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ILRI Ethiopia Official Holidays

Dear Colleagues, Please be advised that the following dates will be observed as official holidays of ILRI Ethiopia: Ethiopian New Year will be observed on Saturday, 11 September 2021. Since this official holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday, 10 September 2021 will be observed as a holiday; The finding of the True Cross (Meskel) … Continue reading

Ethiopia / ILRI / OCS / Official / Staff

Foreign Currency Saving Account

Dear Colleagues The National Bank of Ethiopia has issued a directive to the establishment and operation of a foreign currency saving account. The directive that has come into effect starting from November 19, 2020, allowed Ethiopian residents, Non-resident Ethiopians, and Non-Resident Ethiopian Origin to open interest-bearing or interest-free foreign currency accounts in US Dollars, Pound … Continue reading

Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official / Staff

Introducing Liaison and Protocol Unit Ticketing System

Dear Colleagues, As part of the continuous improvement process, The Liaison and Protocol Unit Addis Ababa has developed a ticketing system. The system was designed to increase efficiency and to offer real-time data to those who use our services. From 10 November 2020, all staff will need to raise service requests through OCS and can … Continue reading

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ILRI staff appointments and moves: July-September 2020

ILRI Kenya Integrated sciences Esther Mugi was appointed executive assistant to the deputy director general, integrated sciences, in July 2020.  She has over eight years’ experience as an administrative professional focused on supporting C-level executives. Prior to this appointment, Mugi was an executive assistant at Deloitte East Africa. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in … Continue reading

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ILRI staff appointments/moves: January – March 2020

ILRI Kenya Institutional Planning and Partnerships Eva Kathambana joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) as legal counsel in January 2020. Kathambana is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya. She holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Nairobi … Continue reading

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ILRI staff appointments/moves: October – December 2019

ILRI Kenya ICT Lackerry Ndunge joined ILRI as ICT endpoint officer in November 2019. Previously, she was working with Pan Africa Christian University for three years as ICT officer.  She will be providing ongoing and continual endpoint back-end support on client technology which includes responding to Level 2 support, developing procedures, monitoring and reporting service improvements. She … Continue reading

Ethiopia / ILRI / Official / Staff

What’s one thing you wish you could change about ILRI Ethiopia administration?

Dear ILRI Ethiopia Campus Users,   Over the past four years, the ILRI Ethiopia Administration units have been engaged in a continuous improvement process to maximize the effectiveness, efficiency, and customer responsiveness of all administrative units.  This includes People & Organization Development (P&OD), Finance, Supply Chain, Hospitality, ICT, Engineering & Facilities, Liaison & Protocol, and … Continue reading

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ILRI staff appointments/moves: July – September 2019

ILRI Kenya Impact at Scale  Joyce Makau joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in July 2019 as monitoring evaluation and learning (MEL) officer in the Impact at Scale program, Livestock Value Chain (LVC). Previously, she worked as research associate as well as data manager at Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development for 10 … Continue reading