International Human Resource Manager –
ILRI Kenya
Closing Date: Tuesday, 30 April
2013
REF: IHRM/HR/12/12
Base
salary dependent on experience - starting from USD 45,000-55,000 per annum
Total salary & international benefits package circa USD 84,000-93,000 per
annum (tax free*)
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 of the CGIAR Consortium. ILRI has campuses in Kenya
(headquarters) and Ethiopia, with offices located in other regions of Africa
(Mali, Mozambique, and Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka),
Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam) and East Asia (China).
The
Position
The
role of the International Human Resource Manager will focus on attracting,
recruiting and retaining the internationally-recruited scientific and
managerial staff needed to deliver on ILRI's new strategy and research
programs. This is a new position and will manage HR services for
internationally-recruited staff based in Nairobi, Addis Ababa and a growing
number of locations throughout Africa, South Asia and South East Asia.
We
are seeking an experienced HR professional with considerable staff management
and general management experience who has worked in dynamic international
environments. The successful candidate will have rounded expertise in business
management and systems, performance management, organizational development and
change. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have
worked in a scientific /research settings.
Key
responsibilities
- Working with research leaders to proactively identify future skills and positions needed to deliver on a number of existing and new research projects;
- Develop attraction, recruitment and retention strategies for international staff including targeted recruitment campaigns for specific disciplines and key positions;
- Explore and develop new and innovative temporary arrangements with related international research organizations through visiting scientist, joint appointment, internships, secondment and sabbatical arrangements;
- Produce and analyze metrics on international staff recruitment and retention with a focus on diversity targets particularly in relation to gender and ethnic diversity in staffing;
- Undertake a review of international HR policies and procedures for staff at various locations to ensure competitiveness and attraction and retention of research talent in the relevant employment markets;
- Proactively survey relevant employment markets, identify trends and analyze findings to inform policy development;
- Contribute to the HR functions of supporting appropriate structural and culture change to attain a performance-oriented environment and a highly motivated work force;
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Organizational Development or related field;
- Five to ten years relevant management experience in comparable organizations:
- Preference will be given to candidates from private or publicly funded international development organizations involved in research and/or consulting.
- Experience with organizations operating in a competitive funding environment is essential with a preference given to experience in restricted projects/grants environments.
- Experience working in developing countries or multi-cultural environments
- A track record of achievement in mature, well-established organizations that have been required to adapt quickly to changes would be an advantage.
Post
location:
The position is based at ILRI's Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya with travel
within the region and internationally.
Duration:
3
years, with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance
and continued funding.
Position
level: The position is equivalent to Research Level 1 or 2, dependent on
qualifications and experience.
Benefits:
ILRI offers a competitive international remuneration and benefits package which
includes:
- 15% Pension
- Medical insurance for staff and dependents
- Life insurance
- Education allowance for children
- Housing allowance
- Relocation Allowance
- Annual Home leave
- Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days+public holidays.
How to apply:
Applicants
should address a cover letter and CV to Human Resources Director 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. Email your application to IHRM@cgiar.org . The position title and
reference number: IHRM/HR/12/12 should be clearly marked on the subject line of
the online application. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. This
position is open until filled.
To
find out more about ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org
To
find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at
http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/ Suitably qualified women and citizens of
developing countries, with experience of working internationally, are
particularly encouraged to apply.
