Global Partnership Director (Consultancy) at International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Job description

The Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) was created in 2002, when 30 of the world’s leading cassava researchers gathered at The Rockefeller Foundation Centre in Bellagio, Italy, to create a partnership of institutions dedicated to leveraging the tools of modern biotechnology and plant breeding to transform cassava into a more productive and resilient crop.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organizing the IV GCP21 International Cassava Conference, Benin, June 11-15, 2018
• Secure funding for the next phase of GCP21
• Generating and submitting concept notes about GCP21 to seek financial support from a range of donors
• Writing full proposals to interested donors to support GCP21
• Updating the different components of the GCP21 website.

Requirements:

• PhD. level in applied/development/agricultural/environmental studies preferably with specialization on cassava value chains and systems
• Minimum 5 years of field-oriented economics research experience relevant to cassava
• Broad knowledge of the cassava agriculture sector and its interface with food and industrial processing
• Demonstrated capacity for communication in various ways; presentations, documents, digital
• Commitment to interdisciplinary R&D cassava development
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

Terms of employment

The position is a two-year consultancy contract with an initial base in Nairobi, Kenya. The contract will be for two (2) years, subject to a probation period of six (6) months, and could be extended as an International position depending on performance and availability of resources. The position shall be under the supervision of CIAT Agrobiodiversity Research Area Director

CIAT is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.