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• Receive periodic reports from
  stakeholders, review and provide feedback on the quality of the reports in
  consultation with the theme manager;
• Prepare draft synthesis reports, drafts of
  contract agreements and letters of requests for services;
• Support in developing requests for
  research calls/ proposals and send them out, receive applications and
  prepare the evaluation forms that are used for selection;
• Receive and respond to inquiries from
  different stakeholders pertaining to the work of the theme;
• Actively coordinate workshop
  duties/activities i.e. drawing          up
  a list of invitees, prepare the workshop budgets, draft invitation
  letters, repertoire, 4 compile workshop publications and proceedings,
  facilitation, etc;           
• Render support in facilitating project
  inception workshops and Project Review meetings;
• Receive and follow up on the sub-grant
  financial 4 accountabilities and forward them to the finance unit;
• Prepare annual work plans and budget for
  the theme in consultation with the theme leader;
• Support in consolidating the themes
  technical reports into the corporate annual report;
• Assist to carry-out Monitoring and
  Evaluation of projects in liaison with the ME&L Unit; and Take record
  of minutes for meeting and track to ensure actions are implemented.

• The ideal candidate should hold a Masters
  of Science in Agriculture – Livestock, Fisheries & Aqua culture A PhD
  in Animal Science or Fisheries will be an added advantage.      
• A minimum of five years’ experience in
  research in an agricultural oriented organisation at middle-level
  management preferably with an International NGO particularly those
  addressing agriculture through application of partnership approaches.    
• Past experience in science writing
  demonstrated by publication in peer refereed journals.
• Possess the ability to analyse data and
  extract reporting materials.
• Good understanding and appreciation of
  regional agricultural issues.
• Good skills in Monitoring and Evaluation,
• Management of partnerships, Communication
  and Knowledge management.
• Past exposure and experience in setting up
  and managing donor compliance monitoring systems, developing and
  implementing relevant tools
• Past exposure and experience of training
  and transferring skills to stakeholders (through workshops and one-to-one
  coaching)
• Possess excellent interpersonal,
  management and team development skills;
• Excellent written and oral communication
  skills.
• Strong leadership skills and demonstrated
  ability to manage a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Exceptional attention to detail and
  ability to demonstrate error-free writing

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