Technical Assistant I- Farm Assistants at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit two (2) Farm Assistants to assist with daily operations of the farm unit including animal husbandry and farm operations according to ILRI’s procedures and standards to ensure smooth running of the daily operations.

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

Feeding and watering the animals

• Feeding and watering of all animals in the facility by following set instructions and procedures to ensure healthy and well-cared for animals;

Cleaning facilities as wells as clearing wastes and hosing the dump sites.

• Cleaning of animal housing and equipment as well as specialty cleaning such as isolation areas, by following set instructions and procedures to maintain and optimise animal health and well-being
• Cleaning of the facility and equipment by following set instructions and procedures to prevent contamination and achieve and maintain a clean, orderly and audit ready facility at all times
• Handling and disposing of waste materials by following set instructions and procedures in order to comply with biosafety and other health and environmental regulations and to prevent contamination;

Assist in restraining animals during sample collection

• Conduct relevant observations, examination and/ or analysis with regard to animal health and wellbeing by following set instructions and procedures (constrained to assisting activities only)

Assist in routine activities such as dipping and moving the animals around the unit.

• Interact, handle and move animals by following set instructions and procedures to ensure content, well-adjusted and cared for animals housed in the correct appointed facilities

Report any animal health issues and concerns

• Observe the workplace rules at all times and report non-conformance to the relevant person as to ensure that all activities in the workplace are compliant with company rules, policies and procedure