Content Development Assistant
Plantwise, CABI – Nairobi,
Kenya
The Content Development Assistant
will be part of the team in CABI, Kenya, but will be working as part of the
Plantwise knowledge bank team who are mainly based in the UK.
Please see our website www.cabi.org for further details.
Plantwise is a global
initiative, led by CABI, to improve food security and the lives of the rural
poor by reducing crop losses.
Please see our website www.plantwise.org for further details.
Plantwise will deliver
knowledge in two ways - face-to-face via a network of plant clinics in the
developing world to help the poorest farmers and internationally via a
comprehensive global knowledge bank.
CABI is offering an
exciting opportunity to be involved in the development of this new
initiative.
We are looking for an
enthusiastic, motivated and highly organised graduate with a Masters in Plant
Protection or related subject, to fill a position supporting the Plantwise
knowledge bank team.
Activities will be tailored
to the skills and interests of the successful applicant.
Potential activities
include: working closely with local partners to assist
in and promote data collection methodologies and analysis of clinic data;
fostering the creation of local factsheets; locating sources of relevant plant
pest and disease factsheets; sourcing relevant local content; advocacy of
Plantwise and the knowledge bank; augmenting the images used on the website;
collating, analysing and managing plant clinic data.
For a copy of the full
Candidate Brief please go towww.cabi.org/vacancies under reference number 02/2013
Applicants are invited to
send a cover letter illustrating how they meet the requirements of the
Candidate Brief and detailed curriculum vitae, with names and full addresses of
3 referees.
Applications should be
emailed to recruitment@cabi.org
Closing Date for receipt of
applications is 5 p.m. (UK) Friday 15 February 2013
Additional Information
Salary: Negotiable but commensurate with skills, abilities and
experience
Position Type: 1 year initial appointment with a possibility
of renewal.
