CIMMYT-Ethiopia is glad to introduce Njeri Okonowho joined CIMMYT as Communications Manager for Africa, effective January, 2015. Njeri was working from CIMMYT HQ in the first few months, and relocated to Addis Ababa this week. She holds a Masters in Communication Studies and a Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication, both from the School of Journalism, … Continue reading
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Corporate Services / East Africa / ILRI / Official / Staff
Meet the OCS (technical) project management team
The One Corporate System (OCS) project is an initiative of nine CGIAR Centres and the Consortium Office to implement a common business information system for managing: human resources and payroll, finance and logistics (travel authorization and expenditure reporting, procurement and inventory, fixed assets management), research and project management, planner (budgeting) and project costing and billing. … Continue reading
Ethiopia / ILRI / Official / Operations / Staff
ILRI Ethiopia: Introducing our new chief security officer
As you may be aware, Commander Kebede Alemu is retiring from ILRI. As a result we have recruited a new chief of security who will be joining us next Wednesday on 15 April. Commander Kebede will graciously continue assisting us until June through the transition. Ato Admassu Mekonnen is joining us from Sheraton Addis where … Continue reading
Farewell note from Berine Ada
It is with mixed emotions that I send this email. As some of you may be aware, I have accepted a position at another organization. It was not an easy decision to make because I truly enjoyed working with all of you here at ILRI. I would like to take this opportunity to express my … Continue reading
ILRI / Operations / Staff
Introducing Misja Brandenburg – Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Misja Brandenburg has joined ILRI as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as from March 1, 2015. Misja holds degrees in Business Administration and Organisation & Control (MsC) and has more than 20 years’ experience as an international Finance Manager in Asia, Latin America and West Africa, most recently at SNV, one of our important development partners, … Continue reading
New arrangements for management of ILRI’s programs in Uganda
Danilo Pezo, who is our Country Representative in Uganda has expressed his wish to retire and we have been planning for his succession. I am pleased to inform you that from 1 May 2015 Ben Lukuyu will be re-locating from Nairobi to Kampala. He will provide research input to our program on pig value chains … Continue reading
Introducing Deborah Wyburn – Instructional design / capacity development specialist
CapDev unit would like to introduce Dr. Deborah Wyburn, who joined ILRI on Monday 19 January as Instructional Design / Capacity Development Specialist. Deborah joins ILRI after 20 years of working in international development. An Australian by birth, Deborah started her career as a science teacher before branching out into computing and the private sector. … Continue reading
ILRI International staff appointments: September–December 2014
Raphael Mrode joined ILRI as principal scientist in quantitative dairy cattle genetics on 15 September 2014. He holds a PhD in animal breeding and genetics and has been involved in the development and research underpinning genetic evaluations in dairy and beef cattle in the United Kingdom over the last 20 years. He has previously been … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia staff appointments: September–December 2014
Getachew Bisrat has been appointed as Assistant Site Coordinator in Africa RISING Project at Maychew effective 1 September 2014. Getachew holds BSc degree in Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Development from Yardstick International Open and Distance Learning College (2011) and Diploma in Plant Science from Maichew ATVET College, Ethiopia (2005). Before joining ILRI, he was … Continue reading
ILRI Kenya staff appointments: September–December 2014
Nicholas Mwenda was appointed ICT customer services officer on 1 September 2014. Prior to this appointment, he had been serving as ICT customer services technician. He has more than five years’ experience in the ICT sector with a focus on ICT client service support, helpdesk as well as project management. Mwenda holds a BSc in … Continue reading
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