ILRI vacancy: Social scientist- gender

Vacancy Number: SSG-Addis/01/2013
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Duration: 3 years with the possibility of renewal

Base salary dependent on experience - starting from USD 45,000-50,000 per annum. Total salary & international benefits package circa USD 90,000 per annum (tax free*)

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium.

ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and Southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. www.ilri.org.

CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations. www.cgiar.org.

The Position: ILRI seeks to recruit a Social Scientist for Gender to contribute to gender and livestock research within the Markets, Gender and Livelihoods Research Theme under the Poverty, Gender and Innovations team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test approaches and tools to increase the participation and benefits for women in livestock value chains
• Identify approaches to mainstreaming household gender considerations so that they inform the selection of technologies and practices for sustainable agricultural intensification
• Contribute to understanding gender differentiation within households and building innovation around household management partnerships results in solutions that are both more gender-equitable and more adoptable
• Contribute to a baseline study for increasing systems productivity, Natural Resource Management, and gender equity research by household typologies

Requirements

• Doctoral course in subject area (Rural Sociology, Gender & Development, Agricultural Economics, Social Anthropology, etc) and post-doctoral experience of 2-4 years, or masters plus equivalent research experience
• A proven research record on gender and agriculture extending to study design, quantitative and qualitative analytic methods and peer-reviewed outputs
• Familiarity and or experience with aspects of livestock production, and/or agricultural systems in developing countries
• Experience with livestock and gender issues
• Excellent facilitation, interpersonal and networking skills

Personal attributes/Core competencies

• Demonstrated ability to integrate gender into agricultural research projects and proposals
• Ability to synthesize and publish research findings on gender
• Ability to participate in the development of successful funding proposals
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with interdisciplinary teams of scientists and partner organizations
• Ability to manage budgets
• Ability to develop and facilitate processes and systems related to research outputs in gender
• Strong English language skills, both written and spoken (proficiency in French is strong advantage)
• Willingness to travel frequently, often to rural areas in developing countries
• Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, in a developing country setting
• A sense of creativity and ability to work with minimal supervision

Post location: The position is expected to be based Addis Ababa Ethiopia.

Position level: The position is Scientist 4C Level 1

Duration: 3 years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and continued funding.

Terms of appointment: ILRI offers a competitive international remuneration and benefits package which includes: – Pension – Medical insurance – Life insurance and allowances for: – Education – Housing – Security – Disturbance – Relocation – Home leave; 15% pension contribution. Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + 11 public holidays. *Benefits are tax free subject to compliance with tax regulations of country of citizenship.

Applicants should address a cover letter and CV to Human Resource Director 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. Email your application to ilri-SSGADDIS@cgiar.org before 15th February, 2013. The position title and reference number: REF:  SSG/01/2013  should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.

To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website athttp://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/

Suitably qualified women and citizens of developing countries, with experience of working internationally, are particularly encouraged to apply.