~~Technical Assistant
Ziway, Ethiopia
REF: A/001/15
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Technical Assistant who will be a member of the Feed and Forages Bioscience Program.
General: 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, and Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam) and East Asia (China). www.ilri.org.
Responsibilities:
The Technical Assistant participates and assists in forage seed regeneration activities including:
• Maintains forage plots weed free and labeled and harvest seeds,
• Records field observation and characterization data and prepare update sheets,
• Takes herbarium specimens,
• Monitors plants for pests and diseases in screenhouses and field and take remedial action,
• Supervise daily labour for field and screenhouse activities,
• Waters and take care of plants in screenhouses,
• Assists with plant sampling for germplasm health activities,
• Keeps the field and screenhouse areas clean and tidy,
• Assists in general implementation of forage research and training activities at the site.
~~Education:
• 10th and 12th grade complete minimum or College Diploma preferred.
Experience:
• 4 years practical experience in plant propagation or seed production for 10th and 12 grade or 2 years practical experience in plant propagation or seed production for diploma level.
Skills:
• Basic knowledge of plant propagation or seed production,
• Good communication skills in English,
• Good interpersonal relationships.
Behavioural Competencies:
• Careful
• Accurate
• Reliable and honest
• Punctual
Duty Station: Ziway town.
Grade: 1C.
Minimum Base: Birr 6,529 (Negotiable, depending on experience, skill and salary history of the candidate).
Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is fixed term for two years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc.