ILRI vacancy: development and gender economist (closing 23 January 2012)

Vacancy Number: DEV/ECON/12/11
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 3-year contract renewable

ILRI offers a competitive international remuneration and benefits package which includes: – pension – medical insurance – life insurance – and allowances for: children's education; relocation and housing ; home leave travel – annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus 11 paid public holidays

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 scientist within its Poverty, Gender and Impact team and the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) program. The  scientist will  work with the two programs to collect, analyse and report on sex- disaggregated data on agriculture and rural development, agricultural value chains and trade in Sub Saharan Africa and Asia.

Key responsibilities

• Design and manage the collection and analysis of gender disaggregated data on agriculture and rural development, agricultural value chains and trade.
• Develop tools and frameworks for analysing agricultural value chains from a gender perspective.
• Implement, supervise and monitor data collection efforts in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
• Use empirical econometric and other quantitative methods to analyse the data integrating both household and intra household analysis.
• Work with others in the team to combine quantitative and qualitative analysis to understand impacts of value chain development and agriculture trade especially on women's empowerment
• Work with partners including departments of statistics, agriculture and planning and universities to build their capacity to collect, analyse and report on sex-disaggregated agriculture and trade data.
• Contribute to the development, testing and analysis of poverty, gender and equity indicators for monitoring and evaluating agriculture and livestock research and development projects.
• Provide strategic guidance to other ILRI scientists and partners in the collection and analysis of sex disaggregated data.
• Co-supervise students doing their research on gender, agriculture value chains and trade.
• Synthesise studies and literature around gender issues affecting agriculture and rural development in the region to generate policy relevant messages.
• Participate in the communication of the work of PGI and ReSAKSS, e.g. through preparation of PGI and ReSAKSS publications such as working papers, policy briefs, technical reports, journal publications, conference papers and presentations at policy fora.
• Contributeto the organization of conferences, seminars, and workshops sponsored or co-organized by PGI and ReSAKSS.
• Requirements
• A Ph.D. in Development Economics, Agricultural Economics or Economics with emphasis on gender and agriculture development and poverty analysis.
• At least three years post-Ph.D. working experience in research and policy analysis in developing countries, preferably working on gendered empirical analysis of agricultural development, value chains, and agricultural trade.
• Knowledge of evaluation methods, value chain or sectoral assessments, applied micro-econometric methods, household and intra-household analysis.
• A good understanding of gender issues in agriculture and rural development and how to design, collect and analyse sex disaggregated data.
• Proven analytical and research skills through a track record of scientific publications.
• Experience in making presentations to large audiences at national and regional levels.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, writing ability, organizational and administrative skills.
• Ability to work in diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to draft high-quality analytical and policy documents and related correspondence.
• Ability to work under pressure, often to tight deadlines without compromising the quality of deliverables.
• Demonstrated good organizational skills and ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain professional contacts, and to interact with national officials and experts, other researchers, international organizations, development partners, and other PGI and ReSAKSS stakeholders.
• A willingness to travel frequently within and outside Africa and Asia.
• Proven ability to mobilize resources.

Terms of appointment: This is an Internationally Recruited Staff (IRS) position with initial appointment of three years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. ILRI offers a competitive international remuneration package paid in US dollars.

Applicants should send a cover letter and CV 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/?s=view_recr_profile&i=100018. Only applications that are received via this link will be considered and only short listed candidates will be contacted. The position title and reference number DEV/ECON/12/11 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application. Screening of applications will commence on 23 January until the position is filled, though selections may be made in advance of that date.

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

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