Jamii Opportunities
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- Feb 10, 2014
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1.
Position: Assistant (Field and Greenhouse)
Key duties & Responsibilities
This position is a nationally recruited position based in Arusha, Tanzania. The initial contract will be for one year subject to a probation period of three months and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.
This position is graded at BG 04 level, with a minimum basic salary of 915,302.00 Tanzania Shillings in a scale of BG01 to BG14 (BG14 being the highest level according to the Alliance job classification framework policy). We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including but not limited to insurance, retirement plan, staff training and development, paid time off and flexible working arrangements.
The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applications MUST include reference REF: 103447 – Assistant (Field and Greenhouse) as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 19th March 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Apply here
2.
Position: Intern- Social Economist
Key duties & Responsibilities
This is an internship position based in Arusha, Tanzania. The contract will be for period of six (6) months and is renewable to a maximum of one year depending on performance and availability of resources. Alliance offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits; we believe that the diversity of our staff contributes to excellence. Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.
Applications
Applications MUST include reference REF: 103448 Intern -Social Economist as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 19th March 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Apply here
3.
Position: Intern
Main Responsibilities
This is an internship position based in Arusha, Tanzania. The contract will be for period of six (6) months and is renewable to a maximum of one year depending on performance and availability of resources. Alliance offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits; we believe that the diversity of our staff contributes to excellence. Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.
Applications
Applications MUST include reference REF: 103450 Intern – Statistics/Bioinformatics as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 19th March 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Apply here
4.
Position: Assistant – Pathology Laboratory
Key duties & Responsibilities
This position is a nationally recruited position based in Arusha, Tanzania. The initial contract will be for one year subject to a probation period of three months and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.
This position is graded at BG 04 level, with a minimum basic salary of 915,302 Tanzania Shillings in a scale of BG01 to BG14 (BG14 being the highest level according to the Alliance job classification framework policy). We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including but not limited to insurance, retirement plan, staff training and development, paid time off and flexible working arrangements.
The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applications MUST include reference REF: 103449- Assistant -Pathology Laboratory as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 19th March 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Apply here
5.
Position: Research Associate
Key duties & responsibilities
The Research Associate will coordinate the investment screening process and impact assessment of Agri-SMEs and provide technical assistance on CSA practices. More specifically, The Research Associate will:
This position is a nationally recruited position based in either Kenya or Rwanda. The initial contract will be for one (1) year subject to a probation period of three (3) months and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.
This position is graded at BG06, level, with a minimum basic salary of KES 168,837.00 /RWF 1,141, 364.00 , in a scale of BG01 to BG14 (BG14 being the highest level according to the Alliance job classification framework policy). We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including but not limited to insurance, retirement plan, staff training and development, paid time off and flexible working arrangements.
The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applications MUST include reference number REF : 103521 Research Associate as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 20th March 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Apply here
Position: Assistant (Field and Greenhouse)
Key duties & Responsibilities
- Support in making bean crosses for different bean varieties.
- Assist in conducting and collecting necessary data for advanced breeding and seed multiplication at different locations.
- Support in analyzing the data and report to supervisor on time.
- Visiting fields regularly to monitor weeds, disease development, and insect growth.
- Collecting soil, tissue, and samples from fields for analysis.
- Assisting with research work and other project’s activities.
- Assist in field layout and mapping.
- Assist seed inventory and greenhouse activities.
- Carry out any other duties that will be assigned to he/her by the supervisor.
Requirements
- Diploma in crop production, plant breeding or any other related areas of study.
- At least one-year experience in breeding activities especially in beans and other related crops will be an added advantage.
- Experience in data collection and entry, data management, quality assurance, and timely reporting.
- High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Kiswahili.
- Computer proficiency including MS Office (Word/ PowerPoint, advanced Excel skills
- Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision, but also participate as a team member in the accomplishment of duties.
- Excellent interpersonal with advanced written and verbal communication skills in English language.
- Strong ability to coordinate, prioritize and organize workload; take initiative and work under pressure.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks under pressure and meeting deadlines.
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
- Ability to maintain the highest level of integrity and standards of ethics, confidentiality, and professionalism.
This position is a nationally recruited position based in Arusha, Tanzania. The initial contract will be for one year subject to a probation period of three months and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.
This position is graded at BG 04 level, with a minimum basic salary of 915,302.00 Tanzania Shillings in a scale of BG01 to BG14 (BG14 being the highest level according to the Alliance job classification framework policy). We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including but not limited to insurance, retirement plan, staff training and development, paid time off and flexible working arrangements.
The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applications MUST include reference REF: 103447 – Assistant (Field and Greenhouse) as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 19th March 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Apply here
2.
Position: Intern- Social Economist
Key duties & Responsibilities
- Support field survey and breeding teams to organize socioeconomic and gender data of various location OnFarm GS trials.
- Conduct data analysis as guided by the senior researchers.
- Conduct market analysis as per guidance of socio-economist.
- Support the active communication and visibility of the programme (website, social media).
- Support the logistical and organisational output of the programme through invitations, agenda, talking points, power point preparations.
- Support crop researchers on data capture and data storage.
- Regularly communicate status and progress made on activity given, developments towards senior reseachers.
- Help maintain and enhance communications on bean breeding and Seed System (inter alia: writing messages, posting mail chimp emails, managing list serve names, interfacing with web manager; expanding social media).
- Any other duties that will be assigned related to data collection, analysis and management functions.
Requirements
- Recently Completed MSc degree in Agribusiness/Economics, knowledge of Geographical Information System (GIS) will be an added advantage.
- Knowledge on the use of data analysis tool such as R statical software, SPSS, GenStat, and other GIS packages.
- Experience of the use of digital data collection tools such as ODK, Survey CTO will be added advantage.
- Excellent drafting skills, capable of producing high-quality analytical documents and organising and summarizing materials clearly for a variety of audiences.
- High analytical computing skills with good knowledge of MS Office applications.
- Knowledge on data management ethics.
- Good communication, written and interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a multicultural team.
- Good knowledge of English language.
This is an internship position based in Arusha, Tanzania. The contract will be for period of six (6) months and is renewable to a maximum of one year depending on performance and availability of resources. Alliance offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits; we believe that the diversity of our staff contributes to excellence. Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.
Applications
Applications MUST include reference REF: 103448 Intern -Social Economist as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 19th March 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Apply here
3.
Position: Intern
Main Responsibilities
- Support in providing technical assistance in data collection, analysis, interpretation for the breeding lines.
- Support in use of computer skills for data analysis using software such as R and SAS.
- Assist in organizing data, documentation and developing technical reports and publications.
- Support in the development of improved/updated technical, statistical and/or analytical tools, methodologies, systems, and databases.
- Any other duties as may be required by the Plant Breeder/Country Coordinator.
- Developing standards for breeding data management processes.
- Developing tools to solve data cleaning management challenges.
- Creating unique methodologies for breeding research purposes.
- Working alongside other bioinformaticians, biology researchers and tech specialists.
- Programming new software or customizing existing systems to align well with the breeding team’s needs.
- Analyzing molecular datasets like genomic sequence data.
- Consulting with biologists and researchers to analyze problems and determine computational strategies to solve those problems.
Requirements
- A MSc degree – recently graduated in a relevant discipline such as Bioinformatics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computational Biology.
- Proficiency in R/python (prior experience in performing bioinformatics analyses in R/python would be an advantage).
- Experience in performing data analyses using various software tools using R or on high-performance computing platforms.
- Experience in genomics and sequencing technologies such as DNA, and RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, etc.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent ability to work independently, analyze data, interpret results, and provide summaries on collaborative projects.
This is an internship position based in Arusha, Tanzania. The contract will be for period of six (6) months and is renewable to a maximum of one year depending on performance and availability of resources. Alliance offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits; we believe that the diversity of our staff contributes to excellence. Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.
Applications
Applications MUST include reference REF: 103450 Intern – Statistics/Bioinformatics as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 19th March 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Apply here
4.
Position: Assistant – Pathology Laboratory
Key duties & Responsibilities
- Support in tissue sampling and other routine tasks associated with experiments.
- Support in mechanical inoculation of virus, bacteria, fungi, oomycete, nematode and other pathogens in field, greenhouse, and growth chambers.
- Support the process of bioassays with insects/vectors.
- Support in routine data collection from various sized research projects and entry into enterprise systems.
- Support in preparation of clear, accurate, and concise reports of results, and communicating them to colleague or stakeholders.
- Perform or direct simple to complex molecular lab work.
- Perform data analysis using parametric and non-parametric statistical models.
- Review literature and stay up to date on the latest technologies.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Plant pathology/crop protection from a recognized university.
- Experience in the below areas will be an added advantage;
- Managing and supporting biotic phenotyping activities in the field, glasshouse, and laboratory.
- Support in tissue sampling and other routine tasks associated with experiments.
- Support in mechanical inoculation of viruses, bacteria, fungi, oomycete, nematode and other pathogens in field, greenhouse, and growth chambers.
- Support the process of bioassays with insects/vectors.
- Support in routine data collection from various sized research projects and entry into enterprise systems.
- Working knowledge of laboratory pathogen culture, purification and microscopic identification and inoculum preparation.
- Working knowledge of DNA and RNA isolation and molecular identification techniques like PCR technology.
- Good report and journal writing skill is required.
- Ability to communicate orally in both English and Swahili on daily routine matters and to prepare brief reports or complete forms without assistance.
- Sufficient competency to use the standard Windows-based software for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and email used at Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT with occasional assistance.
- Good writing records, computing software, and other IT materials.
- Ability to provide supervision and training to field staff to manage breeding research activities.
- Ability to work independently with minimal day to day supervision and proactively solve problems.
- Familiarity with legumes crops and related research operations (pollination, data collection from trials and nurseries.
- Ability to analyze data, situations, or problems, evaluate possible resolution mechanisms.
- Take reasoned decisions, usually based on policy, established process, precedents, or common sense.
- Decisions mostly about work processes — How to do rather than what to do.
- Review literature and stay up to date on the latest technologies.
This position is a nationally recruited position based in Arusha, Tanzania. The initial contract will be for one year subject to a probation period of three months and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.
This position is graded at BG 04 level, with a minimum basic salary of 915,302 Tanzania Shillings in a scale of BG01 to BG14 (BG14 being the highest level according to the Alliance job classification framework policy). We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including but not limited to insurance, retirement plan, staff training and development, paid time off and flexible working arrangements.
The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applications MUST include reference REF: 103449- Assistant -Pathology Laboratory as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 19th March 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Apply here
5.
Position: Research Associate
Key duties & responsibilities
The Research Associate will coordinate the investment screening process and impact assessment of Agri-SMEs and provide technical assistance on CSA practices. More specifically, The Research Associate will:
- Develop adaptation and resilience key performance indicators for the project.
- Establish a CSA impact assessment methodology with a focus on adaptation and resilience.
- Develop and design the survey questionnaires, interviews, and reporting framework according to the key performance indicators.
- Conduct the pre-investment CSA impact screening and portfolio assessment for the Agri-SMEs cohort.
- Build capacity of partners and other stakeholders on the CSA impact screening methodology.
- Develop and deliver CSA capacity training packages customized for business models within the acceleration and incubation cohorts.
- Recommend high-impact CSA practices to Agri-SMEs based on the impact analysis and risk assessment.
- Provide tailored technical assistance for adoption and operationalization of recommended practices to the shortlisted Agri-SMEs to receive the follow-on support.
- Contribute to the development of data infrastructure integrating agro-climatic and socio environmental dimensions, climate impact and climate risk analysis in the pipeline screening process and portfolio assessments.
- Provide input and regular updates to project team about implementation status, action points from meetings workshops and any implementation challenges.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in agricultural or biological sciences, international development, agribusiness or related fields. Masters will be an added advantage.
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience providing technical support to Scientists (including on proposal development).
- Experience in research and data analysis projects.
- Experience working on socio-environmental impact assessments of agricultural activities/investments.
- Native English speaker, or fluent with idiomatic command of English, and demonstrably high verbal and written English skills. Fluency in French will be an added advantage.
- Superior analysis and insight generation capacity.
- Strong client service orientation.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively with other national and cultural backgrounds.
- Excellent eye for detail, critical thinking, high standards of excellence, personal organization, prioritization and time management skills, flexibility, and the ability to deliver on agreed deadlines.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
This position is a nationally recruited position based in either Kenya or Rwanda. The initial contract will be for one (1) year subject to a probation period of three (3) months and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.
This position is graded at BG06, level, with a minimum basic salary of KES 168,837.00 /RWF 1,141, 364.00 , in a scale of BG01 to BG14 (BG14 being the highest level according to the Alliance job classification framework policy). We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including but not limited to insurance, retirement plan, staff training and development, paid time off and flexible working arrangements.
The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applications MUST include reference number REF : 103521 Research Associate as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 20th March 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Apply here
