Job Summary

CIFOR ICRAF has an exciting opportunity for the position of Human Resource Officer in the Human Resource Unit at the Headquarters in Nairobi. We are looking for a HR Generalist to support various functions in the unit including Recruitment, Contracts Management, HR Information Systems, Learning and Development and Performance Management.

Job Description

• Organize and coordinate the recruitment pipeline with minimum supervision;
• Coordinate the appointment and onboarding processes;
• Contract Management - Processing contracts and tracking the same for timely renewals as per policy; 
• Adequately and timely provision of documentation for payroll; 
• Updating and maintaining the HR information systems as assigned;
• Support audit process by providing data as demanded and directed;
• Ensure HR documents are filed appropriately both physically and electronically;
• Support management of the staff probation process;
• Work closely with finance in preparing staff separation documents for settlement;
• Support the performance evaluation exercise;
• Support and coordinate training and learning activities;
• Generate HR reports from the various data bases within the Centre;
• Provide guidance and support with staff leave management;
• ​Act as a liaison for training programs and assist in facilitation.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in human resources management, or business administration.
• Minimum three (3) years relevant working experience.
• Good understanding of labour laws, Human Resources practices, policies, concepts, and procedures.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and maintain flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment with ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and data analytics tools.
• Effective problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work with well within teams in a diverse setting.

Closing: 15 July 2022

Job Summary

This position is responsible for providing support to the Scientist, by managing the AVISA regional trial network for AVISA Crops ((g/nut, sorghum, millet, pigeon pea, Chickpea). This involves planning seed production for trials, packaging and distributing trials, ensuring trials are established in a timely manner, ship the germplasms to other testing site (in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and West Africa), trial data is collected and loaded onto a data management system, maintaining assets used for the work (vehicles, tablets for data collections, etc.)

Job Description

Planning, Packing and Distribution of trials.

• Estimate demand for trial seed production and work with AVISA Nursery and Seed Production (NSP) technician at Kiboko to coordinate production
• Maintain seed inventory and supervise short term trial seed storage at Kiboko
• Design and pack trials under the direction of crop breeding leads
• Coordinate shipment of trials to regional collaborators (Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda and other west African countries) for timely planting (obtain import permits, phyto permits, shipment quotes, SMTAs ).

Establishment Data Collection and Management of trials

• Ensure trials are established on time (timely land prep, planting, fertilizer application) at partner locations and planted according to the trial design.
• Ensure trials are well managed (irrigated, weed control, pest and disease control) and that there is frequent communication and backstopping support to trialing partners
• Manage accurate and timely data collection at different stage of the trials in the field and the nurseries.
• Ensure accuracy of data entry and consolidation for analysis be the Scientist.
• Learn and operate the Breeding Management System (BMS) or the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) in order to manage routine operations, data upload, data curation, cleaning and preliminary analysis.
• Implement timely digital data capture using the relevant tools and software as identified by AVISA management.
• Take responsibility for increasing the accuracy and consistency of trial data across the AVISA network in ESA (Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda) and other west African countries).

Supervise casual labor

• Manage a team of casual labour at Kiboko to manage seed inventory, trial packaging, trial distribution.
• Ensure team receive the necessary training to conduct their tasks
• Maintaining of safety and hygiene standards.
• Preparing muster roll and submit to supervisor and accounts for payment processing.

Other Responsibilities

• Assist / train regional trialing partners based on their needs (data collection, standardized nomenclature, use of digitization tools) and in coordination with the supervisor
• Manage printing of packets, labels, tags and seed inventory
• Establish and maintain contacts with collaborating organizations and partners
• Participate in exhibitions, demonstrations, and field days

Requirements

• BSc or MSc in Plant Breeding, Agricultural Sciences or biotechnology
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience in managing agricultural field activities or research projects
• Good report writing skills.
• Familiarity with legumes and/or cereal crops and related research operations (pollination, data collection from trials and nurseries, running breeding and operational software, experience with genotyping sampling etc.) will be an advantage.
• Ability to drive (manual gear) and travel independently in the region to monitor the trialing network.
• Ability to manage labor, estimate labor demand, provide supervision and training to field staff to manage breeding research activities
• Ability to work independently with minimal day to day supervision and proactively solve problems
• Excellent communication and reporting skills to line manager and colleagues on station

Closing: 18 July 2022

Job Summary

This position is responsible for managing AVISA crops (g/nut, sorghum, millet, pigeon pea) nursery and seed production activities at the KALRO Kiboko field station

Job Description

• Prepare and manage nurseries including seed preparation, preparation of field maps, oversee planting, pollination and data collection as instructed by the breeder, oversee harvest, processing of seed.
• Coordinate genotyping sampling and shipment
• Prepare and manage seed multiplication activities as guided by the breeder
• Learn and operate the Breeding Management System (BMS) or the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) in order to manage routine operations, data upload, data curation and cleaning and preliminary analysis.
• Manage seed inventory and storage
• Implement timely digital data capture using the relevant tools and software as identified by AVISA management
• Develop and map out process flows for AVISA crop nursery operations
• Assist partners based on their needs and in coordination with the supervisor
• Perform any other duties as agreed with the supervisor

Requirements

• BSc or MSc in Plant Breeding, Agricultural Sciences or biotechnology.
• Minimum two (2) years experience in managing agricultural field activities or research projects.
• Good writing records, computing software and other IT materials.
• Familiarity with legumes and/or cereal crops and related research operations (pollination, data collection from trials and nurseries, running breeding and operational software, experience with genotyping sampling etc.) will be an advantage.
• Ability to manage labor, estimate labor demand, provide supervision and training to field staff to manage breeding research activities.
• Ability to work independently with minimal day to day supervision and proactively solve problems.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills to line manager and colleagues on station.

Closing: 18 July 2022