VACANCY: Communications Specialist/Science Writer

If you can take over and develop a programme of scientific communication for an international research and development centre, then you are the person we are looking for. Working with an expert communications team, this position offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with preeminent scientists in the area of agroforestry to make the impact of their work known throughout the world. The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya, and may require occasional travel to international locations.

You will guide our communications work in the following ways:

• Identify high-interest stories from the work of the World Agroforestry Centre and its collaborators, write stories in a range of styles and disseminate them through suitable channels. 
• Manage the news content of the Centre’s website and contribute to social media activities, especially in actively running the institutional blog. 
• Assist the research programmes and regions to develop and implement communication plans to complement their research activities. 

VACANCY: CIFOR Representative for its Eastern and Southern Africa Region

CIFOR is looking for a CIFOR Representative for its Eastern and Southern Africa Region

The CIFOR Representative in Eastern and Southern Africa will facilitate the efficient and effective implementation of CIFOR's global programme at the regional level. The Representative will work closely with the research division,  our technical and administrative support divisions and their counterparts at other CGIAR centres and partner organisations to ensure integration and coordination of all collaborative activities in the region.

The Representative will take the lead in developing and maintaining the Center's relationships with donors, partners and other stakeholders in the region. The Representative will help mobilise financial resources from Africa-specific funding sources, in coordination with staff based at headquarters and elsewhere in Africa.

Principal accountabilities

• Strategic issues
• Coordinate and oversee implementation of our strategy in ESA
• Provide strategic advice to other directors and research leaders on opportunities and risks specific to the region
• Support directors and research leaders to develop compelling research proposals, identify the human and financial resources needed to deliver the identified research outcomes and establish the partnerships needed to deliver ultimate impacts

Representation

• Maintain and further develop high-level relationships with a diversity of partners and stakeholders, including national governments, multilateral and regional organisations, donor agencies, nongovernmental organisations, research institutes and other partners and stakeholders in the region
• Provide support to the coordination and collaboration with other CGIAR centres working in Africa, and in particular, with the World Agroforestry Centre under the rubric of the CGIAR Research Program  on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
• In collaboration with the Information Services Group, ensure that CIFOR communications are effectively conveyed to target audiences in the region

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Vacancy: Economist at ICRAF Kenya

World Agroforestry Centre are looking for a Kenyan national who has experience in conducting strategic research in at least one of the following areas: value chain analysis, enterprise development, quality assurance systems, and/or innovative extension approaches. The job specifically includes the following duties and responsibilities:

Due date: 25 March 2011

Vacancy: Data Management Assistant

OPEN POSITION AT ICRAF – MVP (Milleneum Village Project) KISUMU

Responsible for:

• Compilation, entry and analysis of data

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Vacancy: Regional Finance Manager for ICRAF in Africa

World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) are looking for a Regional Finance Manager for ICRAF-West and Central Africa region to be based in the ICRAF-WCA Regional Office in Yaounde, Cameroon. The selected candidate will be required to travel within the region to the country offices and occasional international travel. The position will report directly to the Regional Coordinator ICRAF-WCA while maintaining a direct functional reporting relationship to the Director of Finance & Operations at ICRAF Headquarters based in Nairobi, Kenya. The incumbent will supervise financial staff at the WCA regional office and in West and Central Africa Country offices.

Overall purpose of the job

 In liaison with Finance Officers at ICRAF HQ: Responsible for the financial management function of ICRAF-WCA region. To manage all financial information and databases for the ICRAF-WCA region. Provide supervision to Finance Officers of nodes and country offices in the region. To provide practical recommendations and advice for improving operational efficiency in the region and ICRAF processes in general. Participate in proposals and project budget formulation, project financial monitoring and evaluation and reporting to project managers, HQ and donors.

Responsibilities

Job opportunity: Program Development Officer at ICRAF

We are seeking to hire a creative, energetic and results- oriented individual as a Programme Development Officer in the Director General's Office. The overall responsibility is to support the Director General's efforts to strengthen the institution's participation and collaboration in global and regional initiatives and help raise the Centre's profile. The successful candidate will report to the Director General and will work closely with the Partnerships Coordinator and Director of Communications to strengthen strategic links and rapport with investors and partners; and build alliances in support of ICRAF's initiatives to expand the Centre's resource base. The position will be based at the Centre's headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya with frequent international travel.

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Vacancy: Financial Assets Program Officer FF

The Program Officer will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and coordinating grant making activities to improve the livelihoods of poor rural and urban households. The goal of the livelihoods work is to reduce poverty in rural and urban areas by improving access to financial, business development, and organizational development services that promote the establishment and growth of micro and small enterprises, increase their productivity, and connect producers to markets for their goods and services

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Vacancy: Principal Scientist in Economics for ICRISAT

ICRISAT invites applications for Principal Scientist (Economics), to be based at its Regional Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. S/he will report to the Global Theme Leader on Institutions, Markets, Policy and Impact, under the overall administrative supervision of the Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and working in close collaboration with other global themes within ICRISAT.

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