31 March, 2013)
Vacancy Number: A/013/2013
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Duration: 2 years with the possibility of renewal
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, Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka),
Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) and East Asia (China).
The position: ILRI has vacancy for a Program Management Officer for its new
research programs. Under the supervision of the research program leader and
supervising administrative staff, the Program Management Officer is responsible
for overall administrative, financial, human resource and grants/program
management within the Program.
Specific responsibilities:
Program Reporting Administration and Human Resource
Oversees all the Program Administrative functions and directly supervises
program support staff including performance management, work planning and
reviewing of job descriptions
As part of the Program, supports the Program leader and team leaders in the
preparation of Program reports including annual Program performance indicators
reports
Participates in Program management meetings, serving as Secretary and ensuring
follow up on action points.
Provides leadership and management of all aspects of the program administrative
unit ensuring the office systems run efficiently and in a coordinated manner
Reviews Program administrative functions, structures and procedure and makes
recommendations for changes, and overseas their implementation
Acts as the main link between Program and Human Resource units and also
provides support the Program Leader with staff planning issues
Supports the Program Leader, Team Leaders and scientists with staff recruitment
and engagement of consultants.
Maintains updated staff/supervisor list and organization chart
Proposal Development/Resource Mobilization
Support project leaders in proposal development including participating in
proposal development meetings, reviewing of technical proposals to ensure compliance
with donor proposal development guidelines, overall responsibility of reviewing
proposal budgets to ensure compliance with ILRI and donor financial guidelines
and collating all supporting documents required.
Participate in proposal development meetings internally and with donors during
proposal development.
Working closely with Program Leader, maintain a database of all proposals being
developed and/or submitted to donors including preparing Management committee
and Board of Trustees resource mobilization reports.
Grant / Partnership Management
On approval of proposals and before submission to finance and legal offices,
review all Program related restricted projects grant agreements to ensure that
the donor agreement provisions and/or clauses do not conflict with any ILRI
legal and financial policies and that reporting requirements for interim and
final financial and technical reports are achievable.
Drafting of all project partner sub grant agreements ensuring compliance with
specific donor regulations. This includes but not limited to working with
different project partners in development of sub grantee budgets, project
financial and technical reporting requirement etc.
Provides guidance and/or trainings to project partners/sub grantees and ILRI
project team on donor and ILRI administrative, legal and financial
requirements.
Review and confirmation of all consultancy contract requests and staff
recruitment position requests prior to approval by Team Leaders and Program
Leader and submission to Human Resources office to ensure compliance to ILRI
and donor requirements.
Review and confirmation of project partners/sub grantees and consultants
payment requests before approval by project leaders and submission of payment
to finance for processing.
Provide support to different project leaders in the implementation of different
Program donor funded projects including following up with sub-grantees and
project consultants to ensure achievement of contract deliverables.
Review of all donor financial reports once prepared by the budget and grants
department to ensure that all costs are included and that all donor
requirements are adhered to.
Works with different ILRI departments including Legal, budgets and grants,
resource mobilization to ensure that all Program projects are implemented in
line with ILRI and donors legal and financial requirements.
Budget development and management
Preparing of Program annual budgets and subsequent periodic budget revisions in
consultation with team leaders, project managers and Program Leader.
Working with the Program’s team leaders and in consultation with different
project managers in the updating of monthly staff time in line with budget
provisions and work plans before submitting to finance for processing of
monthly payroll.
Review of activity project budgets including workshop, training and/or field
activity budgets, prior to approval by project leaders and implementation of
the project activities. This is to ensure that the all projects are implemented
within the approved budgets and also in line with donor and ILRI financial
requirements.
Follows up with related project staff and ILRI corporative services team to
ensure that all projects are properly closed on completion.
Minimum Requirements
Master Degree in Business Administration, Programme Management or related field
At least 5 years relevant experience in programme management working in
international research/development or similar organizations
Knowledge of administrative/financial management of donor funded projects/programs.
Experienced in developing and managing work plans, results-based budgets and
monitoring and reporting progress and reviewing proposals.
Proven skills in monitoring and evaluating systems to measure impact and
effectiveness of programs.
Experience in coordinating programmes with numerous partners
Team player with good communication and coordination skills.
Professional training / certification in project management an advantage
Grade: 3A level 3.
Minimum Base Salary: Birr 19,338
Terms of appointment: This is Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based
at ILRI’s Addis Ababa campus. 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.
The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis
Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.
Applications
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV combined together explaining their
interest in the position, what they can bring to the job, relevant documents
and testimonials and the names and addresses (telephone and email) of three
referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional
qualifications and work experience to :
The Human Resources Office,
ILRI, P.O.Box 5689,
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia; Telephone: (251-11)-617-20-00; Fax (251-11) 646 46-45 or 617 20-01.
The position title and reference number of the position for which the
application is made A/013/2013 should be clearly marked on the envelopes if
mailed or fax applications. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Closing date:
31st March 2013.
To find out more about ILRI, visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at
http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer
