Posted:4 hours ago
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Non-Profit Organization Management
Description:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) is a pan-African Centre of excellence in research for development and capacity building in insect science and its applications. Its mission is to help alleviate poverty, ensure food and nutritional security and improve the overall health status of peoples of the tropics. It does so by developing and extending management tools and strategies for harmful and useful arthropods, while preserving the natural resource base. Since its establishment in 1970, icipe has become a significant contributor to science and innovation required to meet the health and food security challenges of sub-Saharan Africa. The Centre has achieved this status by developing alternative and environmentally friendly pest and vector management technologies and products that are effective, selective, non-polluting, non-resistance inducing, and are affordable to resource-limited rural and urban communities. icipe is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and has operations in more than 40 African countries as well as thriving partnerships with universities and research organizations across the world. Employing over 500 international and national staff, icipe also has approximately 150 graduate students who contribute to its research portfolio annually
Job Description
Overall Purpose of the Job
- To support field operations of the RMRN-EA through technical backstopping of agroecological innovations being tested in the living labs.
Specific duties
The successful candidate is expected to:
- Lead the technical backstopping and capacity building to national partners, extension officers, and model farmers on innovations under validation in the living labs.
- Manage field equipment and resources.
- Undertake bioassays in laboratory, screenhouse, and under field conditions as assigned by supervisor.
- Lead the team rearing pests and parasitoids for experiments and field release.
- Collate field data remitted by partners via the ODK platform.
- Undertake exploratory data analyses, data visualisation, and drafting reports.
- Draft manuscripts and support science communication.
- Spearhead dissemination activities through planning and execution of exhibitions during stakeholder engagement events, including field days and agricultural.
- Perform any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor(s)
Requirements/ qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in a relevant field.
- At least 3 years’ experience in facilitating field operations.
- Experience in rearing and field release of insects.
- Experience in multi-stakeholder engagements across countries, in a research for development environment.
- Experience in drafting reports and manuscripts.
- Ability to manage field equipment and resources.
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
