Department: CCAFS East Africa Regional office
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 2-year renewable contract
Climate Change, Agriculture, Food Security (CCAFS) seeks to recruit a highly competent and dynamic Program Assistant for its Regional Program in East Africa.
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is a 10-year research initiative launched by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP).
The CCAFS program seeks to overcome the threats to agriculture and food security in a changing climate, exploring new ways of helping vulnerable rural communities adjust to global changes in climate.
The CCAFS East Africa Regional office is hosted at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
The CCAFS Program Assistant will be part of a small Program Management Team and will in particular involve in ensuring that adequate program projects, financial and administrative systems are established and maintained.
He/she will be responsible for providing technical backstopping to the overall Program management. The CCAFS Program Assistant will report to the Regional Program Leader.
This position will be based at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Headquarters in Nairobi but it may require frequent travel throughout the Eastern Africa region.
Responsibilities:
Job level and salary: This position is job Grade 2C, with a starting gross salary of KES 95,833 per month. This is exclusive of other benefits provided by ILRI.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development.
ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) and East Asia (China).
To find out more about ILRI, visit our website at www.ilri.org
Applications addressed to the Human Resources Director, a cover letter, curriculum vitae and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience should be emailed to: recruit-ilri-Ken@cgiar.org by 17 June 2011.
The position title and reference number “CCAFS PROGRAM ASSISTANT:PA/CCAFS/06/11” must be clearly indicated on the email subject line of the email application.
Due to the high volume of applicants that we receive, we regret but only online applications will be considered and only short listed candidates will be contacted.
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.
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