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.
How we work
icipe - African Insect Science for Food and Health Jobs in Kenya
Overall purpose of the job
The Manager, People and Organisation Development (MPOD) reports to the Director of Finance and Administration (DFA). The MPOD leads in the provision of HR services and
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To provide GIS and earth observation support to the Malaria Vector Atlas project through developing high-quality GIS products of mosquito vectors and associated diseas
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To support research projects based at ITOC Mbita and Muhaka Filed Station with One Health and veterinary component; this includes the support of experimental work with
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The job holder will offer icipe Bioinformatics Leadership, Data Analysis support, and capacity building.
Specific duties
Provide support for Bio
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Handling the following research activities:
Virus isolation, Arboviruses Surveillance.
Molecular identification of DNA pathogens from ticks.
ISFVs colony maintena
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In collaboration with the management team, the successful candidate will design and implement a Centre-wide communications strategy, boosting the visibility of the Cen
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Mass rearing of mosquitoes for promotion icipe 4Hs Theme.
Specific Duties
Mass rearing of several species of mosquitoes for research work on specific
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The Director of Finance and administration (DFA) provides leadership to the Finance and Administration functions of the Centre, incorporating responsibility for a larg
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Overall responsibility to execute the Centre’s business strategies and for the achievement of the Centre’s operating goals and objectives and minimization
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Assist in daily cash management, including the preparation and review of the daily cash flow and cash reporting and prepare reports on income, balances and investments
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Preparation of the Centre’s monthly Payroll, - Main and RSIF Payrolls, ensuring accuracy and timeliness, to meet the internal and statutory obligations.
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The Manager, People and Organisation Development (MPOD) reports to the Director of Finance and Administration (DFA). The MPOD leads in the provision of HR services and
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To provide research and programmatic leadership to the Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Unit.
Coordinate and promote the broad field of chemical ecology
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The responsibility of this position will be to assist in planting and maintaining tomatoes and maize in the screen house/farm which is used in rearing Tuta absoluta an
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The Research Officer will manage research activities within the Animal Health Theme. He/she will assist in overseeing and designing experiments, work directly with the
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The responsibility of these positions will be to assist in rearing fruit flies, parasitoids and to support bioassay activities in the laboratory.
Specific Duties
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Overall responsibility to execute the Centre’s business strategies and for the achievement of the Centre’s operating goals and objectives and minimization
Overall purpose of the job
The Director of Finance and administration (DFA) provides leadership to the Finance and Administration functions of the Centre, incorporating responsibility for a larg
