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• Alupe Kenya
• Posted 4 hours ago
• Deadline: 21 September 2025
• Partner: CIFOR-ICRAF

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This role is an integral part of CIMMYT's dryland legumes (groundnut, chickpea & pigeon pea) and cereals (sorghum & millets) breeding programs. The person hired will provide administrative support to enable timely planning and execution of activities, projects and initiatives for these breeding programs.

Duties and responsibilities

• Management of phenotyping nurseries and trials.
• Work closely with CIMMYT scientists and NARS implementing partners to ensure timely land preparation, seed assembly and planting of trials/nurseries according to the experimental design.
• Ensure proper agronomic management of trials like application of fertilizer, timely irrigation, weed and pest control
• Ensure disease/striga screening trials are artificially inoculated according to laid down procedures
• Ensure seeds for checks are available in sufficient quantities and when necessary increased in a timely manner
• Ensure pure pathogen cultures and striga seed are maintained in a viable state and available for artificial inoculation when needed.
• Data Collection and Organization.
• Manage accurate and timely data collection at different stages of the trials in the field, nurseries using the relevant tools and software
• Ensure accuracy of data entry and consolidation in preparation for analysis by the Scientists
• Learn and operate Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) for routine operations, data upload, data curation and preliminary analysis; basic familiarity with Breeding Management System (BMS) may be helpful.
• Supervise casual Labor.
• Develop budgets, and monitor budget utilization.
• Other Responsibilities.
• Assist partners based on their needs in coordination with the supervisor
• Establish and maintain contact with collaborating /implementing organizations and partners
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• BSc or MSc in Crop protection, agronomy or related Agricultural Sciences with at least 3 years accumulated practical experience in field trialing and management.
• Knowledge in managing agricultural field activities or research projects in a dynamic and fast paced organization.
• Thorough knowledge of field trials management, and field identification of biotic stresses affecting dryland crops.
• Familiarity with application of pest and disease evaluation scales especially of dryland crops.
• Ability to provide supervision and training to field staff to manage research activities
• Basic supervisory skills and experience are a must.
• Ability to communicate orally day-to-day matters and to prepare brief but accurate reports or complete forms without assistance.
• Ability to analyze situations or problems and timely propose or evaluate possible resolution mechanisms.
• Competency to use the standard Windows-based software for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and email used at CIMMYT.
• The selected candidate must exhibit the following competencies: Problem-solving and decision-making, negotiation and conflict resolution, communication, and teamwork.

Education, knowledge and experience

• BSc or MSc in Crop protection, agronomy or related Agricultural Sciences with at least 3 years accumulated practical experience in field trialing and management.
• Knowledge in managing agricultural field activities or research projects in a dynamic and fast paced organization.
• Thorough knowledge of field trials management, and field identification of biotic stresses affecting dryland crops.
• Familiarity with application of pest and disease evaluation scales especially of dryland crops.
• Ability to provide supervision and training to field staff to manage research activities
• Basic supervisory skills and experience are a must.
• Ability to communicate orally day-to-day matters and to prepare brief but accurate reports or complete forms without assistance.
• Ability to analyze situations or problems and timely propose or evaluate possible resolution mechanisms.
• Competency to use the standard Windows-based software for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and email used at CIMMYT.
• The selected candidate must exhibit the following competencies: Problem-solving and decision-making, negotiation and conflict resolution, communication, and teamwork.

Terms and conditions

• This is a Locally Recruited Staff (LRS) position and on competitive remuneration in local currency, commensurate with skills and experience.
• The appointment will be for two (2) years, including a six-month probationary period, with the possibility of extension contingent on performance, continued relevance of the position and available resources.
• The duty station will be in Alupe, Kenya.

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