Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Key Responsibilities
Scientific Leadership
• Provide outstanding strategic leadership of the program and develop the program strategy in line with ILRI’s Strategy and CGIAR Research and Innovation Strategies.
• Lead complex multi-disciplinary research and provide technical expertise in the areas of drylands, farming systems and animal and environmental sciences, as well as an ability to stimulate innovation in the livestock sector.
• Foster research collaboration across the research programs within ILRI and across the One CGIAR centres and initiatives.
• Lead and support teams to obtain positive results in partnerships with national, regional and international institutions in research, extension, development and in public, private and civil society.

Management
• Lead, manage and support staff (currently about 25 scientists and post docs, 30 technical staff and 12 admin staff) across multiple sites
• Lead the management of budgets and physical research facilities including laboratories, field research sites and specialized experimental facilities for measurement of environmental impacts of livestock.

Partnerships and communications
• Lead and facilitate the wide publication, dissemination and communication of research findings.
• Develop and foster effective partnerships across a wide range of organisations, including national, regional and international institutions in research, extension, development and policy in the public, private and civil society sectors.
• Ensure research outputs lead to outcomes and impacts on policy and practice.

Resource mobilization
• Lead and oversee resource mobilization efforts to support research and capacity development in line with the program and ILRI strategies.
• Lead development of proposals to raise resources to support new research addressing the program’s target outcomes.

Requirements:
Required
• A PhD in a relevant discipline.
• At least 12 years of experience of research for development, thought leadership with a proven international publication record.
• A proven ability to lead multidisciplinary, multi-cultural, multi-locational research teams.
• A sound understanding of livestock-based systems and in particular sustainability issues in Africa and Asia,
• A track record of resource mobilization,
• The ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English.

Desirable
• Familiarity with the science-policy interface in livestock and the environment in low- and middle-income countries.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 144

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on www.ilri.org to apply



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