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National Liaison Officer

Vac. No.: A/019/2015

ILRI seeks a qualified National Liaison Officer to develop and maintain effective liaison and good working relationship with government offices, diplomatic missions, international agencies, non-governmental organizations, and hosted institutions in Ethiopia in order to ensure the smooth running of ILRI’s operations in Ethiopia.

General: ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia. The outcomes of these research partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals’ alive and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity, find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases.

A member of the CGIAR Consortium working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other countries in East, West and Southern Africa (Mali, Mozambique and Nigeria) and in South Asia (India and Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand and Vietnam) and East Asia (China). www.iIri.org.

Key duties & responsibilities:

• Plans, coordinates and supervises the activities of the National Liaison/ Travel and Telecom Services;

• Deals with the concerned government offices such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration Authority, Ethiopian Telecommunication etc., Customs Authority, National Bank, Police, Airlines, private service providers etc… on matters relating to the normal operations of the institute;

• Handles all protocol matters including diplomatic correspondence between ILRI and the government, foreign missions and international organizations based in Ethiopia as well as Ethiopian Diplomatic Missions and Consulates overseas;

• Provides assistance to expatriate staff, authorized dependents, short term consultants, official visitors, ILRI Zonal Site staff as well as staff from sister institutions on matters of consular nature including applications to the relevant authorities for visa, identify cards, renewal of passports, opening of bank accounts, issuance of certificate of good conduct, shipping personal effects and clearance procedures on staff departures etc…;

• Ensures proper travel arrangements including travel booking, ticketing and transfers for staff, authorized dependent families and visitors;

• Develops and maintains an information package for management, staff and visitors on most essential regulations, procedures; practices and privileges applicable to expatriate staff in ILRI Ethiopia and issues periodic updates;

• Assists and advises staff on matters of internal security police or legal nature as well as new developments in the host country affecting ILRI and its staff;

• Prepares and monitors the annual budget of National Liaison/Travel and Telecom Services;

• Reviews regularly the effectiveness of operating systems in the office and take appropriate action to improve service delivery;

• Writes correspondence, reports, and note verbales;

• Evaluates staff performance; assesses need for staff development;

Minimum Requirements

Education: BA degree in Administration/Management, International Affairs or Law or related field. Post graduate training in international affairs, public relations or a related discipline will be an advantage.

Experience: At least 5 years of relevant work experience

Knowledge:

• Practical experience working with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopian. Telecommunications, Customs, Police, Road Transport, visa processing etc.

• Sound knowledge of Ethiopian laws/regulations and procedures

Personal attributes/Core competencies

• Excellent analytical skills, good judgment and initiative in solving problems

• Excellent judgment and decision making skills;

• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a multicultural environment;

• Excellent team leadership and organizational skills;

• Computer skill

Duty Station: Addis Ababa.

Job level: 3A.

Monthly Base Salary: Birr 27,556 (Negotiable, depending on experience, skill and salary history o the selected candidate)

Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is fixed term for three years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc.

The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.

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