Specific Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- The principal role (70%) of
this position is to lead the utilization of data models to make
strategic decisions in solving complex agriculture-conservation problems:
- The core role is to extract knowledge
from large data sets and apply the knowledge and insights from those data
to guide CHEF’s transdisciplinary five pillars.
- Lead the coordination of data management
among TNC partners, TNC strategies/ programs, and develop products and
plans for the CHEF scaling strategy.
- Execute the CHEF monitoring and
evaluation plan, ensuring that projected actions are taken.
- Collaborate with the CHEF Field
Coordinator, Africa Ag. Ecologist, TNC MEL specialists to gather data on
the scaling process and put in place
a learning continuous adaptation plan for CHEF.
- Ensure the process of validation and
development of producer hubs & foodscape Innovation
Hub (FIH) from initiation to full-scale feasibility.
- Work directly with the Africa Ag.
Ecologist to bring to visibility advances in CHEF field regen
portfolios using analytics, presentations, and social media product
designs.
- Contribute to drive the CHEF portfolio
and investment decisions using data analytics, necessary
for private sector participation work closely with internal and
external MEL partners.
- Leverage overall TNC conservation
portfolio data along with CHEF partner data to create a detailed analytics
plan tailored for strengthening Agriculture Strategy pathways to 2030
Goals.
- Reviewing and contributing to
recommendations of action plans in collaboration with other CHEF staff as
required.
- Assessing partner organizational
technical capacity required to fully implement the CHEF, including making
recommendations on how to bridge any gaps.
- May work in variable weather conditions,
at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under
physically demanding circumstances.
Qualifications
- BSc degree in statistics, business
statistics, behavioral/development economics, business administration or
equivalent degree.
- 5 years’ experience in scaling, program
development, partnerships, or management consulting.
- Experienced in data management skills,
analytical, leadership, intellectual curiosity, and partnering skills.
- Experience in developing and implementing
monitoring and evaluation plans, including working with partners to
undertake collaboration, learning and program adaptation activities.
- Experienced in data analytics and
visualization tools e.g., Power BI and/or Tableu.
- Experienced in making and executing
project decisions.
- Experience in indirectly influencing or
managing senior leaders across multiple organizations.
- Agriculture or conservation experience is
preferred.
- Mastery of systems such as Agile, Oracle
ERP, and cloud software.
- Experience working in technology with
some experience e.g., in SaaS enterprise software or equivalent.
- Experienced in using technology in
creating records, sourcing, executing, and nurturing strategic
partnerships.
- Experienced with problem solving and
decision-making processes.
- Collaborative with other team members to
achieve sound outcomes.
- Experience managing complex or multiple
projects, including staffing, workloads and finances under deadlines.
- Supervisory experience, including
motivating, leading, setting objectives, and managing performance.
Desired Qualifications
- MSc degree or a combination of training
in statistics or business statistics and behavioural/ development
economics or business administration.
- Multi-lingual and multi-cultural or
cross-cultural experience appreciated.
- Over 7 years’ experience in
agriculture-environment field or equivalent combination of education and
experience.
- Demonstrated experience in the
utilisation of complex data sets to plan and adapt
agriculture-conservation projects, and to influence, develop, and
implement related policy.
- Knowledge of current trends and practices
in agriculture-conservation discipline and regions.
- Ability to work effectively and
pragmatically under pressure within a variety of simultaneous competing
initiatives and issues. Track record of success negotiating complex
partnerships with varying interests.
- Knowledge of methods and standards of
biodiversity information systems and initiatives or related field.
- Communicating clearly via written,
spoken, and graphical means in English and other relevant languages.
- Demonstrated experience or knowledge in
fundraising.
- Politically savvy.
How To Apply
