Vacancies at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with site identification and identification of pioneer farmers.
• Organize and facilitate project activities, including farmer field days.
• Conduct and support data collection activities with the help of supervisor (such as household surveys, semi-structured interviews, FGDs and workshops) including supporting the citizens science data collection.
• Maintain partnership with local leadership and county extension officers including strengthening new pioneer knowledge networks and collaborating with extension officers and project partners.
• Write activity reports and preparation and analysis.
• Keep the supervisor updated about the progress, continuous reporting, maintenance of project data filing system, attendance of (online) meetings and high responsiveness to supervisor requests on data delivery.
• Maintain up to date filing systems.
• Transcription and translation of interviews.
• Frequent travel to farms, with considerable distance from main road
• Any other relevant duty assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s with at least 1 year work experience in experience research in social sciences, development studies, extension, or equivalent experience
• Diploma in relevant field with three years relevant experience
• Background in social research, participation, climate change and adaption, extension, interdisciplinary understanding of both social and basic bio-physical sciences
• Solid training in qualitative and understanding of quantitative approaches.
• Experience with conducting participatory research and stakeholder engagement in rural context.
• Experience in data analysis and interpretation for both basic qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Experience with use of NVIVO, R or STATA as a plus.
• Strong aptitude at interpreting, synthesizing, and communicating the results of data analysis to various types of audiences.
• General experience in social research, climate change and adaptation, biodiversity, farmer-led scaling.
• Good communication and networking skills
• Based in Rift Valley with sound work experience in Nandi and Bomet Counties.
• Fluency in English and Swahili, and preferably also Kalenjin

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Responsibilities

• Provide overall management of the program in line with donor guidelines to achieve project objectives.
• Work with IFPRI-HarvestPlus HQ and country offices to develop overall project plan, annual and quarterly work plans
• Ensure project success through high-quality technical leadership and oversight.
• Lead team to ensure proper coordination and guidance among national/local government, partners, community partners, NGOs and other key stakeholders.
• Support the development of strong M&E mechanisms, program monitoring tools and efficient systems to ensure high quality implementation.
• Direct transparent communications with partners, including negotiating scopes of work, addressing requisite revisions in programmatic work, and troubleshooting issues that may arise.
• Establish compliance with donor regulations and IFPRI-HarvestPlus guidelines.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant area of expertise preferred, such as agriculture or international development.
• Minimum of seven years of professional experience designing, managing, and implementing large and complex development programs.
• Program Management Certification
• At least five years of senior program experience working and living in a developing country, ideally in East Asia or Africa.
• Strong project management skills, including effective communication and decision-making abilities.
• Self-motivated, ability to work independently, and comfortable in a global team, including working well with team members located in multiple time zones and countries.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to structure analyses that drive strategic decisions
• Prior experience as Project Lead preferred.
• Full fluency in English (verbal, written).