Program Leader – Health

4 weeks ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Full time
Program Leader – Health: Summary

Provide scientific leadership and develop program strategy in line with ILRI's and CGIAR Research Programs strategies. Lead complex research and supervise research across various disciplines to inform the development of new initiatives. Lead collaboration and partnership efforts, represent ILRI in various forums and facilitate publication and dissemination of research findings.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide scientific and strategic leadership of the program and develop the program strategy in line with ILRI's Strategy and CGIAR Research Programs strategies.

Lead complex research and provide outstanding technical expertise as well as innovative and creative science. Stay up to date on scientific and technological advances and supervise research and analysis across a range of disciplines, topics, and fields.

Lead the collaboration and partnership efforts of the program and support teams to network and obtain positive results in partnerships with national, regional, and international institutions in research, extension, development, and public, private, and civil society.

Ably represent ILRI in various local and international forums, meetings, and visits, which require liaison, collaborations, and negotiations with current and potential partners, including institutions, funders, government agencies, science advocacy groups, local and global meetings, other CGIAR centers, etc.

Lead and oversee resource mobilization efforts to support research and capacity development in line with the program and ILRI strategies. Lead development of proposals to raise resources to support new research addressing the program's target outcomes. Coordinate budget preparation and its execution.

Lead and facilitate the wide publication, dissemination, and communication of research findings.

Team Leadership:

Lead a group of (senior) scientists, as well as post-docs and graduate students, support staff, and administrators, and create a culture of collaboration and transparent communication. Ensure that performance schedules are observed and outputs are completed and delivered according to expectations and within budget.

Provide regular reports to the Institutional Leadership Team (ILT) and ILRI board in line with the business's Critical Success Factors to facilitate analysis and reporting of programmatic performance against plans and budgets, as well as strategic objectives. Lead and manage the Program team, maximizing effectiveness and efficiency by ensuring the implementation of work plans and program strategy, ensuring adequate staffing levels.

Provide technical expertise to the team, motivate and coach the team towards delivery of set goals and objectives. Foster a performance culture to encourage learning, innovation, and continuous improvement; ensure appropriate training and capacity-building activities for program staff members to support high quality programs implementation.

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