livestock research jobs

PurposeEnsure IRRI's audiences in Africa are appropriately engaged by managing and developing a communication and messaging portfolio in coordination with the global communications team and the Africa Director.Develop communications material for resource mobilization, including investment pitches and stories that support the pitches.Contribute to and accelerate making a significant increase in fu...

Overall ObjectiveThe overall objective of the consultancy is to provide technical support for the implementation of the "Support for the Participation of African Nations in the Work of the World Organisation for Animal Health Project" and the Animal Health Facilitating Trade" (AHSFT) Project. The lead institutions for the AHSFT project are International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Uni...

Job Summary:TechnoServe seeks a Regional Project Manager Northern Kenya (RPM-N) to provide strategic and technical leadership of project activities in the LFS Northern Kenya zone of influence. Reporting to the DCOP, the RPM-N will have strong technical knowledge of community-based resilience programming, nutrition sensitive agriculture, and of food and market systems of the sectors and geographie...

Job Description Overall Objective The overall objective of the consultancy is to provide technical support for the implementation of the Support for the Participation of African Nations in the Work of the World Organisation for Animal Health Project and the Animal Health Facilitating Trade (AHSFT) Project. The lead institutions for the AHSFT project are International Livestock Research Institute ...

FunctionUnder the leadership of the Project Manager, the Livestock Officer will be responsible for providing technical support and coordination in implementing trainings and promoting adoption of biosecurity, antimicrobial use, and good farm management practices among smallholder farmers in the dairy and poultry value chains.The Livestock Officer will also support Social and Behavior Change (SBCC...

AU-IBAR is a specialized technical office of the African Union Commission (AUC), headed by the Director who reports directly to the AUC through the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA). Overall Objective The overall objective of the consultancy is to provide technical support for the implementation of the Support for the Participation of African Nations in the Work of the World Orga...

ChildFund protects children s well-being by strengthening relationships among children, parents, community members, local organizations, teachers and schools, governments and others Purpose of the Research To deepen our work across the ASAL areas 6 , ChildFund Kenya is looking for a competent team of consultants to carry out a research on the intergenerational impact of climate change on women an...

Program / Department SummaryUSAID's BHA awarded a Mercy Corps-led consortium of Kenyan and international partners with a eight-year Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Turkana and Samburu Counties. Through a phased approach that emphasizes evidence gap analysis, as well as partnership, learning, and co-creation with government, civil society, communities, and the private sector, this pro...

Program / Department SummaryUSAID's BHA awarded a Mercy Corps-led consortium of Kenyan and international partners with a eight-year Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Turkana and Samburu Counties. Through a phased approach that emphasizes evidence gap analysis, as well as partnership, learning, and co-creation with government, civil society, communities, and the private sector, this pro...

Heifer International s mission is to work with communities to end world hunger and poverty and to care for the Earth. Dan West was a farmer from the American Midwest and member of the Church of the Brethren who went to the front lines of the Spanish Civil War as an aid worker. Function Under the leadership of the Project Manager, the Livestock Officer will be responsible for providing technical s...

Purpose / Project Description:Mercy Corps seeks a Kenya-based research consultant to co-lead participatory design of the incentive mechanisms and support data collection and real-time analysis during the 18 months the incentives will be tested. The Consultant will establish a study protocol to capture different behavioral insights into incentives and disincentives to collective management of a mu...

TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets Job Summary: TechnoServe seeks a Regional Project Manager Northern Kenya (RPM-N) to provide strategic and technical leadership of project activitie...

Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian aid agency engaged in transitional environments that have experienced some sort of shock: natural disaster, economic collapse, or conflict. Purpose / Project Description: Mercy Corps seeks a Kenya-based research consultant to co-lead participatory design of the incentive mechanisms and support data collection and real-time analysis during the 18 months the inc...

Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian aid agency engaged in transitional environments that have experienced some sort of shock: natural disaster, economic collapse, or conflict. Summary USAID s BHA awarded a Mercy Corps-led consortium of Kenyan and international partners with a eight-year Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Turkana and Samburu Counties. Through a phased approach that emph...

Job Description:The HoA is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world, characterized by complex development challenges and varying degrees of conflict and fragility, food crises, and social, political, and economic conditions. High poverty levels are most prevalent in the northern parts of Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan. A large portion of households remain vulnerable to poverty, with consumption...

Job Description: The HoA is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world, characterized by complex development challenges and varying degrees of conflict and fragility, food crises, and social, political, and economic conditions. High poverty levels are most prevalent in the northern parts of Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan. A large portion of households remain vulnerable to poverty, with consumptio...

The World Bank Group (WBG) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. It is the largest and most famous development bank in the world and is an observer at the United Nations Development Group ABOUT JOB The HoA is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world, characterized by complex development challenges and varying degrees of conflict ...

KeyResponsibilitiesThe successful candidate will be responsible to:Co-lead data collection in the field (including supervising a team of data collectors) and activities facilitation at the community level.Carry out literature reviews pertaining to relevant topics that will be assigned.Be able to carry out quantitative and qualitative research.Facilitate meetings, workshops, and training with proj...

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future. The positions The MSc students will play a pivotal role in the Go Heal Mastitis project, a collaborative eff...

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future. Key Responsibilities The successful candidate will be responsible to: Co-lead data collection in the field (...

Key ResponsibilitiesThe position holder is expected to apply remote sensing and GIS technology to rangeland ecology and livestock systems. He/she will work with the team of multi-disciplinary scientist to integrate geospatial skills into livestock systems using research, stakeholder, and community engagements.Research for DevelopmentContribute to the development, testing and validation of innovat...

ACRE Africa, the brand name of Agriculture and Climate Risk Enterprise Ltd. (ACRE), links farmers to insurance products so that they can confidently invest in their farms. Since inception, over 1 Million farmers in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda were insured from a variety of weather related risks & livestock diseases through products we designed ROLES & RESPOSIBILITIES Financial planning and analysi...

ResponsibilitiesSupport the design, development, and implementation of field studies, including the selection of appropriate epidemiological methods for collecting active and passive antimicrobial resistance and use data using a One Health approach.Contribute to quantitative and qualitative analysis of research data, interpret results, and prepare reports, manuscripts and presentations.Prepare re...

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Project Accountant on behalf of Worldfish to provide overall financial oversight to the project including budgeting, monitoring spending in accordance with WorldFish and donor cost eligibility requirements and guidelines; review the quality of financial reports and any financial requirements; ensures that robust and effectiv...