Gender and Climate Adaptation

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International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

  • Career category: Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Research
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 05/12/2023
  • Location: Kenya
Climate & Environmental justice
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Research Officer I – Gender and climate adaptation, who will be supported and hosted in the Sustainable Livestock Systems Program (SLS). The person will support the design, implementation, analyses, and documentation of research related to climate adaptation and social dynamics in households and communities.

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. www.ilri.org

 Responsibilities

  • Support the design and implementation of research related to climate adaptation and social dynamics in households and communities
  • Assist in the development of research instruments
  • Coordinate and implement fieldwork activities
  • Manage and support analysis of qualitative and/or quantitative data
  • Contribute to writing of scientific publications and outputs such as policy briefs, working papers and blogs

Requirements

  • MSc in social science (geography, anthropology, sociology, or other related field) with an emphasis on gender and/or youth
  • 2-3 years’ experience in gender research
  • Prior experience conducting fieldwork, collecting and analysing gender data
  • Willingness to travel to rural areas to supervise and manage fieldwork
  • Capacity to work independently
  • Very good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work in collaboration with teams and partners from diverse backgrounds, nationalities, and scientific disciplines 
  • Excellent written and spoken English ability
  • Aspiration to learn new skills
  • Experience in the following areas is preferred and should be highlighted in the cover letter:
    • Familiarity with gender and livestock systems in East Africa
    • Experience using mixed methods approaches
    • Familiarity with social differentiation and intersectionality
    • Working in drylands and pastoral contexts
    • Experience with climate information services (CIS) and climate smart agriculture (CSA)

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