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International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

ilri.org · Nairobi, Kenya

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Upwork lists International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) at $1.8M+ in client spend.

$1,811,595 in published client spend across 100 contracts. The full read below — free.

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Total Upwork spend

$1.8M+

$1,811,595

Top category

Design, visual & branding

18 of 52 contracts

Hiring status

Actively hiring

33 of 100 contracts in progress

Contracts on record

100

$10–107/hr listed

The company

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International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

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Resolved to ilri.org · High confidence

Industry

Research

Company size

200–500 employees

Founded

1995

Web traffic

10M–50M visits/mo

Headquarters

Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Links

Rate X-Ray

What the blended average hides

Don't treat any single average as representative: there is a clear split — a small share of high-value technical roles pay in the $100–107/hr range (~15–25% of visible high-rate spend), while the majority of ongoing research and design work clusters at $30–60/hr and some commodity tasks fall below $30/hr; price accordingly and expect creative work to be often fixed-price.

Every listed hourly rate · 58 of 100 contracts

median $45/hr · avg ~$53/hr

$0$40$80$120$160$200

median $45/hr avg ~$53/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts

Budget · 22 contracts $10–40

Mid-tier · 28 contracts $42–80

Premium · 8 contracts $100–107

What they hire for

Where the work actually is

All 100 contracts by category. Design, visual & branding leads with 18 of 52 contracts.

Design, visual & branding 18

Research & consulting 10

Localization & translation 5

Data & analytics 4

AI Ml Dev 3

Video, animation & audio 3

Web development 2

Marketing & content 2

Project management 2

Other / uncategorized 2

Operations Admin Va 1

Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 33 of 100 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month

Feb 2026

Mar 2026

Apr 2026

Jun 2026

Jul 2026

Aug 2026

Status

33in progress · 67completed

Contract type

58hourly · 42fixed-price

Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

Links go to Upwork ↗

Consultancy for Transport Allowance Study Sep 11, 2026·1 to 3 months↗ AI Workflow and Adoption Partner Aug 19, 2026·3 to 6 months↗ Corporate AI Architecture Partner — Python, Microsoft Graph, Azure OpenAI Aug 19, 2026·3 to 6 months↗ AI Scaling Strategy Design and Support Jun 30, 2026·3 to 6 months↗ Copy Editor Mar 6, 2026·1 to 3 months↗ AI / LLM Data Scientist (Rapid Prototyping & Tool Development) Jan 10, 2026·More than 6 months↗ Translator (French–English / English–French) – OHRECA Impact Webinar Nov 6, 2025·Less than 1 month↗

Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 100

Freelancer names removed · roles only

RoleRateBilled

Research Consultant for ILRI Climate Action Science Program – Judith Koren$40/hr$91,425

Research Consultant for ILRI Climate Action Science Program – Judith Koren$40/hr$89,640

Research Consultant for ILRI Climate Action Science Program – Louise Jeanneau$80/hr$87,312

Research Consultant for ILRI Climate Action Science Program – Louise Jeanneau$80/hr$84,180

Graphic Design Services for Multifunctional Landscape AoW7 Science Program$60/hr$56,725

Lead Communications Consultant for ILRI Climate Action Science Program – Regina Uwadiale$42/hr$54,622

Negotiations and Partnership Intelligence for ILRI Climate Action Science Program – Daniela$56/hr$54,129

Lead Communications Consultant for ILRI Climate Action Science Program – Regina Uwadiale$42/hr$53,684

Research, Climate Negotiations and Partnership Intelligence for ILRI Climate Action$56/hr$49,028

Research, Climate Negotiations and Partnership Intelligence for ILRI Climate Action$56/hr$47,528

Web App Developer (AI-Driven Project)$45/hr$46,345

Web App Developer (AI-Driven Project)$45/hr$42,432

Multifunctional Landscapes Program Transition Communications/Learning Focal Point$42/hr$41,830

Multifunctional Landscapes Program Transition Communications/Learning Focal Point$42/hr$40,893

Senior AI Architect (LLM Oversight, Governance, and System Design)$107/hr$30,309

Senior AI Architect (LLM Oversight, Governance, and System Design)$107/hr$27,238

Graphic Design Services for ILRI Climate Action Science Program – Daniela Miranda$50/hr$22,224

Research Methods Support – Follow-up and AI-support Concept Note$107/hr$19,388

Research Methods Support – Follow-up and AI-support Concept Note$107/hr$18,294

Graphic Design Services for ILRI Climate Action Science Program – Judith Koren$40/hr$16,934

Graphic Design Services for ILRI Climate Action Science Program – Regina Uwadiale$37.5/hr$15,876

Graphic Design Services for ILRI Climate Action Science Program – Louise Jeanneau$40/hr$15,749

Event project manager for GGAA 2025$30/hr$10,242

MS PowerPlatform Consultant$24/hr$9,703

Graphic Design Services for ILRI Climate Action Science Program$60/hr$7,941

Climate Action Program - Data Scientist NLP Expert Pankaj Tamhane$40/hr$7,666

Senior AI Architect (LLM Oversight, Governance, and System Design)$107/hr$7,408

Climate Action Program - Data Scientist NLP Expert$40/hr$7,271

WEAI Stata Analysis$41.99/hr$4,639

Support the design and facilitation of online training workshops (our reference: TAAT-LIVEMAP)$100/hr$4,067

Support the design and facilitation of online training workshops (our reference: TAAT-LIVEMAP)$100/hr$3,644

Graphic Design Services for ILRI Digital Transformation Accelerator Program$60/hr$1,593

Editor for Agriculture Research Report$50/hr$1,352

Translate Manual editing$30/hr$696

Translate Manual editing$25/hr$480

Web Development Support$30/hr$382

Web Development Support$30/hr$260

Graphic Design (remote) support$52/hr$213

Translator (French–English / English–French) – OHRECA Impact Webinar$50/hr$144

Proofreading of Scientific Manuscript$10/hr$43

Illustrator and Designerfixed—

PPT slide deck——

Graphical Abstract Consultancyfixed—

CKMfixed—

English to Arabic Translatorfixed—

Reporting for climate for the CGIAR’s Annual Reportfixed—

Multifunctional Landscapes Program Transition Communications/Learning Focal Pointfixed—

Design and layout of ILRI Research and innovation strategyfixed—

RMP translationfixed—

Graphical designerfixed—

Poster design for PLS exhibitionfixed—

Illustratorfixed—

Proofreading of Scientific Manuscript——

ILRI@50 - briefs and items designfixed—

Scientific research paper editorfixed—

To translate the Rift Valley fever decision support tool into Frenchfixed—

Farewell Video project for Dieter Schillingerfixed—

Tick unit videofixed—

Mali Resilience Challenge Fund (RCF)fixed—

AICCRA-GLAD layout for Africa Livestock Narrativefixed—

AI Workflow and Adoption Partner——

PPT slide deck——

RMP translationfixed—

Graphical Abstract Consultancyfixed—

CKMfixed—

Multifunctional Landscapes Program Transition Communications/Learning Focal Pointfixed—

Reporting for climate for the CGIAR’s Annual Reportfixed—

English to Arabic Translatorfixed—

Design and layout of ILRI Research and innovation strategyfixed—

Tick unit videofixed—

Poster design for PLS exhibitionfixed—

Mali Resilience Challenge Fund (RCF)fixed—

Graphical designerfixed—

Proofreading of Scientific Manuscript——

ILRI@50 - briefs and items designfixed—

Illustratorfixed—

Illustrator and Designerfixed—

Scientific research paper editorfixed—

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Treatment verdict

How they hire, and how they treat people

A large Nairobi-based research institute that hires repeat research, design, communications and occasional senior AI and web talent, running a mix of long hourly engagements and fixed-price creative pieces.

Reputation

Overwhelmingly high (mostly 5-star ratings) with very few lower ratings.. Clear communication, responsiveness, and supplying needed context so freelancers can meet deadlines and deliverables.

The catch — ratings are uninformative

The buyer tends to give nearly all 5★ ratings; many outbound reviews are brief praise while a smaller subset are detailed and concrete, so public ratings skew positive but occasional long-form reviews provide useful specifics.

How they engage

a mix of long-term retained hourly contracts (many with hundreds of hours) and shorter fixed-price creative jobs; the buyer repeatedly rehires the same freelancers on program streams.

Working style

typically runs structured, managed engagements with defined deliverables and frequent touchpoints; larger research/design hires operate like internal retained contributors while creative tasks are often scoped as fixed-price packages.

Who wins the work

experienced researchers, program communications leads, senior designers, and specialized AI/web engineers who can work autonomously and match program timelines tend to win and be rehired.

Repeat hires

Rehires the same freelancers — 5 on 2+ repeat contracts (one up to 6). Deliver once and there's recurring work.

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