About icipe - African Insect Science for Food and Health
Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, icipe was established in 1970, to address this very paradox of insects and accompanying challenges. The Centre’s mission is to use insect science for sustainable development, to ensure food security and improve the overall health of communities in Africa by add... read moreressing the interlinked problems of poverty, poor health, low agricultural productivity and environmental degradation.
Since its founding, icipe has remained committed to developing and disseminating environmentally safe, affordable, acceptable and accessible tools and strategies to control insect pests and disease vectors. icipe’s mandate further extends to the sustainable conservation and utilisation of Africa’s rich biodiversity.
icipe is the only international institution in Africa working primarily on arthropods. Therefore capacity building of individual researchers and institutions in Africa is an integral part of all the Centre’s research and development activities. icipe also aims to empower women, harness the youth and build capacity to use, transfer and teach the Centre’s technologies.
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icipe - African Insect Science for Food and Health Jobs in Kenya
The successful candidate is expected to:
Procure goods and services for the RCU in line with icipe and World Bank policies and ensure timeliness in the process;
Prepare procurement plans for the R
Job description
Please also download icipe ’s Vision and Strategy 2013–2020 http://www.icipe.org/images/stories/pdf/about_ us/icipe_Vision_and_Strategy_2013-2020.pdf
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Overall purpose of the job
To support scientists and students in carrying out experiments and reporting on the same for all the African Fruit Fly Programme (AFFP) related activities.
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Duties/activities/deliverables
The Centre has an active portfolio of human health research focusing on diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, tsetse, sandflies, and ticks. Reporting to t
Duties/activities/deliverables
The Centre has an active portfolio of animal health research focusing on diseases transmitted by tsetse and biting flies, ticks and tick-borne diseases,
Overall purpose of the job
To undertake preventive and corrective maintenance of refrigeration equipment and air conditioning systems in the Centre, to ensure they perform reliably, efficiently, cost
Overall purpose of the job
To undertake preventive and corrective maintenance of laboratory and general electronics equipment in the Centre, to ensure they perform reliably, efficiently, cost-effecti
Ref. No. NRS/175/102016
Overall Purpose of the Job: Reporting to the Programme Manager, the position holder will take lead in providing financial management and administrative support to ensure fin
Ref. No. NRS/177/102016
Overall Purpose of the Job: To provide administrative and programme management support to the programme staff for efficient and smooth running of the programme management of
Ref. No. NRS/176/102016
Overall Purpose of the Job: Reporting to the Programme Manager, the office holder will be responsible for ensuring the programme has a sound and effective communication strate
