POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - EXTERNAL
Communications Officer
REF Number: CO/011/17
16 March 2017
The positions: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks to hire a Communications Officer for its Land Policy Initiative (LPI) – IFPRI project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
General: IFPRI is one of the international agricultural research institutes organized under the CGIAR Consortium. The mandate of IFPRI is to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting world food needs in ways that conserve the natural resource base, with emphasis on low income and on the poorer groups in the countries. With a vision for a world free of hunger and malnutrition, IFPRI’s mission is to provide sustainable solutions for ending hunger and reducing poverty.
Main Responsibilities:
Contribute to the production of knowledge products (reports and publications) and coordinate peer review process.;
Minimum Requirements:
Education:
Experience:
At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
Skills and Competencies:
¨ Jobholder requires extensive knowledge and conceptual understanding of a specialized field or a technical or administrative function, e.g. knowledge of relevant policies and procedures determines a course of action based on these guidelines with ability to analyze, interpret and modify complicated information. Knowledge is typically acquired through technical training with certification.
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Position level: 2D.
Minimum Base salary:
Birr 20,180 per month (Negotiable depending on experience, skill and salary history of the candidate)
Terms of appointment: Initial appointment is fixed term for two years renewable appointment based on performance and funding availability. IFPRI offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits in line with ILRI salary applicable for its Nationally Recruited Staff. IFPRI is an international and equal opportunity organization and believes that diversity of its staff contributes to excellence.
The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.