Dear colleagues, I would like to thank all staff and supervisors who have completed their 2016 performance reviews to date. Well done! Performance management remains a priority for ILRI and the reviews are essential to facilitate staff developmental processes and increments for 2017. I therefore urge all staff to take ownership in finalizing 2016 performance … Continue reading
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Directorate / Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official
The view from Iain’s office – January 2017
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
ILRI Addis Liaison Webpage
Liaison and Protocol Unit is happy to announce that certain Information and Application Forms can now be accessed on the new developed webpage. To access the webpage please go to the following link ‘ILRI NET’ http://ilrinet.ilri.cgiar.org/ Under ‘ILRI BY DEPARTEMENT’ click on ‘National Liaison and Protocol ‘, to find the following Forms and Information; … Continue reading
Names of New ILRI Programs
Dear Colleagues, As we have been moving to implement the new ILRI programs we have also been refining the names of some of the programs. The final names are: Animal and Human Health Livestock Genetics Feed and Forage Development Sustainable Livestock Systems Policies, Institutions and Livelihoods Impact at Scale Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA-ILRI Hub) … Continue reading
Welcome to Dr H. Rahman, regional representative – South Asia
Hello everyone I’m really pleased to inform you that Dr. Habibar Rahmanwill join ILRI as regional representative for South Asia beginning 1 April 2017. Dr Rahman is currently Deputy Director General (Animal Sciences), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. He has a B.V.Sc. & AH from Assam Agricultural University, M.V.Sc. from Punjab Agricultural … Continue reading
Addis Engineering staff monthly meeting – Thursday, January, 26 2017
The monthly Engineering Unit meeting will be taking place tomorrow Thursday, 26th January from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. During this time, any maintenance request will not be handled. Please send us any critical maintenance requirements for our attention by 9.00 a.m. tomorrow. For information: To report any maintenance request, please logon to our new web … Continue reading
Endpoint Management Solution Deployment
Dear Colleagues, To further continue improving our service to you, the ICT unit is in the process of implementing an Endpoint Management solution (Kaseya). This will help facilitate and further improve the efficiency of the execution of regular activities that we carry out as we deliver and manage the various ICT services available to you. … Continue reading
Update on the Compensation and Benefits Project
Dear colleagues, As you may recall, the Director General gave an overview of the purpose and progress of the Compensation and Benefits project in his town hall address in November 2016. We thank the many staff members who have so far availed themselves in the various sessions held to support the development of the technical … Continue reading
Directorate / Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official
New Program and Project Management Roles
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
Directorate / Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official
The view from Iain’s office – December 2016
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
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