Deputy Director General –
Partnerships, Regions and Impact
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Employer: World Agroforestry Centre
Role: To provide oversight and strategic direction to staff in
Regions, Partnership Office, Protocol, Capacity Development Unit and Impact and
Extension Team
Duties and Responsibilities:Management and leadership
- Line
management of ICRAF’s five Regional Programmes: working closely with i)
Deputy Director General -Research to assist with links/synergies with the
Science Domains and global projects; and ii) Deputy Director General
–Corporate Services to provide oversight on regional and country
performance, staffing, administration and operations;
- Serve
as a member of the Centre’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and participate
in strategic planning and decision-making;
- Guide
and support the capacity strengthening efforts of the Centre, including
oversight of the Capacity Development Unit;
- Represent
ICRAF at important global and regional fora;
- Carry
out any other tasks related to this portfolio as may be assigned by the
Director General.
- Guide
the development and management of host country agreements in countries
where ICRAF has a presence.
Partnership
- Guide
the Centre's efforts to form and maintain strategic partnerships with
relevant organizations for the delivery of Agroforestry Research for
Development;
- Link
partnering efforts with donor relations and resource mobilization
activities at the Centre through the Programs Development Unit;
- Position
agroforestry favorably for partners to expand and deepen their
agroforestry agendas and capacities;
- Monitor
and report internally and to the CGIAR Consortium, as appropriately, on
matters relating to partnerships;
- Guide
ICRAF on handling of Hosted Institutions and also assist ICRAF scientists
hosted by partner organizations.
Qualifications and experience
- PhD in
agricultural, agroforestry, forestry, natural resources management, social
sciences or a related discipline
- Strong
professional affiliations
- 10 – 15
years of experience, with at least 5 years in developing countries,
managing partnerships, Impact and administration responsibilities at a
senior level.
Skills and Competencies
- A good
understanding of the role of partnership and impact assessment in a
knowledge based organization
- Strong
conflict resolution and track record in managing collaborative
relationships with a range of partners, including the private sector, in
the agricultural or knowledge based institutions
- Detailed
awareness and knowledge of some areas of the global agroforestry research
agenda.
- An
established record of research achievements, including a substantive
history of scientific publication
- Strong
interpersonal skills and communication ability in English, additional
language (French /Spanish) is an added advantage.
- Demonstrated
ability to foster and manage interdisciplinary, gender-inclusive and
multi-cultural teams
- Excellent
leadership skills and ability to make convincing presentations at high
level
- Extensive
familiarity with tropical developing countries and regions
- Demonstrated
ability for decision making and follow ups.
Terms of offer
This position is remunerated on international terms.
This position is remunerated on international terms.
The appointment will
be for an initial period of three (3) years, subject to a nine (9) month
probation period.
How to apply
Prepare:
How to apply
Prepare:
- A
motivational letter illustrating your suitability for the position.
- Detailed
and up-to-date curriculum vitae.
- The
names and addresses of three referees, including telephone numbers and
email addresses, and fax details if available.
Address these to:
The Human Resources Unit, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) via email to: s.kiwango@cgiar.org Indicate “DDG-PR&I” on the subject line.
Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
Deadline: 30th April 2013
The Human Resources Unit, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) via email to: s.kiwango@cgiar.org Indicate “DDG-PR&I” on the subject line.
Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
Deadline: 30th April 2013
Leader of Science Domain 2
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Employer: World Agroforestry Centre
Specialization: Tree Products and Markets
Reports to: Deputy Director General - Research
ICRAF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages female applicants to apply
Main purpose of the job
The Leader of Science Domain 2 will channel efforts towards creating and supporting high impact research that focuses on aspects of markets, value chain and business development, enabling business environments, production and enterprise economics and strengthening of rural livelihoods.
ICRAF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages female applicants to apply
Main purpose of the job
The Leader of Science Domain 2 will channel efforts towards creating and supporting high impact research that focuses on aspects of markets, value chain and business development, enabling business environments, production and enterprise economics and strengthening of rural livelihoods.
Research is set in the
context of trees and agroforestry systems in farming landscapes and has a
strong orientation towards development practice.
Each Science
Domain is led by a world-class researcher who conceptualizes, develops and
oversees that domain and its sub-themes as well as seeking synergies and
integration with CGIAR Research Programmes (CRPs), other Science Domains and
our cross-regional and regional teams.
The SDs are the means
to seek thematic coherence in our institutional agenda and the SD office teams
are primarily focused on the first two of ICRAF's roles, namely:
(i) production of
global public goods, and
(ii) building robust
evidence for better investments and policies. They also support our regional
teams with roles concerning
(iii) actionable
knowledge, and
(iv) capacity
development.
Each SD further
instils a focus on innovation, gender advancement and wider public awareness
and appreciation within the agroforestry arena.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead research focusing on the following themes:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead research focusing on the following themes:
- Value
chain analysis and development including post-harvest handling, for
agroforestry tree
products
- Consumer
demand (including nutrition and its linkages to markets)
- Institutional,
political, and market context for value chain development and rural
livelihood strengthening (including standards and other market
governance tools)
- Input
and service markets, particularly better understanding of how to organize
nursery capacity in scaling
- Enterprise
development, with focus on cooperatives and producer associations
- Rural
livelihoods, vulnerability, and risk-reducing mechanisms, and
- Multi-stakeholder
learning for improved design and implementation of value chain development
The research should be of global value leading to generation of
new knowledge, methods, policies and capacity
Lead research in other
relevant areas of production and enterprise economics of agroforestry systems
as well as private sector engagement in public-private partnerships
Provide leadership for
ICRAF's contributions to the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions
and Markets.
Supporting functions
for all the above:
- Guide
and build ICRAF's capacity to carry out such research in all its regions.
- Guide/supervise
thesis research students
- Initiate
and manage partnerships with different national and international
stakeholders (government agencies, private companies, donor agencies, NGOs,
among others)
- Interact
with other senior staff to ensure useful incorporation of the activities
mentioned above into other aspects of the Centre's work
- Project
development and implementation and fundraising.
- Contribute
to the attainment of the Centre's strategic goals and the CGIAR
Consortium's Strategic Research Framework
- Carry
out any other activities related to the Program as directed by ICRAF
DDG-R.
Qualifications and experience
- PhD in
agricultural/natural resources economics, a related social science,
business management, or a related discipline
- Strong
publications record, including peer-reviewed journal articles
- Research
experience in developing countries
- Experience
with research themes that are prioritized in SD2
- 10
years with minimum of 5 years postdoctoral experience
Skills and Competencies
- Skills
in research design and quantitative and qualitative data analysis
- Strong
track record in managing collaborative relationships with a range of
partners, including the private sector, in the agricultural or natural
resource management sectors
- Demonstrated
fundraising and proposal writing experience
- Familiarity
with international agricultural and environmental research
- Strong
written and verbal communication skills, fluency in English and, ideally,
French and/or Spanish
- Ability
to flourish in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
- Strong
capacity to mentor young scientists/students
- Willingness
to travel frequently internationally
Terms of offer
This position is remunerated on international terms.
This position is remunerated on international terms.
The appointment will
be for an initial period of two (2) years, subject to a nine (9) month
probation period.
How to apply
Prepare:
How to apply
Prepare:
- A
motivational letter illustrating your suitability for the position.
- Detailed
and up-to-date curriculum vitae.
- The
names and addresses of three referees, including telephone numbers and
email addresses, and fax details if available.
Address these to:
The Human Resources Unit, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) via email to: s.kiwango@cgiar.org
The Human Resources Unit, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) via email to: s.kiwango@cgiar.org
Indicate "Leader
of Science Domain 2" on the subject line.
Please note that only
short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
Deadline: 30th April 2013
Deadline: 30th April 2013