Total salary & benefits package circa USD 105,000 (tax free*) Base salary from USD 75,000 per annum plus benefits.

ILRI seeks to recruit a Development Manager for the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Livestock and Fish “More Meat, Milk and Fish by and for the Poor”. This CRP seeks to sustainably increase productivity of small-scale livestock and aquaculture systems to increase availability and affordability of animal-source foods for poor consumers and in doing so, to reduce poverty through greater participation by the poor along the value chains that supply them. With an annual budget of $30 million and led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the CRP brings together 4 CGIAR centers and multiple partners from the research, development and private sector communities around the world. More information about the CRP can be found at: http://livestockfish.wordpress.com

Reporting to the CRP Director and as a member of the CRP Management Unit, the successful candidate will lead the engagement of this CRP with private sector actors and development partners in achieving its objective of transforming selected animal-source food value chains in the developing world.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Lead the development of strategies and definition of impact pathways within each of the selected value chains and globally to build on existing partnerships or initiate new ones with development actors (national, regional and international development agencies, NGOs, private sector), and manage, monitor and strengthen these partnerships to undertake strategic research for development and translate that research into major development interventions;
• Lead efforts to mobilize development resources with key development partners to implement the CRP strategy in each target value chain;
• Support the CRP Coordinators in each target value chain in developing work plans, budgets, reporting, monitoring and evaluation for value chain-level activities;
• Contribute to a shared vision of impact-oriented research for development within the CRP team and among development partners, including promoting the role of the CRP as knowledge partner in large-scale development interventions;
• Ensure CRP field activities are linked with those for other CGIAR Research Programs;
• Work with the CRP Communications Officer to monitor and guide the communications outputs from CRP teams to ensure their relevance and appropriateness for development audiences, including public and private investors and development implementers;

Requirements:

• MBA or other graduate degree in a relevant discipline, including agri-business, agriculture or social science; a PhD would be an advantage;
• At least 10 years of relevant experience, especially development management or donor experience, in an international, multi-disciplinary, and multi-cultural environment; private sector experience would be an advantage.
• Proven expertise in leading dynamic and innovative development actions;
• Familiarity with policies, processes and practices among development banks and major development agencies;
• Proven fund-raising record with development agencies and banks;
• Strong leadership and management skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to effectively promote the CRP with development agencies and donors;
• Fluency in English with proficiency in other international languages preferred, especially French.

Post location: The position is based at ILRI’s Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Extensive travel to other countries and regions will be required, particularly throughout Africa and South and Southeast Asia.

Position level: The position is Scientist/Research Level 3, dependent on qualifications and experience.

Terms of appointment: The position is on a fixed term appointment for three years. ILRI offers a competitive international remuneration and benefits package which includes: – Pensions Medical insurance – Life insurance and allowances for: – Education – Housing – Security – Disturbance – Relocation – Home leave; 15% pension contribution. Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + 11 public holidays.
* Benefits are tax free subject to compliance with tax regulations of country of citizenship.

Applicants should send a cover letter and CV (2 pgs. max) explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Human Resources Director by registering at this link:  http://www.myjobsinkenya.com/ilri_jobs  before 30th June 2012. The position title and reference number Development Manager DM/CRP-LF/05/12 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.

To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/

ILRI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates from African countries, particularly women, are encouraged to apply.

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ACTIVITES PREVUES
1) Conférences plénières :
a) Conférence inaugurale : « La contribution de la recherche scientifique et technologique dans la résolution des problèmes énergétiques et environnementaux en Afrique ».
b) Table ronde : « Implication des systèmes nationaux de recherche dans la réduction des impacts des changements climatiques en Afrique : Expériences de quelques pays africains » ;
2) - Présentation de communications en ateliers parallèles (7 ateliers) ;
3) Atelier de formation des jeunes chercheurs
a) Concepts et théories dans l’évaluation de la biodiversité ;
b) Concepts et théories en Phytopathologie.
c) Techniques de rédaction de projets de recherche et d’articles scientifiques
4) Exposition de produits issus des activités de recherche scientifique et d’innovations technologiques.
5) Activités des associations scientifiques et des réseaux thématiques.

DATE : Du 22 au 26 Octobre 2012.

LIEU : Campus universitaire de Lomé.

DELAI POUR LE DEPÔT des résumés et des descriptifs des produits à exposer : 30 juin 2012.
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Objectifs

« Doctorants du Sud » est un des programmes d’appui au renforcement et à la consolidation des potentiels de recherche dans les pays du Sud, mis en oeuvre par l’Agence inter-établissements de recherche pour le développement (AIRD) pour le compte du Cirad (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement).

A travers ce programme, l’AIRD entend contribuer à la formation diplômante de futurs chercheurs des pays du Sud et renforcer les partenariats de recherche entre les unités du Cirad et une ou plusieurs équipes du Sud.

Le public visé est celui des étudiants des pays du Sud qui souhaitent réaliser une thèse dans le cadre d’un partenariat entre une équipe de recherche du Cirad et une équipe de recherche du Sud leur garantissant un encadrement et un environnement de travail de qualité.

L’objectif du soutien est de renforcer les capacités de recherche des pays du Sud et par là même, accompagner les jeunes scientifiques dans l’acquisition des compétences leur permettant d’intégrer, au terme de leur thèse, le système d’enseignement supérieur et de recherche de leur pays  .

Objet

15 doctorants du Sud seront financés à compter du 1er novembre 2012 et pour 3 ans maximum pour travailler sur l’un des sujets sélectionnés par le Cirad. Dans cette perspective, 24 sujets de thèse sont proposés.

Conditions d’éligibilité

Les candidat(e)s doivent être:

• âgé(e)s de moins de 40 ans ;
• ressortissant(e)s d’un pays des régions intertropicales ou méditerranéennes ;
• titulaires d’un master-recherche, d’un DEA ou d’un diplôme équivalent dans les sciences relevant du domaine de l’agriculture au sens large (agriculture, alimentation, environnement, etc.) et présentant les conditions requises pour une inscription en formation doctorale

Attention : 
Seules seront évaluées les candidatures portant sur l’un des 24 sujets de thèse proposés. Les doctorants engagés dans une thèse en cours ne sont pas éligibles à cet appel à candidatures.

Critères d’évaluation

• Qualité et pertinence du parcours du candidat
• Qualité du programme de travail proposé pour le sujet de thèse (méthodologie scientifique, cohérence, faisabilité et calendrier)
  • Il est impératif que le candidat prenne contact avec l’unité de recherche du Cirad qui propose le sujet de thèse ainsi qu’avec l’équipe partenaire du Sud co-encadrante.
  • Le calendrier de la thèse comporte impérativement des séjours alternés entre le pays du Sud où se déroule la thèse et un pays tiers (autre pays du Sud, France ou autre pays du Nord). Les séjours dans les pays tiers seront d’une durée minimale de 2 mois et maximale de 6 mois par an
• Insertion du candidat dans une équipe co-encadrante de la thèse au Sud
  • Le candidat doit impérativement fournir dans son dossier de candidature une lettre attestant de l’engagement du chercheur du Sud qui le co-encadrera durant sa thèse.
• Potentiel de renforcement des capacités de l’équipe de recherche du Sud
• Potentiel de renforcement du partenariat Nord-Sud et/ou Sud-Sud.

Contact : aird.doctorants-sud@ird.fr
Téléphone :             +33 (0)4 91 99 95 35

M. Nabil EL KENTE
AIRD
Direction des Programmes de recherche et de la Formation au Sud (DPF)
Institut de recherche pour le développement
Immeuble Le Sextant
44, boulevard de Dunkerque CS 90009
13572 Marseille cedex 2
France

Documents à télécharger

Pour postuler à cette formation il faut être titulaire d’un BAC +4 ou équivalent.

L’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie accordera 10 allocations d’études à distance pour l’année universitaire 2012-2013.

La formation débutera en octobre 2012.

L’appel à candidatures 2012-2013 sera clos le 17 juin 2012.

Informations : http://foad.refer.org/rubrique174.html

The Foundation provides one, two and three year grants to libraries in the developing countries and supporting organizations:

• Programs to enhance library infrastructure, technology or information services in ways that significantly expand their ability to make STM (scientific/social sciences, technical and medical) information available to those who need it — researchers, clinicians, students, policymakers and the wider public.
• Programs that expand library information resources in the developing world through digitization or preservation of information that advances science, health, the environment, and indigenous knowledge.
• Training and education programs for library staff, students or researchers, contributing to sustainable improvements in the library’s capacity to provide STM information in the developing world.
• Partnerships between libraries in the developing countries and institutions in the developed countries to provide technical assistance or training. Developed country partner organizations include libraries, learned societies, universities, intergovernmental organizations and other non-profit organizations.

Please note that in 2012 a new two step application process has been implemented to streamline the submission and review process. First round applications will be accepted through June 24th through the Foundation’s online application system. In early July shortlisted candidates will be announced and invited to submit a full proposal in the second round. Grant recipients will be announced in December 2012.

Deadline: 24 June 2012

For more information, visit this link.

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) and East Asia (China).

ILRI seeks to recruit a Financial & Systems Accountant.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of general ledger through authorizing update journals for payables and receivables and those arising from periodic analysis of accounts;
• Review & checking receipting and banking of funds received;
• Review & checking of reconciliations that ensure accuracy of data held – for supplier accounts and bank accounts;
• Supervising the timely processing of payments;
• Review & checking of matching of commitments to goods & services received and supplier invoices. Ensuring tax compliance for payments transactions processed;
• Review & checking of payment requests for payroll, staff related transactions (advance requests, staff accounts withdrawals and retirement of travel advances. Ensure adherence to set policies and procedures;
• Review & verify supplier invoices payments via cheques & Electronic Funds Transfers (EFTs).
• Assist Finance manager in coordinating end month financial closing process;
• Assist Finance manager in management of change in finance unit during implementation of the new ERP;
• Generation of audit schedules from time to time;
• Supervising the document filing and retrieval system.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business related course.
• Certified Public Accountant CPA (K), ACCA or CIMA full qualifications.
• 4-5 years relevant supervisory experience in an international NGO or an international organization.
• Knowledge of computerized accounting software required preferably SUN accounting.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Good personal organizational skills, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills across all levels.
• Adaptive to change.

Duration: 6 Months

Applicants should send a cover letter and CV (2 pgs max (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Human Resources Director by registering at this link: http://www.myjobsinkenya.com/ilri_jobs  before 31 May  2012. The position title and reference number; FSA/CS/05/12 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.
To find out more about ILRI, visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org.

To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/

ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.

OBJECTIVES: The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce its Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing for the year 2012. The grants serve as part of the Council’s contribution to the development of the social sciences in Africa, and the continuous renewal and strengthening of research capacities in African universities, through the funding of primary research conducted by postgraduate students and professionals. Hence, candidates whose applications are successful are encouraged to use the resources provided under the grants to cover the cost of their fieldwork, the acquisition of books and documents, the processing of data which they have collected and the printing of their theses/dissertations. As the Council is strongly committed to encouraging African researchers to engage one another on a sustained basis, recipients of the small grants will also be supported to order books and journals produced by African scholarly publishers, including CODESRIA itself. They will also be encouraged to apply for participation in CODESRIA research methodology workshops.

ELIGIBILITY: The CODESRIA Small Grants Programme is open to graduate students and professionals currently registered in African universities, and preparing their theses and dissertations in all social science fields and other disciplines involving social or economic analysis. Preference is given to those registered for doctoral studies (PhD or equivalent), though few grants are available for Masters Theses.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Grants are awarded solely on merit, that is, on the strength of each individual application received by CODESRIA. All applicants are required to use the application forms designed by CODESRIA which is made available along with this announcement. The application forms can also be downloaded from the CODESRIA website (www.codesria.org). In filling out the forms, applicants are requested to bear the following guidelines in mind:

RESEARCH PROPOSAL: Candidates’ research proposals should each contain a clear statement of the research hypotheses, a critical review of the existing literature, the methodology to be used, the expected results of the work, and a detailed work plan and timetable. The research proposal should be based on an innovative problematic which sets out the originality of the theme in relation to on-going research in the same area.

BUDGET: Applicants should present a detailed budget with expenses clearly linked to specific phases of their research. The budget should not exceed USD 5,000 for PhD (or its equivalents) and USD 2,500 for Masters. Only trips for fieldwork in the country in which the research is actually conducted is funded under this grant.

STATEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: A statement is required from each applicant’s institution of affiliation, giving approval to the proposed research and an assurance of continued institutional support throughout the preparation of the thesis/dissertation. This should be done on the institution’s letterhead and must carry the official stamp. Contact details of the officer issuing the statement must also be included.

LETTERS OF REFERENCE: Two letters of reference must accompany each application, one from the thesis/dissertation supervisor, assessing the applicant’s research proposal and abilities; and the other from a faculty member, assessing the applicant in relation to other graduate students, and commenting on the scientific merit and validity of the proposed research. Contact details of the thesis or dissertation supervisor must be included in the letter of reference.

CURRICULUM VITAE: Applicants must include their current curriculum vitae which, among other things, indicates their discipline and nationality, and provides a list of their recent publications and on-going research activities.

Please note that any application which is submitted without duly completed application forms will be automatically disqualified.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: The deadline for the receipt of applications is Friday 15th June, 2012. An independent selection will meet in Dakar from 20 to 25 August 2012 to review the applications received. The results of their deliberations will be announced shortly after. Incomplete and late applications found to will not be considered.

All applications should be submitted to:

The Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing
CODESRIA
BP 3304, CP 18524
Dakar, Senegal
Tel.: +221-33 825 98.22/23
Fax: +221-33 824 12.89
E-mail: small.grants@codesria.sn

Formulaires

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The Council for the Development of Social Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites applications for the position of Post-Doctoral Fellow in its Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI). The position will be based in the Council’s Executive Secretariat in Dakar. The Fellow would also be expected to spend part of their time participating in various programs of the University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) in terms of existing collaboration agreements between CODESRIA and UCAD. The RFGI is a joint programme of CODESRIA, the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making. Further information on RFGI can be found at http://www.codesria.org/

Under the overall authority of the Executive Secretary and the direct supervision of the RFGI Coordinator, the Post-Doctoral Fellow will be based in Dakar and will work closely with the RFGI Coordinator on the day-to-day scientific management of the RFGI. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will also be required to contribute to the research and training objectives of the RFGI.

The key tasks and responsibilities of the Programme Manager will include:

 Assist the Program Coordinator with the Scientific management of the day-to-day activities of the RFGI;
 Develop and carry out research on a topic relevant to the objectives of the RFGI.
 Provide support and technical backstopping to researchers in different parts of Africa, and collaborating researchers elsewhere;
 Liaison with RFGI researchers;
 Participate in the review of proposals, research reports, background papers and manuscripts commissioned by the RFGI core team.
 Assist the Coordinator with the preparation of reports and monitoring of all programme obligations to funders;
 Production of draft quarterly, half-yearly and annual reports.

The Post-Doctoral Fellow is expected to be hands-on, self-motivating and target-oriented individual requiring minimum supervision. She/he must also be capable of leading and motivating research teams and individual researchers.

Requirements

Candidates for this position must:

 Have recently (within the last 5 years) graduated with a PhD in the Social Sciences with a focus on environmental governance, decentralised local governance or closely related field;
 Be familiar with the challenges of social-science research in Africa;
 Be familiar with the trends in the global social sciences/humanities;
 Have some experience or interest in programme monitoring and evaluation
 Have experience in the organisation of research and research meetings of various types;
 Be fully conversant with current Information technology and possess knowledge of the use of ICT tools in research;
 Be fluent in French and English
 Have excellent writing skills.

How to Apply

All applicants wishing to be considered for this position are required to supply the following documents:

 A cover letter expressing your interest;
 A one-page essay on your research interests and how they may relate to RFGI;
 2 samples of your published work;
 A detailed CV describing your professional experience;
 Three reference letters, two of which must be academic references.

Both the application and the reference letters should be sent by email by 31st May 2012 to:

The Executive Secretary
CODESRIA
Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop X Canal IV
P.O. Box 3304 CP 18524
Dakar, Senegal
executive.secretary@codesria.sn