Stages : Bioversity International recrute un.e Stagiaire pour le nettoyage du Benchmark au Kenya.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Organization

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. Alliance          solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. (https://alliancebioversityciat.org/)

With novel partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet, drive prosperity, and nourish people.

The Alliance a member of the CGIAR Consortium (www.cgiar.org ) a global research partnership for a food-secure future.

Overview of the CLEANED model

The CLEANED model is an ex-ante tool developed by the Alliance of CIAT & Bioversity International, ILRI, and partners. It assesses the environmental impacts of livestock systems and value chains in terms of land requirements, water use, soil health, greenhouse gas emissions, and economics.

While CLEANED is already used extensively, the tool is continuously being improved and adapted to users’ requirements, including the development of benchmarks for environmental indicators.

Position Summary

Alliance is seeking to recruit a BENCHMARK CLEANED intern who will perform a systematic search to identify the environmental footprints of livestock systems in East Africa that supports the development of a benchmark table to be incorporated (as a parameter database) into the CLEANED tool. This will allow CLEANED users to benchmark the environmental footprint results against ranges of values reported for similar livestock systems in their country or region.

The systematic search will build on the concepts developed and data sources identified by Bosire et al. (https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/114687) and will include published papers, grey literature and secondary data sources. The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya office.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Create a methodology for a systematic search of the environmental footprints of livestock systems in different regions.
  • Create a methodology for expressing the literature values in the units used in the CLEANED footprint calculations.
  • A benchmark table that includes:

ü    The methodologies used for the environmental evaluations,

ü     The main findings in terms of productivity, environmental footprints (land requirements, water use, soil health, and greenhouse gas emissions, carbon captures) of the livestock production systems.

  • Any other task assigned by the supervisor

Requirements

  • MSc student in livestock production, environmental sciences or related topic.
  • Good understanding of the livestock-environment interactions.
  • Proficient in MS Word and Excel, familiar with database management.
  • Experience with systematic literature review, environmental footprint calculations or spatial analysis is an added advantage.

Terms of employment:

This is an internship position based in Nairobi, Kenya. The contract will be for period of four (4) months. Alliance offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits; we believe that the diversity of our staff contributes to excellence. Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.

Applications

Applicants are invited to visit https://www.bioversityinternational.org/jobs/ to get full details of the position and to submit their applications. Applications MUST include reference number Ref: 103041 Benchmark Cleaned as the position applied for. Application and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting.

Note: The Alliance does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). The Alliance also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

Applications closing date: 17th May 2023