Director for Sugar Research Institute at Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization

Duties and responsibilities will entail:-

• Overseeing the general administration and management of the Institute;
• Developing, implementing and reviewing research plans, policies, strategies, and programmes in liaison with the Research Institute Advisory Committee;
• Coordinating identification and prioritization of research programmes;
• Preparing short and long term research programmes within the framework of the national agricultural and livestock research systems;
• Facilitating effective dissemination and adoption of KALRO technologies, products and innovations;
• Promoting the establishment and strengthening of strategic partnerships and collaborations;
• Coordinating resource mobilization for research;
• Developing effective and efficient planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting framework for programmes and projects;
• Aligning the Institute’s targets to overall performance contract of the organization;
• Coordinating preparation of Institute workplans and budgets;
• Ensuring prudent management and utilization of Institute resources; and
• Ensuring capacity building at the Institute.

Job Specifications

For appointment to these positions, candidates must have:-

• A PhD in a relevant field from a recognized University;
• Served as a Chief Principal Research Officer or an equivalent position in comparable research organization;
• Six (6) years post qualification experience in relevant field;
• Proven research output with at least eight (8) papers published in the last five (5) years;
• Demonstrate ability to attract research funds;
• Demonstrate success in training and supervising junior research staff
• Undergone a Senior Management Course/Strategic Leadership Development Program or their equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Knowledge on policy formulation and negotiation skills and stakeholder engagement;
• Demonstrated professional competence; and
• Computer literate.

Note. Appointment to the above positions will be for a period of three (3) years renewable once, subject to satisfactory performance.