The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Vacancy : Research Assistant

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 centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

Vacancy Number: RA/RESAKSS/MARKETS/01/12
Department: Markets
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 2 years contract Renewable

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).
ILRI seeks to recruit a Research Assistant to join a small team of professionals working on the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) initiative. The objective of ReSAKSS is to provide data, information and knowledge to stakeholders in order to improve the formulation, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of agricultural and rural development strategies in Africa. The successful candidate will work with the Eastern and Central Africa Node of ReSAKSS based at ILRI-Nairobi which is set up to serve the COMESA region in the implementation of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP).
Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to ReSAKSS’ analytical work based on regional priorities in agriculture and rural development. Areas of research may include regional trade analysis, food security research, agricultural investment analysis, agricultural investment modeling and other related areas;
• Contribute to synthesis of studies and literature around topical issues affecting agriculture and rural development in the region to generate policy relevant messages;
• Participate in the communication of ReSAKSS’ work, e.g. through preparation of ReSAKSS publications such as working papers,  policy briefs, technical reports, journal publications, conference papers, posters, brochures and presentations at various policy forums ;
• Contribute to the capacity building component of ReSAKSS including organizing and implementing policy relevant training for ReSAKSS’ stakeholders;
• Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of CAADP indicators in the COMESA region;
• Contribute to the organization of conferences, seminars, and workshops organized or co-organized by ReSAKSS.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in agricultural economics, economics or other related field with application to agriculture and rural development;
• A Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience;
• Knowledge and experience in agricultural and rural development issues in Sub Saharan Africa;
• Experience with econometrics and other forms of quantitative analysis, demonstrated in appropriate written outputs; conducting literature searches and writing professional papers;
• Experience in database management and analyzing large datasets to answer analytical questions;
• Proficiency in using Ms. Office and statistical packages such as STATA, SPSS, SAS among others;
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize a large body of knowledge into simple, easy to understand papers and policy documents.

Other qualifications

• Demonstrated good organisational skills and ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Ability to work under pressure, often to meet tight deadlines without compromising the quality of deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain professional contacts, and to interact with national officials and experts, other researchers, international organizations, development partners, and other ReSAKSS’ stakeholders
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams in a developing country setting.
• Ability to make presentations to large audiences.
• A willingness to travel frequently within and outside the COMESA region.
• Good team player
• Knowledge of French is an added advantage

Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus, with travel to other countries where ILRI works and is open to Kenyan nationals only. The position is on a 2-year contract with renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding with a starting salary is KES 105,833 per month. This is exclusive of other benefits provided by ILRI.
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Human Resources Director by registering  at this link:  http://www.myjobsinkenya.com/?s=view_recr_profile&i=100018 before 31 January 2012. Only applications that are received via this link will be considered and only short listed candidates will be contacted. The position title and reference number RA/RESAKSS/MARKETS/01/12 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.
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.

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GE Healthcare Recruits for Account manager CSA

GE Healthcare recruits for Account Manager CSA , In this role, you will be responsible for selling GE Healthcare products or services to and maintaining relationships with existing named accounts including large, complex, high visibility, strategic, or tactically important accounts.
Location:
IIkoyi – Lagos, Nigeria
Job Number:
1462260
Business GE Healthcare
Business Segment:
Healthcare Eastern & African Growth Markets
About Us:
What do you envision for your future? At GE Healthcare, our vision involves looking at Healthcare in a completely new way. Focusing on earlier, pre-symptomatic disease detection and prevention, instead of late diagnosis. Helping clinicians access more information and intervene sooner with targeted treatments so their patients can leave longer, fuller lives.
We believe we can help make that happen – and we’d like you to be a part of our mission. As a global leader, GE can bring together the best in science, technology, business and human resources to redefine the frontiers of healthcare.
Something remarkable happens when you bring together people who are driven to make a difference – they do.
Posted Position Title: Account Manager CSA
Career Level: Experienced
Function Sales
Function Segment: Client, Account and Affiliate Origination and Management
Location: Nigeria
City: IIkoyi – Lagos
Relocation Assistance No
Role Summary/Purpose:
Specialized knowledge in breadth and/or depth, as well sales experience as an expert in the field will be necessary to execute the job (for LifeSciences – responsible selling into both Academic and Pharmaceuticals).
Essential Responsibilities
• Prospecting for new customers and business in addition to growing and maintaining the existing customer portfolio, and qualifying new leads to maintain identified business to support a balanced sales funnel for future sales
• Generating proposals, preparing sales quotations, planning customer meetings, and demonstrating equipment capabilities on assigned products in assigned territory
• Sales negotiation and deal closure at the customer, interfacing with all key buying influencers such as direct users of the product, but also department heads and CXO level personnel
• Expected to sell point of sale service contracts, financing and drive margin though selling value and holding price
• Develop and maintain a high level of product knowledge of GE and competitive products
• Achieve annual and quarterly achievement of multiple order and revenue targets through accurate monthly and quarterly forecasting, by prioritizing selling time to generate sales volume, achieve account penetration and complete territory coverage
• Maintaining satisfactory after-sale relationships and development of long-term customer relationships coupled with the ability to identify and capitalize on opportunities that immediately satisfy customer needs
• Develop account penetration strategies for key target and competitive accounts and communicating current market intelligence back to the business, along with field concerns, issues and requirements
• Providing leadership in market analysis and development/execution of strategies and action plans to drive product sales
Qualifications/Requirements: • At least one of the following core experiences: 4+ years of consultative sales experience including strategic selling and negotiation, Graduate of a GE Commercial Leadership Program, 5+ years GEHC experience in customer facing role(s), or 5+ years in progressively larger formal leadership roles working in a complex technical environment
• Willingness to travel within your specified geographic region with occasional overnight stays depending on geography and business need.
• To the extent you are applying for a position that requires you to operate a GE owned/leased, privately owned/leased or rental vehicle for company business, you must be willing to submit to a check of your driving record.
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