Take full responsibility for the management of the project and for all technical and financial management reporting to IFAD/EC; to ILRI and to the Humidtropics CRP.
- Supervise all technical and administrative staff associated with the project.
- Lead, with technical support staff, the livestock integration research activities of the project in East DR Congo and Burundi in close cooperation with development partners, national research systems, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Facilitate the implementation of project activities in Burundi (in close cooperation with the senior scientist on food science/nutrition who will be based in East DR Congo) within the context of Humidtropics partnership arrangements.
- (Co) supervise PhD and MSc students.
- Build capacity of partners to engage in livestock science and integration of livestock production into crop-livestock farming systems activities.
- Lead and conduct project research on livestock science and integration of livestock production into crop-livestock farming systems.
- Communicate research results to various audiences and in various forms, with specific focus on top quality, peer-reviewed journals.
- Collaborate with CGIAR centers and other research institutes to support/ enhance project outputs and develop synergies with other projects to maximize impact.
- Promote and support cross-institutional and inter-disciplinary teams.
- Engage with other ILRI staff and projects operating in the Great Lakes Region and beyond.
Requirements:
- The candidate should have a PhD in livestock science or a related discipline relevant to the skills listed above (the covering letter should expand on the relevance of your skill-set).
- Minimum 10 years' experience in sub-Saharan Africa or other relevant region.
- Expert knowledge of livestock production (feeding, breeding, health) in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Knowledge of crop-livestock farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa including agribusiness and marketing aspects.
- A commitment to connecting research to development to generate impact at scale.
- Excellent leadership skills and demonstrated experience in managing large, complex research for development projects.
- Understanding of gender and social inclusion issues and experience with ways of addressing these in research for development programs in order to promote equality of opportunity and outcomes.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, experience working and interacting effectively with a variety of stakeholders (farmers, extension workers and other service providers, public and private sector entities, national programs), and demonstrated ability to collaborate well across disciplines and with key collaborative institutions and agencies.
- Strong publication record in peer reviewed journals.
- Fluent written and spoken English and French.
Post location:The position is based in Bujumbura, Burundi.
Position level: 5A 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. - See more at:http://ilri.simplicant.com/jobs/17926-project-leader-livestock-scientist...
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: LSE/ 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 20 February 2015.
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer