Laboratory Service Support Coordinator – East and Southern Africa CIMMYT

CIMMYT is looking for a:

Laboratory Service Support Coordinator – East and Southern Africa

The Lab Service Coordinator ESA and CWANA, will coordinate all Breeding Resources Services ( BRS) lab service activities in the region, provide trainings, logistics support, and technical recommendations to service users.

Summary of responsibilities

Support CGIAR/NARES breeding programs in North, East, and Southern Africa and Central Asia to adopt BRS lab services (genotyping/ elemental analysis).

Support BRS Leadership team to increase/improve service offers in the region by:

• Represent BRS in the region;
• Support the implementation of data-driven KPIs related to lab services adoption
• Support lab services team in other regions
• Lead the implementation/integration of Global Shared Services (GSS) network in the region and support other regions
• Contribute with knowledge for lab services processes, supporting the development/improvement of Quality Management System.
• Supports BRS service request portal improvement.

Coordinate lab services activities (genotyping/elemental analysis), in East and Southern Africa (ESA) and Central and West Asia and North Africa (CAWANA), including providing support to end users, managing logistics, etc. for delivering high-quality and timely services. Ensuring the best use of allocated fund, including demand forecasting (by center/ by crop); new user engagement; implementation of new services; lab services capacity development activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor in agronomy, genetics, food science, chemistry or related field with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience coordinating appropriate, efficient and effective analytical / genotyping services.

Personal attributes and competencies

• Demonstrated experience of defining and monitoring standards and KPIs.
• Proven, in-depth understanding of quality and nutritional phenotyping and/or genotyping.
• Experience working with diverse multidisciplinary teams, particularly in the African continent context.

Terms and conditions

• This is a Locally Recruited Staff (LRS) position and on competitive remuneration in local currency, commensurate with skills and experience.
• The appointment will be for a period of two (2) years, inclusive of a six-month probationary period, with the possibility of extension contingent upon performance, continued relevance of the position and available resources.
• The duty station will be in Nairobi, Kenya.