ILRI Ranch Manager Jobs in Kapiti Research Station - Machakos

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Ranch Manager to assist in day to day management and running of ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station

ILRI works to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock.

It is the only one of 15 CGIAR research centres dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world.

Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa.

Responsibilities

Overall management duties:

Day to day management of all livestock health and husbandry activities. Including
Record keeping – development and maintenance of electronic database (breeding data, production data, sales records) Supervision of routine treatments and vaccinations

Supervision of proper animal identification (notching, tattoos, branding, RFID tags)
Conducting selection of breeding, culling and sale stock

Supervision of routine husbandry practices
Supplementary feeding

Ensuring effective grazing management, rotational grazing, hay making

Oversee the management and maintenance of assets (waterholes, boreholes, machinery and equipment, housing)

Support scientist during implementation of experiments trials

Work in close collaboration with Kapiti head of security on all security related issues.

Administrative duties:

Finance: Assist in budget preparation and ensure financial resources are properly utilised through effective monitoring.

Management of personnel issues including; recruitment, orientation and training of new personnel, allocation of tasks and responsibilities, preparation of appraisal and remuneration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Animal Husbandry or related field

Minimum of 10 years’ experience of progressive hands on management expertise

Ability to use independent judgement in management of the ranch operations

Ability to

supervise and including organising, prioritizing and scheduling work

Ability to supervise maintenance works of all assets

Ability to develop and maintain record keeping system and procedures

Ability to develop, plan and implement short and long term goals

Knowledge of breeding, identification systems, management and sale of livestock essential

Ability to perform artificial Insemination is desirable

Terms of Appointment

This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at Kapiti Research Station in Machakos. It is open to Kenyan nationals only. The position is on a 3-year contract, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

How to apply:

Applicants should send a cover letter and CV expressing 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 Director, People and Organizational Development through our recruitment portal http://ilri.simplicant.com/ on or before 10 August 2018.

The position title and reference number REF: RM/7/2018 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.

For more information and job application details, see; ILRI Ranch Manager Jobs in Kapiti Research Station - Machakos

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