Four Regional Coordinators – Livestock Experts

Vacancy Number: A/028/2012
Department: LIVES
Location: Amhara, Oromia, Southern Nation, Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNPR) and Tigray (one for each region), Ethiopia
Duration: 2 years with the possibility of renewal
General:  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). For more information, please visit www.ilri.org
The Livestock and Irrigation Value-Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project is an initiative designed by ILRI, IWMI (the International Water Management Institute) and their Ethiopian partners to enhance income and gender equitable wealth creation for smallholders and other value chain actors through increased and sustained market off-take of high-value livestock and irrigated crop commodities. It will design and implement interventions to improve market orientation of semi-commercial farmers for enhanced competitiveness, sustainability and equity in value chains in four regions of Ethiopia.
The positions: ILRI is recruiting 4 (Four) Regional Coordinators – Irrigated Agriculture Experts positions, 4 (Four) Regional Coordinators – Livestock Experts positions, 4 (Four) Research Assistants IV positions, Four Drivers positions who will be based in Amhara, Oromia, Southern Nation, Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNPR) and Tigray and 1 (One) Knowledge Management and Communication Expert and 1 (One) Gender Expert who will be based in Addis Ababa and who will be members of the LIVES Project in ILRI-Ethiopia.
MAIN DUTIES:
Under the supervision of the Project Manager:
  • In consultation with national, regional and LIVES partners, plan regional livestock value chain interventions
  • Makes arrangements with regional development partners (Bureau of Agriculture, NGO) for (joint) implementation of livestock value chain development interventions in selected Zones
  • Provides technical assistance for implementation of livestock development interventions at Regional, Zonal and District level
  • Organizes service providers and value chain actor linkages in support of selected livestock value chain development at regional level
  • Builds capacity of livestock value chain actors and service providers in approaches and livestock value chain interventions through in service and on the job training
  • In consultation with the LIVES research coordinator and regional research partners conduct research in livestock value chain development
  • Be responsible for managing the regional team*
  • Be responsible for coordinating, reporting the regional research and development activities to regional and national partners*
* in case the function is combined with regional coordinator position, duties and experiences marked with an * apply.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education:
  • Minimum of MSc degree in livestock sciences
Experience:
  • At least 10 years’ experience in irrigated agriculture research and/or development
  • Experience in capacity building
  • At least 5 years of experience in project management*
Skills:  
  • Broad knowledge of agriculture
  • Understanding of value chain concepts
  • Good analytical and English writing skills
  • Good communication and partnership skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
Duty Station: Amhara, Oromia, Southern Nation, Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNPR) and Tigray (one for each region)
Grade: 3B Level 3
Minimum Base salary: Birr 23,949.00
Terms of appointment:  Initial appointment is fixed term for two years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc.
The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.
Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter, resume relevant documents and testimonials and the names and addresses (including telephone, fax and email) of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Human Resources Office, ILRI, P.O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Telephone: (251-11)-617-20-00; Fax: (251-11)-617-20-01 or 646-46-45 name and reference number of the position for which the application is made should be clearly marked on the envelopes if mailed, or on the fax applications.  Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Closing date: 10 (Ten) days after the date of publication in the Ethiopian Herald.
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.
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