Background
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Livestock Technical Expert to lead the process of up scaling of livestock feed and health technologies to improve the production and productivity of ruminant livestock in the regions of Sikasso, Mopti and Timbuktu of Mali.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia. The outcomes of these research partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals’ alive and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity, find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases. www.ilri.org
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about 700 and in 2015, an operating budget of about USD 83 million. A member of the CGIAR Consortium working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and East Asia. www.cgiar.org
As part of the Mali Feed The Future livestock value chain component – Livestockfor growth in household incomes, nutrition and for national gross domestic product growth-, ILRI is leading a program entitled Feedthe Future Mali Livestock Technology Scaling Program or FTF-MLTS.   The overarching goal of the program is to contribute to the inclusive growth in ruminant livestock value chain for increased income, food and nutrition security through the scaling up of productivity enhancing technologies among ruminant livestock keepers and other value chains actors in the Mali regions of Mopti, Timbuktu and Sikasso.
Responsibilities
– Provide livestock technical assistance in animal health and feeding, and production models to strength and supervise the program implementation.
– Work with implementing partners to prepare annual work plans and budgets regarding the up scaling of livestock technologies.
– Conduct frequent project site field visits to supervise actual program implementation in collaboration with program implementing partners.
– Monitor program activities in collaborate with the program M&E Expert and suggest necessary adjustments to ensure project targets and objectives are met and improve program quality
– Work with implementing partners to prepare program technical reports.
– Assist in building partnership with private service providers and livestock keepers’ organizations.
– Assist in the development of business models for the up scaling of livestock technologies and livestock marketing innovations.
Requirements
– Veterinarian, Agronomist, Masters in Agricultural Sciences;
– At least 5-year experience in implementation of livestock development projects in West Africa
– Familiar with livestock technology up scaling processes and frameworks;
– Experience with ruminant livestock production models including fattening schemes;
– Experience with on-farm fodder production techniques,  public and private animal health delivery systems and livestock marketing systems;
– Ability to work with partner NGOs and farmers organizations;
– Familiarity in the facilitation of actors/stakeholders consultation processes;
– Experience working with the private services and inputs providers;
– Experience in business development in the livestock sector;
– Highly effective planning, organizational and multi-tasking skills with a positive attitude and partner orientation;
– Ability to plan and implement activities systematically to meet deadlines, review plans periodically and evaluate results.
– Good writing and communication skills.
– Fluent in both French and English.
– Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with people in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment and to be an effective team player
This is a nationally recruited position. ILRI offers a competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience.
The appointment will be for a period of two years, inclusive three months’ probation, with a possibility of extension contingent upon performance, continued relevance of the position and available resources.
The duty station will be at ILRI office in Bamako, Mali.
How to apply:
Applicants should apply on or before 18 March, 2016 by email to: icrisat@icrisatml.org, with a letter of motivation, latest Curriculum Vitae, and names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. The reference name of the position should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the email.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.