International Women’s Day On International Women’s Day (8 March), People and Organizational Development (P&OD) organized a special event to highlight the occasion. I gave a short presentation on diversity and inclusion in the workplace to set the scene, which then led into other presentations and discussions on gender in the workplace at ILRI and gender … Continue reading
Supporting the Department of Veterinary Services, Nairobi In January our neighbours in Nairobi at the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) suffered a fire which destroyed much of their administrative building. Following a visit by Jimmy, Dieter, Edward Okoth, Eric Fevre, Bernard Bett, Keith Huma and myself we agreed to provide some computer equipment, IT support … Continue reading
Colleagues, You are invited for town hall to be held on Friday 24th February 2017; 1100hrs – 1230hrs. The agenda will include the following:- Roundup:- Performance appraisal Compensation and benefits review Reflecting on 2016 ILRI into the future:- CGIAR programs and funding New programs strategy and structure Better program – regional integration Growing and projecting … Continue reading
Addis Party IMC met in Addis Ababa on 11-12 January, which was followed by the Addis End of Year Party. It was good to be back in Addis to celebrate with friends and colleagues. Meeting with Indian Council of Agricultural Research At the end of the month I spent a couple of days in Delhi … Continue reading
As we have moved to implement the Program Management Framework we have also taken the opportunity to revise the job descriptions of Program and Project Management staff. We have had a plethora of job titles and job descriptions (Program Management Officers, Program Assistants, Program Coordinators, Project Coordinators, etc.) In some cases we have had people … Continue reading
This is my final blog posting for 2016. December was rather a short month work-wise as I went on leave on 21 December to travel to Scotland for Christmas. It was good to see my mother and family, albeit only for a week before returning to Nairobi for New Year. Christmas day was the second … Continue reading
Dear Colleagues, I am very pleased to inform you that, after an extensive search, Appolinaire has been appointed Director of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH). The CTLGH is a joint Centre created by ILRI, the University of Edinburgh and the Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) with facilities at all three institutions. (ILRI, … Continue reading
Colleagues, This is the time when many people reflect on the past year as they also contemplate the new one. I am sure many of you are taking time to do so, both as individuals and as members of the ILRI family. As an ILRI family member, there are many, many aspects of 2016 that … Continue reading
IPM We had a very successful IPM on 4-7 October, with the theme Better Science – Better Lives. It provided a great opportunity for those attending to learn more about what ILRI does across the research programs, to hear about and comment on the new program structure, to clarify the role of all parts of … Continue reading
Dear Colleagues, The just ended 46th BoT approved 2 updated policies i.e. 1. Anti-fraud and Anti-corruption policy 2. Risk Management Policy. The updates consists of additional clauses as follows; 1. Anti-fraud and Anti-corruption Policy (Amended September 2016. Approved November 2016) New clauses added; V. (a) Fraud awareness V. (f) Building fraud prevention into program and … Continue reading
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