Content Development Assistant
CABI - Nairobi, Kenya
The Content Development Assistant will report to the Senior Content Editor.
They 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.
Established over 100 years ago, CABI is a not-for-profit science-based
development and information organization. CABI improves people’s lives by
providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in
agriculture and the environment.
Our mission and direction is influenced by our member countries who help guide
the activities undertaken. These include scientific publishing, development
projects and research, and microbial services. Our activities are based
principally in 2 major sites in the UK and 5 scientific centres globally.
Please see our website www.cabi.org for
further details about our organisation.
Plantwise is a global initiative, led by CABI, to improve food security and the
lives of the rural poor by reducing crop losses.
We can reduce crop losses by collecting and sharing vital information about
plant health.
With the right knowledge we can identify plant health problems, slow down the
spread of plant pests and diseases and provide the correct treatments before
yields are significantly affected.
Plantwise will make this knowledge accessible to those who need it.
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 biology
graduate with an interest in plant pests and diseases, 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 to www.cabi.org/vacancies under reference
number 03/2012.
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 pm (UK) Friday 3 February 2012.
Additional Information
Salary:
Negotiable but commensurate with skills, abilities and experience
Position Type: 1 year initial appointment with a possibility of renewal.
Please reply to recruitment@cabi.org by 3 Feb 2012
8:14 AM
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