ICIPE Temporary Capacity Building Officer (Mentorship) Jobs in Kenya
ICIPE Temporary Capacity Building Officer (Mentorship) Jobs in Kenya
icipe is a pan-African and non-profit Centre of Excellence for research and development and capacity building in insect science and its applications. Its mission is to help alleviate poverty, ensure food and nutritional security and improve the overall health status of peoples of the tropics by developing and extending management tools and strategies for harmful and useful arthropods, while preserving the natural resource base through research and capacity building.
Since its establishment in 1970, icipe has become a significant contributor to science and innovation required to meet the health and food security challenges of sub-Saharan Africa. The Centre has achieved this status by developing alternative and environmentally friendly pest and vector management technologies and products that are effective, selective, non-polluting, non-resistance inducing, and are affordable to resource-limited rural and urban communities.
icipe is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya with offices in Ethiopia and Uganda, a major station on the shores of Lake Victoria, and several other field stations in Kenya. Employing close to 500 international and national staff, icipe also has approximately 150 graduate students who contribute to its research portfolio annually. The Centre currently has operations in more than 40 African countries, and thriving partnerships with universities and research organizations across the world. (www.icipe.org)
icipe seeks to recruit a Temporary Business Support Officer I (Capacity Building) for its Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF). The position is tenable in Nairobi at the icipe Duduville campus.
This is a nationally recruited position. A competitive compensation package will be offered to the right candidate. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Overall purpose of the job
The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) is an African-led initiative to strengthen skills in the applied sciences, engineering and technology to further socio-economic transformation in sub- Saharan Africa (SSA). The Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF), the flagship program of PASET, aims to support PhD students, post-doctoral scientists, and universities in SSA to establish high-quality training, research and innovation environments and to develop institutional capacity
for the benefit of the whole region.
The program, which was initiated in 2015 has supported over 250 PhD students and provided research and innovation grants through 15 African ‘Host’ Universities. Nine African countries are directly contributing to towards RSIF, while many others are in the process of joining.
The research and innovation mentorship platform is designed with the aim of providing a space and community for both formal and informal mentoring for RSIF scholars. Members will be able to connect and build communities and support each other to reach their goals in transformative and growth-oriented ways.
The platform will further promote and accommodate contributions and interactions with industry and external players for purposes of networking and showcasing the RSIF program, through the creation of working groups.
The hybrid RSIF Conference will take place on 24–26 May 2022 in Morocco. This strategic networking event will bring together members of the nascent and vibrant PASET-RSIF network consisting of Africa’s competitively selected young and brightest minds, being nurtured to become future leaders in science, engineering
and technology, university representatives, private companies, governments representatives and funders. The overall goals of the conference are to:
Share the key achievements of the RSIF program and progress to date with key stakeholders; and
To obtain input on how to enhance the relevance and usefulness of the program for governments and the private sector to inform RSIF future implementation and growth.
icipe, the Regional Coordination Unit of the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF), is seeking to recruit temporary staff to support the creation and implementation of the RSIF PASET Mentorship Platform and organisation of the hybrid RSIF Conference. The temporary staff will provide critical support to the design and development of the mentorship platform that will connect PhD scholars, African Host University Mentors, and Partner Mentor; and also provide support to all stages of preparations of the RSIF Conference
under the supervision of the Resource Mobilisation Specialist.
Specific Duties
The temporary staff will work in close collaboration with the icipe Capacity Building Specialist, the Mentorship Platform Consultant and RSIF Resource Mobilization Specialist to provide support to the RSIF mentorship/supervision platform development and organisation of the hybrid RSIF Conference including theoretical framing and resource acquisition, organisation, and documentation. The temporary staff will
undertake tasks including and not limited to the following:
▪ Support the adoption of the mentorship platform by the scholars, staff and mentors.
▪ Support in evaluation of the adoption and mentorship of female scholars, and other platform
activities.
▪ Provide technical support of platform activities between the scholars and staff and support the
technical team in troubleshooting.
▪ Document implementation processes and collaborate in technical report writing with the rest of the platform team.
▪ Support the invitations for the RSIF Conference, confirmations, and related arrangements for
participation in person and online.
▪ Work with the communications team to support dissemination of relevant conference materials
and FAQs to a wider audience of interested stakeholders
▪ Keep key stakeholders informed of upcoming deadlines and deliverables, thereby ensuring
smooth completion of work responsibilities.
▪ Perform any other tasks as assigned by the supervisors or RSIF Manager.
Requirements/Qualifications
▪ A relevant diploma in Education, Leadership Development, Information Science, Computer
Sciences or related field.
▪ Work experience of at least 6 months in design and/or implementation of training programs or
mentorship platforms.
▪ High proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
▪ Strong writing and communication skills.
Core Competencies
▪ Excellent attention to detail.
▪ Ability to handle multiple tasks and tight deadlines.
▪ Demonstrated ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; ICIPE Temporary Capacity Building Officer (Mentorship) Jobs in Kenya
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