Research Technician - International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi

Job Title: Research Technician - Data Collection & Management

Reference: RT/LSE/04/13

Advert Details

Recruiter: International Livestock Research Institute

Contract Permanent

Location: Nairobi

Available: ASAP

Category: IT / Telecomms Offer: This position is in job Grade 2B with a starting salary of KES 83,606. This is exclusive of other benefits provided by ILRI.


Introduction
INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE
A member Center of the CGIAR Consortium

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Research Technician - Data Collection & Management

Minimum Requirements
Requirements:-

•A BA/BSc degree in computer science, information systems, mathematics and statistics or
other relevant discipline;

•A minimum of 2 years relevant work experience, preferably in applied agricultural research;

•Knowledge and experience in agricultural and rural development issues in the study region is
an advantage;

•Experience in database management and applying quality assurance (QA) standards and
procedures;

•Experience with qualitative and quantitative data analysis an advantage;

•Excellent skills in MS Office, data collection software (CsPro, ODK) and at least one statistical
package (R, SPSS, STATA);

•Basic knowledge and experience with the SQL language is required;

•Basic programming skills (e.g. C++, Java, Visual Basic) is an advantage;

•Excellent English written and oral skills and good skills in a 2nd language relevant to the study
region;

•Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to work flexibly in multicultural, multidisciplinary
teams;

•Willingness to travel nationally and regionally;

•Demonstrated good organisational skills and ability to work under minimum supervision;

•Ability to work under pressure, often to meet tight deadlines without compromising the
quality of deliverables;

•Skills in designing/development of relational databases an advantage;

•Skills in web design and content management, and basic knowledge of HTML an advantage.

Terms of Appointment

This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. The position
is on a 2 year contract with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and
continued funding.


Job Specification
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to enhance the roles livestock play in
pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other
hubs in East, West and southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. http://www.ilri.org/.

CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out
by 15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of
partner organizations. http://www.cgiar.org/.

Humidtropics, a CGIAR Research Program (CRP), seeks to transform the lives of the rural poor in
tropical Americas, Asia and Africa. Innovative integrated systems research in the humid tropics will
help poor farm families, often led by women, boost their agricultural productivity while preserving the
land for future generations. ILRI is heavily engaged in the Humidtropics, leading Strategic Research
Theme 1 on Systems Analysis and Global Synthesis with strong inputs into other CRP’s. Further
information is available at: http://humidtropics.org/

The Position

The overall purpose of these positions is to support field research activities of Humidtropics, Strategic
Research Theme 1 (Systems Analysis & Synthesis). This position will be part of the Integrated Sciences
Program – Livestock Science and the Environment.

Key responsibilities

•Assisting the Humidtropics data systems manager in the programming of data collection
tools;

•Training enumerators in the use of data collection tools for large scale household surveys and
supervising their use in the field;

•Responsible for specific activities in the whole data processing and quality assurance process,
linking to the data systems manager and overall integrated database system;

•Producing simple summaries and analysis to support the analytical work of research staff in
the region, including the generation of appropriate monitoring & evaluation indicators;

•Maintain the hardware systems used for data collection (e.g. netbooks, PDA’s, GPS) and
associated security of the electronic files;

•Other activities relating to the good conduct of Humid tropics programme field research.

How to Apply

Applicants should send a cover letter and CV combined as one document addressed to the Human
Resources Director, 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 Log on to: http:/
/www.myjobsinkenya.com/ilri_jobs. The position title and reference number REF: RT/LSE/04/
13 should be clearly marked on the cover letter. Only online applications will be considered, and only
short listed candidates will be contacted.

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

Deadline:8/05/2013