Research Officer - Inclusive Agricultural Finance at International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

General Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop inclusive financing modalities for climate-resilient innovation investment
• Design the research to develop irrigation investment cases and financing models for climate-resilient agriculture in collaboration with and supervision of the economic research group
• Apply the research design to cocoa irrigation and irrigated horticultural crops in Ghana

Facilitate the public and private sector engagement and partnership to accelerate the investment in agricultural innovation scaling and adoption

• Initiate and facilitate collaborations and partnerships with research and public and private sector partners that are active in the finance, agriculture, and irrigation sector in Ghana.
• Contribute to scaling the inclusive financing modality for climate-resilient innovation investment with the public and private sectors.

Monitor the research activities and communicate research outputs

• Monitor the climate-resilient cocoa and irrigation-related research activities of these projects carried out in different regions in Ghana
• Prepare research reports, scientific publications, policy briefs, and extension materials for dissemination and uptake of research outputs

Requirements

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A MSc in Agricultural economics, development studies, and other similar disciplines.
• At least 3 years of experience in research in agricultural economics, development studies, and financial business models in Ghana.
• Proven experience and insights into cocoa and irrigation sectors
• Experience in working with research and private sector partners from multiple disciplines.
• A good understanding of the irrigation sector in Ghana, including affordable/scalable technologies for small-scale irrigation, farmer-led irrigation development, and the private sector.
• Networks with the cocoa sector’s actors and stakeholders and familiarity with agricultural and cocoa extension and scaling of irrigation among smallholder farmers.
• Ability to be a great team player with good communication and organizational skills.
• A good track record of relevant publications, whether scientific, communication products, or other materials.
• Excellent verbal and written English
• Local languages in cocoa production regions