The Communications Specialist will report to the Deputy Director, Development as a member of CABI Africa staff and take responsibility for advising on all aspects of knowledge management and communication in the Africa Soil Health Consortium ASHC project starting in January 2011 as well as other CABI Africa activities.
Established for over 100 years, CABI is a not-for-profit science-based development and information organization. CABI improves people's lives by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.
Our mission and direction is influenced by our member countries who help guide the activities undertaken. These include scientific publishing, development projects and research, and microbial services. Our activities are based principally in 2 major sites in the UK and 5 scientific centres globally.
Please see our website www.cabi.org for further details about our organisation.
This role will be based in our CABI Africa Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.
The ASHC project will seek to address the issue of poor soil fertility in Africa using Integrated Soil Fertility Management.
The project will act as an interface between regional and international expertise in soil health and development activities that facilitate use of Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) practices to improve production and incomes for smallholder farmers.
The project will work with on-going initiatives in the region that are introducing and implementing ISFM. The successful candidate will spend the majority of their time contributing to this project, but will also play a key role in coordinating corporate publicity and media relations for the CABI Africa office.
The successful candidate will have experience in knowledge management and communicating agriculture and natural resources issues to a wide range of stakeholders and will be able to coordinate in-country Knowledge Management (KM) activities under the ASHC Project, managing knowledge generated by the project and working with partners to develop knowledge products for different stakeholders.
They will supervise .two communication interns working on the ASHC project. Experience of multi-media approaches and hands on experience of working in field development projects is essential.
They will also work directly with teams of National service providers and development initiatives to customize information materials for a range of audiences (including farmers, extension workers, trainers, agribusinesses and policy-makers) recognizing the different needs of men, women and youth.
For a copy of the full Candidate Brief including details of how to apply please go to www.cabi.org/vacancies under reference number 28/2010.
Closing Date for receipt of applications is Friday 31st December 2010 although initial interviews will be conducted as we receive suitable applications.
Additional Information
Salary: Negotiable but commensurate with skills, abilities and experience
Position Type: 3 year Fixed Term Appointment
Mary Odhiambo,
Administration Manager,
CABI Africa, United Nations Avenue,
P.O.Box 633-00621, Nairobi, Kenya
or email m.odhiambo@cabi.org by 31 December 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
CABI Africa Communications Specialist Job in Nairobi, Kenya
