Vacancies at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

The position will contribute to the OneCG initiatives LCSR (Livestock, Climate and System Resilience) and MITIGATE+. The focus will be on direct measurements and indirect estimations of GHG emissions from livestock manure and soils of different land-use types (e.g., grassland, cropland, wetland, forest) to better understand the magnitude of emission sources and how they contribute to the full balance of GHG emissions from livestock-agroecosystems. Furthermore, the position will test management interventions to reduce GHG emissions and other pathways of nutrient loss (e.g., nitrate leaching, ammonia emissions) from livestock manure. Finally, the postdoc will develop nutrient budgets of different livestock agroecosystems to understand the balance of incoming and outgoing carbon and nutrient flows, nutrient transformation, and nutrient losses. These results will inform low-emissions development pathways for livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa that achieve mitigation and adaptation goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct agronomic, livestock productivity and greenhouse gas (GHG) measurements for different land use systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to allow the quantification of system-specific GHG fluxes, detect emission hotspots, and subsequently to develop reliable mitigation options;
• Manage and maintain laboratory and field facilities, specifically automatic soil GHG flux chambers, laser absorption spectrometers included in various setups (e.g., manure incubation chambers, soil flux chambers, etc.) to quantify GHG emissions from soil, vegetation, and manure;
• Conduct laboratory-scale mesocosm parameterisation experiments to allow direct comparison of GHG emission potentials from manures and soils for different environmental conditions and management and intervention testing;
• Conduct lab and field experiements to assess nutrient losses (C, N, P) from livestock manure;
• Co-supervise PhD and Msc students and guide research technicians;
• Conduct quality control and quality assurance of the collected data;
• Write scientific papers and prepare conference/workshop presentations describing results and their implications for productivity, GHG and nutrient management; and contribute to other communication products (research briefs, policy briefs, stakeholder meetings etc.);
• Develop innovative concepts and ideas for further research (including proposal writing) to address environmental aspects of agricultural productions systems that do not compromise food security.

Requirements

• PhD in nutrient cycling in agroecosystems, agronomy, geo-ecology, environmental sciences, soil science, or related fields
• Considerable practical knowledge of techniques and experience with equipment used in the measurement of GHG emissions from terrestrial ecosystems
• Knowledge of chemical analysis of environmental samples (soil and plant analysis) is an asset
• Ability to effectively manage, visualize and analyze (statistics) large datasets using standard programming languages (i.e., R, python etc.)
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Proven track record of scientific writing as first and/or corresponding author
• Knowledge on agricultural production systems in developing and/or developed countries is an asset

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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

Key responsibilities

• Conduct sector level quantitative livestock systems analysis with a focus on herd dynamics, feed availability and use, climate change, and land use
• Conduct livestock sector and national level economic and policy analysis
• Contribute to ongoing model development to (a) improve the livestock sector quantification in a national/global economic model; and (b) enhance the ex-ante (environment, income, nutrition, gender) impact functionalities of a national/regional, spatial multi-market partial equilibrium model
• Support the development and implementation of national livestock master plans (https://www.ilri.org/livestock-master-plans) with quantitative livestock systems analysis
• Contribute to peer-reviewed publications and other relevant communication products
• Contribute to proposal writing to raise additional resources for policy and foresight research.
• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned

Requirements

• PhD. in Economics, Agricultural Economics, or a closely related field
• Relevant post-Ph.D. experience with strong economic modeling skills will be considered
• Expertise (required) in foresight/ex-ante economic impact quantitative agricultural/livestock sector analysis.
• Strong skills in partial/general equilibrium analysis using GAMs
• Experience in climate change or environmental quantitative analysis
• Track record of engagement in peer-reviewed publications
• Familiarity with the context of livestock systems and sectors in developing countries
• Experience using econometric software such as STATA and R is an advantage
• Relevant professional certification
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work well with a team
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams
• Proven ability to work within strict deadlines
• Proven ability to work independently
• Ability to travel extensively to regional and international locations

Closing: 17 September 2022 

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Responsibilities 

Proposal Development

• Support in tracking project proposal documentation, including logging all project documents in the OCS system.

Project Planning

• Work closely with the rest of the project administration team  and ILRI support units to ensure project procurement plans are in place to avoid delays in acquiring project consumables, consultants, staff etc as needed.

Project Execution

• Inputting various project requests on the OCS system these includes procurements, RFPs, consultant requests, payment requests, raising various requisitions on the OCS system.
• Assist in ensuring effective communication within administrative team
• Gather inputs for the preparation of project reports
• Arranging for fieldwork by ensuring all the logistics are in place; travel arrangements, accommodation, meeting venues ,etc.
• Take minutes for all project meetings and share these in good time
• Procurement support: Collating all RFQs, following up for quotations from procurement,  Creating suppliers on the system, Raising Pos, and payment requests.
• Field work support: work closely with Field assistant to arrange fieldwork by ensuring all the logistics are in place; travel arrangements, accommodation, meeting venues, Requisition of funds for Government perdiems and ensuring timely & accurate surrenders with all the support documents in place
• Request funds for Fellows activities in line with approved forecasts and coordinate the surrender of these funds, and assist in reviewing the receipts to support fellow expenses, putting these on OCS.
• Consolidating all support documents for all expenses as per the monitoring meetings and reports. All these are put on one shared folder in a manner that is easy to link the support document with the expense.
• Booking dummy flights and accommodation to facilitate Visa applications for various fellows/staff and eventually fully confirming these bookings depending on Visa outcomes
• Support in partner support documentation consolidation

Project Closing

• Create a list of electronic project documentation/repository ncluding reports, approvals and any other relevant documentation for donor support documentation and archiving these as needed.
• Coordinate knowledge sharing activities at the close of the project
• Update and maintain all project databases and filing systems
• Perform any other related duties as may be required

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two years relevant experience Or Diploma in relevant field with five years of relevant experience
• Technical training in project management – desirable
• Good understanding of methods, techniques and procedures
• Effective administrative skills 
• Effective communication and writing skills
• Experience in facilitating teamwork and collaboration across multiple functions
• Experience working in an international organization

Closing: 30th August 2022 

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The Position

The data processing assistant will be a member of the service provider team supporting data management, client reporting and problem resolution. This position will provide high-quality system support to end-users. He/she will also be involved in testing and collaborations with counterparts in the whole CGIAR. He/she will also participate in CG-wide workgroups related to Excellence in Breeding projects.

Key Responsibilities

Timely delivery of set objectives: Helpdesk support and Training of EBS

• Provide support to users from CGIAR centers using Enterprise Breeding System
• Maintain, update, monitor, and train users of EBS for compliance
• Assist users in the creation of experiments (trials and nurseries) in terms of guidance, data curation and recording in the EBS system
• Advise users on the SOPs relating to experiments, including experiment protocols, and Data collection activities
• Primary contact for training
• Organize, plan, and execute training for various user types

SOP authoring and compliance monitoring. Take part in creating CGIAR-level Data Management policies

• Write review and implement protocols for data management
• Write review guides and manuals for EBS and tools related
• Monitor SOP compliance and rollout

Internal Process: Improved quality and efficiency of performance related to the product, services, or other key business processes

• Retrieve, and update information based on requests
• To act on all inquiries within 3 working days
• Request and/or generate printed materials for compliance

Customer/Stakeholder: Improved performance from the perspective of the customer or key stakeholders

• Establishment of data management support to global partners in India, Bangladesh and Africa regions
• Formalize the online support for data management
• Provides technical advice on data management on EBS-enabled processes
• Provide training on the use of EBS database and tools to both local and global
• Serve as one key support for the Data management team(online and onsite)
• Lead on developing the suitable training plan for each type of learner

Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) Development and Data management activities (local and global users)

• Testing and providing feedback regarding EBS modules and tools
• Assist in developing a process diagram for EBS developers to be used as guide in developing EBS modules and tools
• Roll-out of new releases including information dissemination (email), information sessions and conduct training if needed.
• Collaborate to complete digitization projects to IRRI and global hubs
• Contribute in developing e-learning materials, such as videos, infographics, LMS
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor from time to time

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Communications, data management or related field
• Minimum 2 years work experience in plant breeding support and training
• Excellent training skills
• Has knowledge in technical writing
• Has experience in user support in training, issue resolutions
• Has good organizational and analytical skills

Closing: 31st August 2022