The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking to recruit a highly skilled, results-oriented Senior Program Assistant to provide overall office administration and financial support for the implementation of the “Building Nutritious Food Baskets” Project.

The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit International Agricultural Research for development with a global mandate to conduct research on potato, sweetpotato, and other roots and tubers and on the improved management of natural resources. Its vision is to emphasize the use of roots and tubers to improve the lives of the poor. CIP seeks to reduce poverty and achieve food security and improve the well-being of poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world.

The position: The Senior Program Assistant will be responsible for supporting the Project Manager by monitoring the budget and compiling progress financial reports for the donor. The Senior Program Assistant will help organize regional meetings, events and training workshops. He / She will backstop the efforts of the Program Assistants in Tanzania and Nigeria. This position reports to the Project Manager.

The key responsibilities include the following:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative and management support to the Project Management Team;
• Assist with project communications (appointments, reports, booking meeting rooms / venues and equipment, drafting of correspondence for the Project Manager);
• Coordinate travel arrangements and logistical support - including the handling of travel requests and liquidations, accommodation, and arranging for meals for the project events;
• Provide support to the Capacity Development and Communications Specialist in the planning and facilitation of training courses;
• Provide support to the Regional Advocacy Coordinator in planning for regional advocacy events, workshops and meetings;
• Compile presentations, mailing lists and distribution of project publications;
• Maintenance of office filing system (manual and electronic) including backup, archiving and storage;
• Assist in procurement and payment of bills;
• Handling maintenance of office assets and keeping an inventory of equipment and supplies;
• Backstopping the country Program Assistants for Tanzania and Nigeria to effectively execute similar duties;
• Assisting with the preparation of cash position and bank reconciliations and regular financial reporting;
• Any other duties given by the project leader.

Requirements:

• At least a first degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Economics or other related discipline;
• At least CPA section 4 or ACCA level 2;
• A minimum of 5 years of finance and administration experience in a busy environment;
• Experience as an executive assistant desirable;
• Familiarity with grants, contracts and risk analysis;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write project and financial reports;
• A team player accustomed to working with multi-cultural groups;
• Fluent in English and Kiswahili languages;
• Willingness to travel.

Conditions: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff position (NRS), based in Nairobi, Kenya with occasional regional travel to support project activities. The employment contract will be for a one-and-a-half-year term (with a three-month probation period) with the possibility of renewal, subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on 11 April, 2017 and will continue until the post is filled. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

CIP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). CIP also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking an accomplished professional with demonstrated experience in drafting and negotiating funding awards to fill the newly created position of Regional Grants and Contracts (G&C) Manager in order to lead the SSA regional portfolio and support CIP’s driven initiatives and projects.

The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor. CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world. CIP works with partners to contribute high quality science, technology, and capacity strengthening for sustainable science-based solutions. CIP is headquartered in Lima, Peru, with staff and activities in over 30 locations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. CIP is a member of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research, a network of 15 research centers mostly located in the developing world and supported by more than 50 donor members.

The position: Regional Grants and Contracts Manager will report directly to the Head of Grants and Contracts in HQ, will have the Regional Director for SSA as co-supervisor, and will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The primary objective of this position is to lead the management of SSA Regional Grants and Contracts portfolio; ensuring that projects comply with donor and CGIAR requirements, procedures and guidelines in the post award phases of the CIP project life cycle. The function will build the capacity of CIP field based staff on the subject of G&C compliance.

• Manage the SSA regional portfolio of awards (donor, prime, sub recipient), MOUs, and CGIAR Hosting Agreements as G&C’s contact point, acting as a representative of the G&C HQ unit, in coordination with the SSA Regional Director, Program leaders, Project Managers and regional staff.
• Review of all funding and partner award transactions, in collaboration with other functional areas such as program, finance, intellectual property, administration, and/or HR for their approval and signature.
• Responsible for the drafting, negotiating and approval-for-signature (as defined in the Delegation of authority) of partner sub-recipient agreements and technical collaboration MOUs.
• Ensures adherence to applicable delegation of authority policies, as they relate to signatory delegation of authority powers and thresholds.
• Convene with HQ stakeholders in regular meetings to ensure communication on contractual aspects of projects, identify issues requiring action and ensure follow-through on deliverables.
• Develop and maintain shared learning with HQ and SSA country constituencies regarding G&C.
• Maintains an up-to-date database and repository of all SSA regional signed awards, MOUs, and HA in OCS.
• Deliver training for regional or country office staff on a variety of G&C topics.
• Identify support needs of sub recipients in areas affecting G&C compliance and timely delivery; and contribute to providing training and check-ups;
• Participate in the development of institutional policies, guidance documents and procedures and in thinking creatively and critically on ways to streamline operating procedures.
• Support the HQ technical reporting function by ensuring timely follow up with SSA Principal Investigators on submission deadlines and response to donor queries.
• Participate in project life cycle reviews and meetings on behalf of the G&C SSA function (PNM meeting, startup meeting, closeout meeting).

Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree in International Development, business or related field. Preferably with post graduate studies.
• Relevant eight years of experience drafting and negotiating funding awards, with at least two multinational development organizations. Focus on agricultural research is a plus.
• Proven expertise of leading large funding initiatives, knowledge of USAID and other donor rules and regulations preferred.
• Knowledge of USAID ADS Chapter 303 and ADS 308 Awards to Public International Organizations is a plus.
• Project Management Certification is desirable.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple or tight deadlines and projects.
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills.
• Partnership management skills.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.
• Willingness to travel.

Conditions: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position and only Kenyan Nationals and permanent residents are eligible to apply. The employment contract will be for a two year term with possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds. CIP prides itself on its collegial and supportive working environment, which allows space for personal and professional growth. The successful candidate will receive a compensation package comparable with similar organizations and in line with the candidate’s qualification and experience.

Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on 13^th April, 2017 and will continue until the post is filled. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

CIP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). CIP also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site athttp://www.cipotato.org.

CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and professionals from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a dynamic and innovative plant breeder to lead potato plant breeding efforts for the CIP-China Center for Asia Pacific (CCCAP).

The CIP-China Center for Asia Pacific– or CCCAP – was established in 2010 and now employs a staff of 10 based in Beijing. CCCAP is a platform for cooperative potato and sweetpotato scientific research for development in China and countries in the Asia Pacific region promoting CIP’s mission in the areas of food security, nutrition and health, and poverty alleviation. It is expected to grow significantly in size and research scope the next few years. With Government of China funding, a new CCCAP research facility in Yanqing (Beijing) has been constructed with 48 fully-equipped laboratory rooms, greenhouses, offices, training and dormitories. It will open in 2017 with initial research operations set to begin the second half of the year and a more robust research program taking shape in 2018. CCCAP is legally registered in China as an intergovernmental organization.

The position: This position will be based in Yanqing (Beijing), China and will report to CCCAP Chief Scientist and co-report to the Crop Improvement Global Leader. He/she will partner with expert teams both within and outside CIP from disciplines such as statistics, genomics, plant physiology, phenomics and crop modelling. The selected candidate will use and support the utilization of genetic and genomic resources, populations and varieties to enhance potato productivity in the main potato producing regions of China, and will contribute to potato breeding efforts in other Asian countries.

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Provide scientific leadership for potato crop improvement, setting breeding priorities for CCCAP in interaction with the Crop Improvement and other science leaders towards the achievement of CIP’s strategic objectives.
• Serves as a Principal Investigator and establishes collaborative research with Chinese and other Asian partners related to potato breeding and genetics.
• Identifies and exploits valuable novel and existing genetic resources relevant for CIP potato breeding efforts in China and Asia Pacific
• Ensure proper management of projects and financial resources
• Participate in attracting competitive grants and external funding from a range of public and private donors to implement potato breeding in CCCAP
• Attract researchers, interns, and visiting scholars to CIP and develop collaborative projects, and provide opportunities for students and breeders to get exposure and expand linkages between national and international agricultural research institutions.

Selection Criteria:

• PhD in plant genetics, plant breeding or plant physiology with at least 5 years of working experience in potato breeding.
• Demonstrable experience managing breeding programs, preferably in potato.
• Good understanding of and experience with current molecular breeding approaches.
• Experience and knowledge of clonal, polyploid crops is preferred, and a good understanding of issues related to potato seed production and/or research
• Excellent statistical skills, and experience with statistical software such as SAS, ASREML or GENSTAT.
• Strong communication, organizational skills and experience managing staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; advanced knowledge of Chinese is highly desirable.
• Demonstrable experience in grant/research proposal formulation and fund raising.
• Ability to build and lead breeding teams and collaborate across institutions and disciplines.
• Commitment to work in a multi-partner, multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.
• Track record of relevant scientific publications.
• Strong team player, self-motivated, goal-oriented and committed to shared goals.

Conditions: Employment contract will be for a three-year term with the possibility of renewal. Salary will be internationally competitive, paid in US dollars, and commensurate with experience. CIP prides itself on its collegial and supportive working environment, which allows space for personal and professional growth.

Applicants should apply online through CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a cover letter, a full C.V. with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on May 12, 2017 and will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The International Potato Center (CIP) seeks a highly talented Reporting, Communication and Knowledge Management Officer to strengthen the efficiency, effectiveness, of CGIAR RTB seed system activities through cross crop and CGIAR center communication and knowledge management.

The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor.

CGIAR RTB: The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) is led by the International Potato Center (CIP) with Bioversity International, the International Center for tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD – also representing other French partners IRD, INRA, Vitropic) and includes a wide spectrum of research for development stakeholders. This collaboration, with its combined scale and capacity, will increase the ability to advance research, share knowledge, and enhance uptake to increase research and development impacts. The purpose of RTB is to exploit the underutilized potential of root, tuber, and banana crops to improve nutrition and food security and foster greater gender equity especially among some of the world’s most poor and vulnerable populations.

The position: The RCKM officer will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. The officer will report to the senior project manager for SASHA sweetpotato seed systems and RTB cluster lead for Quality seeds & access to improved varieties (CC2.1). The principal tasks and responsibilities will include, but not limited to the following:

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Project management activities:

  • Ensure timely preparation and review of project partner work plans, and budgets;
  • Ensure timely, accurate and comprehensive reporting from partners in the sweetpotato seed systems component on a quarterly basis. Prepare compilation of report analyzing and synthesizing progress on bi-annual basis;
  • Ensure adequate planning, preparation, logistical and implementation arrangements for technical meetings, events, exhibitions;
  • Support yearly planning and reporting of the “Quality seeds & access to improved varieties cluster” activities in the RTB Research Portfolio;
  • Support the seed systems scientists in other activities as requested.

• Communication and Knowledge Management activities:

  • Ensure monthly distribution of updated information on cluster activities to immediate cluster members, Flagship Project leader, other cluster leaders, and the wider RTB community;
  • Strengthen and coordinate information and knowledge for the RTB seed systems community of practice;
  • Assist in the development and implementation of CKM strategies and activities to support outreach of RTB seed systems outputs to other researchers, practitioners, and potential partners;
  • Assist in the organization of major meetings and events related to the cluster and preparation of minutes;
  • In collaboration with the RTB Communications Office and the regional SSA communications staff coordinate the preparation of summaries, press releases, fact sheets, media kits etc. of key cluster outputs;
  • Facilitate the documentation of cluster experiences, achievements and lessons learned and the sharing of findings with relevant target groups, assisting in the editing of documents and the coordination of any graphics/formatting work;
  • Collaborate with the RTB PSU and data management team in appropriate documentation and archiving of communication and knowledge outputs. Selection Criteria:
  • MSc/MBA in project management, journalism, communication, marketing or a science-related area;
  • 5 to 8 years of professional experience in supporting project management in complex projects, including developing and implementing CKM strategies;
  • Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English, working knowledge of French, Spanish or Portuguese, preferable;
  • Demonstrated experience of strong and effective use of web-based collaborative tools Web 2.0 social media, websites, other communication forums and database management;
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
  • Ability to work in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams;
  • Proactive approach, with ability to find creative ways to solve problems;
  • Willingness to travel;
  • A Kenyan citizen.

Conditions: The employment contract will be for a two-year term (with a three-month probation period) with the possibility of renewal, subject to availability of funding.

Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/ ), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Reference name of the position should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email message. Screening of applications will begin on 2 May, 2017 and will continue until the post is filled. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

CIP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). CIP also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site at http://www.cipotato.org.

CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and professionals are particularly encouraged to apply.

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a talented student for an internship position as a data clerk for the CIP-Eldoret Office.

The Center: CIP (www.cipotato.org) is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor.

The Position: The Intern will report to the Monitoring & Evaluation Research Associate and will be based at the CIP-Eldoret office.

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Data entry;
• Ensure each beneficiary from the data collected has household identifier cards;
• Data cleaning and error checking to ensure it is of the right quality;
• Screening beneficiaries for nutrition training/interventions;
• Any other duty as requested by the supervisor.

Selection Criteria:

• A student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness and in his/her 3^rd or 4^th year of studies;
• Good communication and written skills;
• Should be in possession of a laptop;
• Experience in the use of MS computer packages with emphasis on excel;
• Ability to adhere to policies and procedures, and observe the Code of Conduct
• Pays attention to detail.

Conditions: This position is open to Kenyan students currently residing in Eldoret only. This will be an internship contract for a period of three (3) months.

Applicants should apply online through CIP’s Internship Opportunities website (https://cipotato.org/internships/ ), including a cover letter, a full C.V with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on 24 May, 2017 and will continue until the post is filled. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The position: The Gender and M&E Specialist will help the RTB Program to widen and monitor the contribution of RTB crops to food security and poverty reduction in ways that equitably benefit rural women and men.

This position will be based in Lima, Peru and involve work in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Gender and M&E specialist will form part of the Program Management Unit, based in the lead Center and report to the RTB Program Director.

Duties and Accountabilities:

Working closely with the gender focal points, other managers and scientists in the RTB participating Centers, the Gender and M&E specialist will:

Support the implementation of the RTB gender strategy

• Support gender focal points and other scientists in the development of the gender strategy;
• Facilitate the integration of gender research in planning, monitoring, evaluation and budgeting process;
• Support and monitor the implementation of RTB gender research work across RTB portfolio;
• Facilitate effective and regular communication among gender focal points and relevant clusters teams;
• Ensure the consolidation of progress reports, the identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt on gender research in coordination with gender focal points;
• Promote gender as an integrative part of communication and knowledge management in RTB;
• Act as gender point of contact in the PMU for all relevant information and management process (e.g. planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, partnership with other CRPs and partners).

Support the implementation of program monitoring and evaluation

• Develop and maintain the RTB monitoring and evaluation plan based on program results framework, related indicators and annual plan of work;
• Support the development and implementation of an online platform supporting planning, monitoring, reporting learning and evaluation processes;
• Contribute in the development and dissemination of training materials for the use of the online platform across flagships and clusters;
• Coordinate the design and facilitate the adoption of harmonized data collection tools for outcome level indicators across flagships, clusters and projects;
• Check data and data sources, prepare consolidated monitoring reports at flagship and CRP level and provide specific recommendations to M&E staff within clusters and projects;
• Assist cluster teams in the identification and development of outcome stories.
• Coordinate and promote the use of qualitative and quantitative evaluative approaches for substantiating outcomes stories.

Selection Criteria:

• Post-graduate qualification, preferably PhD, in Sociology, Development Economics, Anthropology, Gender Studies. Publications in relevant fields are desirable
• Relevant work experience in gender research and mainstreaming of at least 5 years, including fieldwork in Africa, Asia or Latin America
• Relevant work experience of design of projects or programs and experience with complex M&E systems
• Experience developing effective partnerships for research
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English
• Knowledge of Spanish or other languages is desirable
• Competencies in gender analysis, preferably in the context of agricultural research or natural resource management including both qualitative and quantitative research methods;
• Familiarity with the principles of gender mainstreaming;
• Competencies in project management, preferably in the context of agricultural research for development, including results based management, development of logical models (theory of change, impact pathways, result chains), monitoring and evaluation;
• Capability to motivate managers and scientists at all levels of responsibility to actively mainstream gender into research, contribute to timely monitoring, knowledge management and reporting;
• Good interpersonal skills. Experience working successfully in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.

Conditions: International position with a three-year term with six-month probation period, with the possibility of renewal. CIP prides itself on its collegial and supportive working environment, which allows space for personal and professional growth.

Applications: Applicants should apply online through the following link (https://goo.gl/Evx7Tw), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V. with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on June 19^th will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The position will be remote located. Candidates must be available to commence work on the project by mid-June, with the website finalized by the end of June.

Deliverable: The website is to be independent with its own structure, content and branding (to be provided), however should be installed as a sub-site on the RTB WordPress installation. The CGIAR Gender and Breeding Initiative website will be approximately nine pages of mostly static content, including a blog.

Technical requirements of the website

• The CMS is Multi-site installation of WordPress, hosted in WP Engine
  
• Site must be responsive and provide appropriate versions for a variety of screen sizes
  
• Dependency on plugins must be kept to a minimum. Paid, supported plugins must be prioritized over free, non-supported ones.
  
• Provide rules for each site documentation, tags, categories
  
• Design different templates for content categories
  
• Optimize for low bandwidth audiences
  
• RSS feed outputs of content types
  

Selection criteria

• Bachelor’s degree in communication technologies or equivalent, preferably with a specialization in web technologies.
  
• At least 5 years of experience in web designing, specifically using the CMS WordPress. Advanced written and verbal English level.

Applicants should apply online through the following link (https://goo.gl/GXj53q), including a full C.V. and an updated work portfolio. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Researcher (social, agricultural, or environmental sciences) to lead the technology component of a new agricultural innovation project, *KULIMA: Improving the access to and use of agriculture research innovations by Malawian farmers.*

Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordination of research and development activities

• Build and manage a strong and productive partnership across the participating CGIAR centers, ensuring fair and equitable participation.
  
• Provide quality control of work plans and ensure that overall research priorities, technology dissemination and delivery goals are well understood and effectively met across the multi-institutional partnership.
  
• Establish flexible and accountable processes for timely planning and delivery of research and development activities, including technology dissemination, and reporting.
  
• Provide intellectual leadership for the design and implementation of operational research to determine opportunities and constraints for agricultural innovation in project target areas.
  

Reporting and Representation

• As responsible manager for all technical and financial reporting to the donor, ensure timeliness, quality, and responsiveness to donor requests in all areas of reporting.
  
• Work with relevant units at CIP Malawi and in regional and global CIP offices to obtain technical and administrative support.
  
• Work with the M&E staff to ensure that monitoring of project indicators is timely and of excellent quality to support adaptive management.
  
• Represent the project vis-à-vis GIZ, EU, GoM, and research partners.
  
• Participate in regular planning and review meetings with GIZ and EU and ensure that the project is well understood and highly regarded by the donor and all project partners.
  

Project Management

• Provide management, leadership and strategic vision in all aspects of project implementation.
  
• Ensure that project implementation is responsive to communities and partners and aligned with CIP’s principles, values and strategic plan.
  
• Work with administrative and finance units at CIP and other CGIAR partners, oversee the development of sub-agreements and works plans.
  
• Monitor adherence to grant agreement, CIP policies and procedures and relevant external rules and regulations.
  

Staff Management, Professional Development and Team Building

• Create a work atmosphere conducive to professional growth and development of excellent personnel at all levels.
  
• Promote accountability by conducting staff annual performance reviews with direct supervisees, and ensuring that all staff members are effectively using the performance planning and management system.
  
• Contribute to project team-building efforts, and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.
  

Project Support Operations

• Coordinate with M&E, finance and administration staff to ensure operational systems are in place to support field activities including logistics, procurement, security, administration and human resources.
  
• In coordination with the CIP Country Manager, propose and design new local operational policies as needed and in accordance with donor and CIP regulations.
  

Gender

• Take a leadership role in the mainstreaming of gender sensitive project interventions, through support and promotion of gender throughout all areas of the project.
  

Selection Criteria:

• PhD level degree in relevant discipline in the social sciences, agriculture, or environmental sciences. MSc degree in relevant field with formal training in innovation systems will be considered.
  
• Strong experience of at least 5 years in a field-based rural development project promoting agricultural or other technological innovation, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa.
  
• Excellent up-to-date knowledge of innovation systems research and underlying social science methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative.
  
• Experience of coordinating multi-institutional collaboration in support of rural communities and their governance structures.
  
• Strong understanding of integrating gender and other social equity considerations into project design and delivery.
  
• Good knowledge of CGIAR research objectives and products and their relevance to agricultural development.
  
• Experience of coordinating rigorous M&E and hands-on technical reporting.
  
• Strong experience of using communication technologies as research and development tools.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are a must.
  
• Record of scientific and technical publications and citations.
  
• Willingness to travel frequently in-country and work under field conditions.

Applications: Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website ( https://goo.gl/Az9BFa), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V. with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on July 21^st will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking to recruit a highly skilled, results-oriented Procurement Officer (Buyer Specialist) to provide support for the Senior Procurement Officer.

The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit International Agricultural Research for development with a global mandate to conduct research on potato, sweetpotato, and other roots and tubers and on the improved management of natural resources. Its vision is to emphasize the use of roots and tubers to improve the lives of the poor. CIP seeks to reduce poverty and achieve food security and improve the well-being of poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world.

The position: The Procurement Officer will be responsible for supporting the Senior Procurement Officer to support CIP Regional office to offer effective and efficient procurement and logistics services.

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Identify new suppliers and derivative products by constant market follow up, call for bids and acquire the best suppliers that will guarantee an optimum supply chain;
• Identify and implement alternatives for purchase sources, to minimize costs, time, and warehouse inventory levels;
• Determine purchase strategies to secure a cost-effective long term supply chain;
• Prepare and conduct contract negotiations for medium and large volumes;
• Monitor and control agreements with suppliers, and keep in touch with key contacts;
• Organize and monitor acquisitions, following standard processes and track product flow from origin to final delivery;
• Create and maintain contact with internal customers, in-order-to assist them with technical queries/ requests, agreed standards and deadlines;
• Process documentation for execution of logistics operations, taking appropriate actions to resolve operational issues;
• Register and maintain logistic database in corporate system for successfully tracking of information;
• Work capacity under pressure;
• Interpret data on logistics elements (supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution) for decision making.

Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, International Business or related disciplines;
• MUST be a member of a procurement-related professional body such as KISM, CIPS etc;
• Knowledge of suppliers in Agricultural Research activities recommended;
• At least 4 years of experience required in similar position;
• Fluent written and oral communication skills in English and Kiswahili;
• Proficient on MS Excel, Word and Power Point at user level;
• Ability to work under pressure and in a team setting;
• Strong client service orientation and displaying a good-natured cooperative attitude with internal and external clients;
• Knowledge of ERP software’s and administration of products and suppliers master files;
• Knowledge of EU, USAID, DFID, BMGF procurement conditions a plus;
• Candidates are requested to indicate their current salary

Conditions: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff position (NRS), based in Nairobi, Kenya with occasional regional travel to support project activities. The employment contract will be for a two-year term (with a three-month probation period) with the possibility of renewal, subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. The deadline for receiving applications will be 7^th July, 2017. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

CIP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). CIP also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site athttp://www.cipotato.org.

The position: The Gender and M&E Specialist will help the RTB Program to widen and monitor the contribution of RTB crops to food security and poverty reduction in ways that equitably benefit rural women and men.

This position will be based in Lima, Peru and involve work in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Gender and M&E specialist will form part of the Program Management Unit, based in the lead Center and report to the RTB Program Director.

Duties and Accountabilities:

Working closely with the gender focal points, other managers and scientists in the RTB participating Centers, the Gender and M&E specialist will:

Support the implementation of the RTB gender strategy

• Support gender focal points and other scientists in the development of the gender strategy;
• Facilitate the integration of gender research in planning, monitoring, evaluation and budgeting process;
• Support and monitor the implementation of RTB gender research work across RTB portfolio;
• Facilitate effective and regular communication among gender focal points and relevant clusters teams;
• Ensure the consolidation of progress reports, the identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt on gender research in coordination with gender focal points;
• Promote gender as an integrative part of communication and knowledge management in RTB;
• Act as gender point of contact in the PMU for all relevant information and management process (e.g. planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, partnership with other CRPs and partners).

Support the implementation of program monitoring and evaluation

• Develop and maintain the RTB monitoring and evaluation plan based on program results framework, related indicators and annual plan of work;
• Support the development and implementation of an online platform supporting planning, monitoring, reporting learning and evaluation processes;
• Contribute in the development and dissemination of training materials for the use of the online platform across flagships and clusters;
• Coordinate the design and facilitate the adoption of harmonized data collection tools for outcome level indicators across flagships, clusters and projects;
• Check data and data sources, prepare consolidated monitoring reports at flagship and CRP level and provide specific recommendations to M&E staff within clusters and projects;
• Assist cluster teams in the identification and development of outcome stories.
• Coordinate and promote the use of qualitative and quantitative evaluative approaches for substantiating outcomes stories.

Selection Criteria:

• Post-graduate qualification, preferably PhD, in Sociology, Development Economics, Anthropology, Gender Studies. Publications in relevant fields are desirable
• Relevant work experience in gender research and mainstreaming of at least 5 years, including fieldwork in Africa, Asia or Latin America
• Relevant work experience of design of projects or programs and experience with complex M&E systems
• Experience developing effective partnerships for research
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English
• Knowledge of Spanish or other languages is desirable
• Competencies in gender analysis, preferably in the context of agricultural research or natural resource management including both qualitative and quantitative research methods;
• Familiarity with the principles of gender mainstreaming;
• Competencies in project management, preferably in the context of agricultural research for development, including results based management, development of logical models (theory of change, impact pathways, result chains), monitoring and evaluation;
• Capability to motivate managers and scientists at all levels of responsibility to actively mainstream gender into research, contribute to timely monitoring, knowledge management and reporting;
• Good interpersonal skills. Experience working successfully in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.

Conditions: International position with a three-year term with six-month probation period, with the possibility of renewal. CIP prides itself on its collegial and supportive working environment, which allows space for personal and professional growth.

Applications: Applicants should apply online through the following link (https://goo.gl/Evx7Tw), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V. with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on June 19^th will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a dynamic and innovative plant pathologist to lead potato and sweetpotato plant pathology efforts for the CIP-China Center for Asia Pacific (CCCAP).

The Center: CIP is a non-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweet potato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor. CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world. CIP works with partners to contribute high quality science, technology, and capacity strengthening for sustainable science-based solutions. CIP is headquartered in Lima, Peru, with staff and activities in over 30 locations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. CIP is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a network of 15 Research Centers and 16 Research Programs mostly located in the developing world and supported by more than 50 donor members. CIP has worked in China for nearly 40 years in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, the China Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Chinese agriculture universities successfully introducing productive potato and sweetpotato varieties, transferring new technologies and helping develop China’s human capital in this sector.

The CIP-China Center for Asia Pacific– or CCCAP – was established in 2010 and now employs a staff of 10 based in Beijing. CCCAP is a platform for cooperative potato and sweetpotato scientific research for development in China and countries in the Asia Pacific region promoting CIP’s mission in the areas of food security, nutrition and health, and poverty alleviation. It is expected to grow significantly in size and research scope the next few years. With Government of China funding, a new CCCAP research facility in Yanqing (Beijing) has been constructed with 48 fully-equipped laboratory rooms, greenhouses, offices, training and dormitories. It will open in 2017 with initial research operations set to begin the second half of the year and a more robust research program taking shape in 2018. CCCAP is legally registered in China as an intergovernmental organization.

The position: This position will be based in Yanqing (Beijing), China and will report to CCCAP Chief Scientist and co-report to the Crop Protection Global Leader. He/she will partner with expert teams both within and outside CIP from disciplines such as agronomy, breeding, plant physiology, entomology, crop modelling and agricultural economics. The selected candidate will also contribute to potato and sweetpotato pathology efforts in other Asian countries.

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Provide scientific leadership for potato and sweetpotato pathology, setting priorities for CCCAP in interaction with the Crop Protection and other science leaders towards the achievement of CIP’s strategic objectives.
• Serves as a Principal Investigator and establishes collaborative research with Chinese and other Asian partners related to potato and or sweetpotato pathology.
• Ensure proper management of projects and financial resources
• Participate in attracting competitive grants and external funding from a range of public and private donors to implement potato and sweetpotato pathology in CCCAP and other Asian countries
• Attract researchers, interns, and visiting scholars to CIP and develop collaborative projects, and provide opportunities for students and pathologists to get exposure and expand linkages between national and international agricultural research institutions.

Selection Criteria:

• PhD in plant pathology or crop protection with at least 5 years of working experience, preferably in potato or sweetpotato pathology.
• Demonstrable experience managing pathology research programs, preferably in potato or sweetpotato.
• Good understanding of and experience with current molecular pathology approaches.
• Good understanding of issues related to potato or sweetpotato seed production and research.
• Experience with statistical software such as SAS, R.
• Strong communication, organizational skills and experience managing staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; advanced knowledge of Chinese is highly desirable.
• Demonstrable experience in grant/research proposal formulation and fund raising.
• Ability to build and lead pathology teams and collaborate across institutions and disciplines.
• Commitment to work in a multi-partner, multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.
• Track record of relevant scientific publications.
• Strong team player, self-motivated, goal-oriented and committed to shared goals.

Conditions: Employment contract will be for a three-year term with the possibility of renewal. Salary will be internationally competitive, paid in US dollars, and commensurate with experience. CIP prides itself on its collegial and supportive working environment, which allows space for personal and professional growth.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site at www.cipotato.org

CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and professionals from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply.

Applicants should apply online through CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a cover letter, a full C.V. with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on August 15, 2017 and will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The International Potato Center (CIP) seeks a dynamic Resource Mobilization (RM) Officer for the CIP-China Center for Asia Pacific (CCCAP) based in Beijing, China. This position will engage international and Chinese potential donors, foundations and the private sector with the objective of securing collaboration and mobilizing funding for CCCAP’s research activities.

The CIP-China Center for Asia Pacific– or CCCAP – was established in 2010 and now employs a staff of 10 based in Beijing. CCCAP is a platform for cooperative potato and sweetpotato scientific research for development in China and countries in the Asia Pacific region promoting CIP’s mission in the areas of food security, nutrition and health, and poverty alleviation. It is expected to grow significantly in size and research scope the next few years. With Government of China funding, a new CCCAP research facility in Yanqing (Beijing) has been constructed with 48 fully-equipped laboratory rooms, greenhouses, offices, training and dormitories. It will open in 2017 with initial research operations set to begin the second half of the year and a more robust research program taking shape in 2018. CCCAP is legally registered in China as an intergovernmental organization.

The position: This position will report to the Chief Scientist CCCAP with a dotted reporting line to the CIP Director of Resource Mobilization (RM), based in Lima, Peru. The successful candidate will work closely with the CCCAP program and research teams, Resource Mobilization Team (RMT) and others in CIP to develop project funding proposals / fundraising and engage with potential donors to raise funds in support of CCCAP’s research program.

Functions and Key Results:

Strategy Development

1. Under the overall guidance of the Chief Scientist CCCAP, and in close coordination with the Deputy Director General-CCCAP and CIP’s RMT and all other relevant internal CIP and external stakeholders, develop a China / SE Asia-specific RM Strategy. This will require the RM Officer to:

2. Familiarize her/himself with CCCAP, CIP and relevant Chinese strategic documentation, policy priorities and deliverables;

3. Work closely with colleagues in CCCAP, Chinese and SE Asia institutions and CIP to identify funding needs and coordinate proposed strategic elements with CIP’s own RM efforts;

4. Review current funding trends and regulations relevant to RM activities (both traditional and non-traditional donors) in the Chinese and SE Asian context;

5. On the basis of the above and inputs from CCCAP and CIP counterparts, develop a 3-year set of RM targets;

6. Identify potential RM partners, including Chinese and SE Asian institutions, bilateral, multilateral, philanthropic organizations, the private sector and High Net Worth Individuals and develop a strategy to approach and mobilize resources from these potential partners; and

7. Analyze information on funding priorities and trends of a wide variety of the donors identified that are or could become active in China and the Asian region that are of relevance to CCCAP’s work in China and regionally.

Operationalizing the Strategy

1. Once approved, implement the strategy under the overall coordination of the Chief Scientist CCCAP and in close collaboration with the Deputy Director-CCCAP and CIP’s RM Team by:

2. Exploring funding sources and strategic partnership opportunities from the potential donors identified in the strategy;

3. Establishing and broadening relations with the potential and existing donors;

4. Organizing RM activities and initiatives relevant to the implementation of the strategy and the specific targeted donor pool;

5. Ensuring high level stewardship of existing donors, including provision of high quality reports, regular contacts (as preferred by the donor) and an integrated communication plan;

6. Regularly reviewing progress and reporting internally on progress made on key performance indicators; and

7. Coordinating RM initiatives with CIP’s RM Team as necessary.

Selection Criteria

Education and Experience:

• Advanced university degree in law, economics, finance, business, marketing, international relations and/or a related field.

• Minimum of 6 years of experience with a proven track record of resource mobilization and the creation of RM-oriented partnerships and stakeholder networks.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in an international RM context (be it with an international or Chinese institution).

• Native language proficiency in Chinese and written and spoken English. Knowledge and work/living experience and other Asian languages an asset.

Knowledge and Skills Required to Deliver Results:

• Knowledge of the Chinese regulatory and institutional context, with previous experience in a RM role with an international organization, with a proven track record of achieving results in mobilizing funding.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact well and establish close professional relationships with colleagues and counterparts in a highly international context.

• Flexibility and ability to embrace change and work effectively in what are bound to be constantly evolving circumstances.

Conditions: Employment contract will be for a three-year term with the possibility of renewal. Salary will be internationally competitive, paid in US dollars, and commensurate with experience. CIP prides itself on its collegial and supportive working environment, which allows space for personal and professional growth.

Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), attaching the following documents in English: a cover letter summarizing their relevance to this position, a full C.V with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on August 31, 2017** and will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site athttp://www.cipotato.org.

CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and professionals from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply

The International Potato Center (CIP) seeks a highly talented Communication and Knowledge Management Officer to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a major regional sweetpotato research project through communication and knowledge management.

The Center: CIP (http://www.cipotato.org) is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor.

The position: The CKM officer will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. The officer will report to the Project Manager of the Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa (SASHA) Project. The principal tasks and responsibilities will include, but not limited to the following:

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Manage and popularize the Sweetpotato Knowledge Portal and selected social media
• Manage monthly distribution of updated information on the Knowledge Portal to users
• Strengthen and coordinate information and knowledge for the sweetpotato community of practice
• Assist in the development and implementation of CKM strategies and activities to support CIP’s sweetpotato teams and their partners in SSA.
• Assist in the organization of major meetings and events related to SASHA and the preparation of minutes
• Coordinate the preparation of summaries, press releases, fact sheets, media kits etc. of key SASHA events
• Facilitate the documentation of SASHA’s experiences, achievements and lessons learned and the sharing of findings with relevant target groups, assisting in the editing of documents and the coordination of any graphics/formatting work.
• Develop videos of new technologies & audio-based slide shows
• Collaborate with data management team in appropriate documentation and archiving of communication and knowledge outputs.

Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communication, marketing or a science-related area.
• Three years of professional experience in developing and implementing CKM strategies or exemplary communications results in fewer years.
• Demonstrated experience working with websites and other communication forums.
• Strong and effective use of social media skills.
• Skills in database management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good skills in photography, with video skills desirable.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
• Proactive approach, with ability to find creative ways to solve problems.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English, working knowledge of Portuguese and Kiswahili desirable.
• A Kenyan citizen

Conditions: The employment contract will be for a two-year term (with a three months’ probation period) with the possibility of renewal, subject to availability of funding.

Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V. with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on 30 August, 2017 and will continue until the post is filled. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking to recruit a highly skilled, results-oriented Procurement Officer (Buyer Specialist) to provide support for the Senior Procurement Officer.

The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit International Agricultural Research for development with a global mandate to conduct research on potato, sweetpotato, and other roots and tubers and on the improved management of natural resources. Its vision is to emphasize the use of roots and tubers to improve the lives of the poor. CIP seeks to reduce poverty and achieve food security and improve the well-being of poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world.

The position: The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for supporting the Senior Procurement Officer to support CIP Regional office to offer effective and efficient procurement and logistics services.

The key responsibilities include the following:

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Identify new suppliers and derivative products by constant market follow up, call for bids and acquire the best suppliers that will guarantee an optimum supply chain.
• Identify and implement alternatives for purchase sources, to minimize costs, time, and warehouse inventory levels.
• Determine purchase strategies to secure a cost-effective long term supply chain.
• Prepare and conduct contract negotiations for medium and large volumes.
• Monitor and control agreements with suppliers, and keep in touch with key contacts.
• Organize and monitor acquisitions, following standard processes and track product flow from origin to final delivery.
• Create and maintain contact with internal customers, in order to assist them with technical queries/ requests, agreed standards and deadlines.
• Process documentation for execution of logistics operations, taking appropriate actions to resolve operational issues.
• Register and maintain logistic database in corporate system for successfully tracking of information.
• Interpret data on logistics elements (supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution) for decision making.

Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, International Business or related disciplines;
• MUST be a member of a procurement-related professional body such as KISM, CIPS etc;
• Knowledge of suppliers in Agricultural Research activities recommended;
• At least 3 years of experience required in similar position;
• Fluent written and oral communication skills in English and Kiswahili;
• Proficient on MS Excel, Word and Power Point at user level;
• Ability to work under pressure and in a team setting;
• Strong client service orientation and displaying a good-natured cooperative attitude with internal and external clients;
• Knowledge of ERP software’s and administration of products and suppliers master files;
• Knowledge of EU, USAID, DFID, BMGF procurement conditions a plus;

Conditions: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff position (NRS), based in Nairobi, Kenya with occasional regional travel to support project activities. The employment contract will be for a two-year term (with a three-month probation period) with the possibility of renewal, subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. The deadline for receiving applications will be 25th August, 2017. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

CIP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). CIP also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site athttp://www.cipotato.org.

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking an accomplished professional with demonstrated experience in drafting and negotiating funding awards to fill in a temporary fixed term position of Grants and Contracts (G&C) Consultant in order to manage the SSA specific assigned regional project portfolio.

The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor. CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world. CIP works with partners to contribute high quality science, technology, and capacity strengthening for sustainable science-based solutions. CIP is headquartered in Lima, Peru, with staff and activities in over 30 locations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. CIP is a member of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research, a network of 15 research centers mostly located in the developing world and supported by more than 50 donor members.

The position: Grants and Contracts Consultant will report directly to the Head of Grants and Contracts in HQ, will have the Regional Director for SSA as co-supervisor, and will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. The position will be on a temporary approximate 3.5-month fixed term consultancy contract.

Duties and Accountabilities: The primary objective of this position will be to manage SSA specific assigned Regional Grants and Contracts portfolio; ensuring that projects comply with donor and CGIAR requirements, procedures and guidelines in the post award phases of the CIP project life cycle.

• Assist with the management of the SSA regional portfolio of awards (donor, prime, sub recipient), MOUs, and CGIAR Hosting Agreements as G&C’s contact point, acting as a representative of the G&C HQ unit, in coordination with the SSA Regional Director, Program leaders, Project Managers and regional staff.
• Support the review of all funding and partner award transactions, in collaboration with other functional areas such as program, finance, intellectual property, administration, and/or HR for their approval and signature.
• Support the drafting, negotiating and approval-for-signature (as defined in the Delegation of Authority) of partner sub-recipient agreements and technical collaboration MOUs.
• Ensures adherence to applicable delegation of authority policies, as they relate to signatory delegation of authority powers and thresholds.
• Participate in meeting with HQ stakeholders to ensure communication on contractual aspects of projects, identify issues requiring action and ensure follow-through on deliverables.
• Maintain an up-to-date database and repository of all SSA regional signed awards, MOUs, and HA in OCS.
• Support the HQ technical reporting function by ensuring timely follow up with SSA Principal Investigators on submission deadlines and response to donor queries.
• Participate in project life cycle reviews and meetings on behalf of the G&C SSA function (PNM meeting, startup meeting, closeout meeting).

Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree in International Development, business or related field. Preferably with post graduate studies.
• Relevant eight years of experience drafting and negotiating funding awards, with at least two multinational development organizations. Focus on agricultural research is a plus.
• Proven expertise of leading large funding initiatives, knowledge of USAID and other donor rules and regulations preferred.
• Knowledge of USAID ADS Chapter 303 and ADS 308 Awards to Public International Organizations is a plus.
• Project Management Certification is desirable.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple or tight deadlines and projects.
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills.
• Partnership management skills.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.
• Willingness to travel.

Conditions: The consultancy will be for a period of four months.

Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. The deadline for receiving applications will be 1st September, 2017. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a consultant to provide business skills training and develop business plans with potato marketing cooperatives and seed potato multipliers. The cooperatives reside in Elgeyo-Marakwet, Meru, Nandi and Uasin Gishu counties.

The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor. CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world. CIP works with partners to contribute high quality science, technology, and capacity strengthening for sustainable science-based solutions. CIP is headquartered in Lima, Peru, with staff and activities in over 30 locations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. CIP is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. CGIAR is a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers who are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations. The CIP Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) main regional office is in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Assignment: Working in close collaboration with county governments, CIP supports potato marketing cooperatives and seed multipliers to develop into functioning businesses through the Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) project, potato value chain.

Under the AVCD project, the Consultant will be responsible to develop training modules and train potato cooperative members and seed multipliers in basic business skills to manage their enterprises, and support them to develop business plans. The assignment is to cover skills specific to each enterprise: cooperative or seed multiplier, including costing production, projecting income, managing revenue, marketing, and group collection centers and input sourcing.

The responsibilities of the assignment are to:

• Consult with project staff on the business skills to develop among the potato cooperatives and seed multipliers;
• Develop and submit a business skills training module covering general skills, and those specific to potato cooperatives and to seed multipliers;
• Develop and submit a training plan to deliver the training modules and support business plan development;
• Deliver the training as per the training plan;
• Support the potato cooperatives and seed multipliers to finalize their business plans;
• Submit the business plans;
• Submit a final brief report describing the training and observations with clear reference to which skills were developed, and the follow up for CIP and project partners to ensure the training is put into practice.

The successful Consultant will have:

• In depth understanding of the business/accounting capacities needed to develop farmers and agricultural cooperatives into professional businesses;
• Proven experience training farmers and cooperatives in business skills, specific experience with farmers involved in seed production as a business is an asset;
• Excellent writing and communication skills.

Conditions: The consultancy contract will be for the duration agreed upon to prepare the training module, deliver the trainings and finalize business plans. The number of days will be determined upon finalizing the training plan.

Applicants should apply through CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a 1 page cover letter summarizing their relevance to this position and a bid as outlined below. Deadline to apply is 14th September 2017. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Applicant is to submit a CV clearly demonstrating experience in business skills training and business plan elaboration with farming groups. The bid is also to indicate the daily rate to prepare the training module, deliver the training sessions and report.

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a highly skilled, results-oriented Chief of Party (COP) who will be responsible for the technical leadership and operational oversight of SERVIR Amazonia and will serve as the principal institutional liaison to USAID. He/she is responsible for ensuring development and implementation of the sustainability roadmap for SERVIR Amazonia. SERVIR Amazonia is a joint USAID/NASA opportunity to help the Amazon region (Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Guyana, and Suriname) to improve environmental management and resilience to climate stress by strengthening the capacity of governments and other key stakeholders to integrate Earth observation information and geospatial technologies into development decision-making.

The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweet potato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor. CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world. CIP works with partners to contribute high quality science, technology, and capacity strengthening for sustainable science-based solutions. CIP is headquartered in Lima, Peru, with staff and activities in over 30 locations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. CIP is a member of the CGIAR which is a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers who are members of the CGIAR in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.

The Position: The Chief of Party will represent the hub in regional and wider contexts and be responsible for the hub’s activities. He/She will be based in the Amazonian Region, and involve work in Peru, Brazil, and Colombia.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Project Management:

ü Provide management, leadership, and strategic vision in all aspects of project implementation.

ü Ensure that project implementation is responsive to target communities and partners and aligned with CIP core values, strategic plan and guiding principles.

ü Monitor adherence to grant agreement, CIP policies and procedures and relevant external rules and regulations including the CGIAR.

ü Select, oversee and advise performance of partners and sub-grantees. As responsible manager for all technical and financial reporting to the donor, ensure timeliness, quality, and responsiveness to donor requests in all areas of reporting.

ü Ensure that monitoring of project indicators is timely and of excellent quality to support reporting and adaptive management.

ü Promote the project with stakeholders, the donor community, and the general public in Ethiopia through sound and innovative communications.

· Representation and Resource Mobilization:

ü Represent the project SERVIR Amazonia, USAID with Government of Brazil, Peru and Colombia, and NGOs.

ü Develop and maintain a high level of understanding of donor priorities, country plans, and planned funding initiatives.

ü Build and manage strong and productive partnership and implementing partners and facilitate learning and knowledge exchange across the entire project partnership.

ü Participate in regular review meetings with USAID and ensure that the project is well understood and highly regarded by the donor and all project partners.

· Staff Management, Professional Development and Team Building:

ü Create a work atmosphere conducive to professional growth and development of excellent personnel at all levels.

ü Promote accountability by conducting staff annual performance reviews with direct supervisees, and ensuring that all staff members are effectively using the performance planning and management system.

· Project Support Operations:

ü Ensure the development, implementation and monitoring of financial and operational policies and procedures for constant compliance with all CIP and donor policies, regulations, and requirements.

ü Ensure project quality through implementation of country-specific project reviews and use of comprehensive M&E systems.

ü Coordinate with finance, procurement, and M&E project staff to ensure operational systems are in place to support field offices and activities including logistics, procurement, security, operational, and human resources.

· Gender:

ü The Chief of Party is expected to take a leadership role in the mainstreaming of gender sensitive project interventions, through support and promotion of gender throughout all areas of the project.

· Safety, Security and Risk Management:

ü The Chief of Party is expected to oversee the implementation and continual review of the country security guidelines and security management plan, and manage all security issues in consultation with the regional and HQ.

ü In coordination with the Safety and Security Manager ensure the consistent monitoring and analysis of the security environment and adherence by all staff to the CIP security protocols and procedures.

Selection Criteria:

· A graduate degree (Master’s Degree or higher) in a field of study relevant to SERVIR Amazonia such as GIS/Geography, Natural resources management, Biodiversity, Climate change, Sustainable development, or International development.

· Ten years of professional experience in managing scientific/technical projects, in progressively more responsible posts. The projects managed will have included the production of new scientific tools to meet client needs and requirements. Management includes the development of work plans and control of budgets.

· Proven ability to communicate, coordinate, and effectively work with diverse stakeholders, including senior government officials, and including in regard to politically sensitive topics.

· Proven ability to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.

· Proven success in building a client base and partnerships, including with the private

· sector, strongly desired.

· Strong communication skills, both interpersonal and written, to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the program and to effectively coordinate with a wide range of regional stakeholders.

· Strong written and verbal communication skills in at least two of the following languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

· Knowledge of USAID policies and procedures as related to program management required.

· Knowledge of the political, social, cultural, environmental, and development context of Amazonia based on on-the-ground experience.

Conditions: Employment contract will be for an initial three-year term (with a three-month probation period) with possibility of renewal, subject to availability of funding. Any offer made with regards to this vacancy is conditional to the formal award of the afore-mentioned grant to the CIP-led consortium. Salary will be internationally competitive, paid in US dollars, and commensurate with experience. CIP prides itself on its collegial and supportive working environment, which allows space for personal and professional growth.

Applications: Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V. with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on 26 September, 2016 and will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged; only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site athttp://www.cipotato.org

CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and professionals from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply

The International Potato Center (CIP) seeks an experienced Gender Specialist to support implementation of the Gender Strategy for the upcoming USAID SERVIR Amazonia project. SERVIR Amazonia is a joint USAID/NASA opportunity to help the Amazon region (Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Guyana, and Suriname) to improve environmental management and resilience to climate stress by strengthening the capacity of governments and other key stakeholders to integrate Earth observation information and geospatial technologies into development decision-making.

The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweet potato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor. CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world. CIP works with partners to contribute high quality science, technology, and capacity strengthening for sustainable science-based solutions. CIP is headquartered in Lima, Peru, with staff and activities in over 30 locations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. CIP is a member of the CGIAR which is a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers who are members of the CGIAR in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.

The position: The Gender Specialist will help the SERVIR Program to provide expert support on gender issues to teams including social and biological scientists, enabling them to strengthen the gender- responsiveness of their research for the development. She/He will be based in the Amazonian Region, and involve work in Peru, Brazil, and Colombia.

Duties and Accountabilities:
Support the implementation of the SERVIR gender work plan
• Contribute with the development of the gender strategy.
• Facilitate the integration of gender research in planning, monitoring, evaluation and budgeting process.
• Support and monitor the implementation of SERVIR project gender research work across internal portfolio;
• Facilitate effective and regular communication among gender focal points and relevant clusters teams;
• Ensure the consolidation of progress reports, the identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt on gender research in coordination with gender focal points;
• Promote gender as an integrative part of communication and knowledge management in SERVIR project.

Selection Criteria:

• Master’s degree in Sociology, Development Economics, Anthropology, Gender Studies. Publications in relevant fields are desirable
• Relevant work experience in gender research and mainstreaming of at least 5 years, including fieldwork in Latin America (preferably).
• Experience developing effective partnerships for research
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English
• Knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese languages is desirable
• Competencies in gender analysis, preferably in the context of agricultural research or natural resource management including both qualitative and quantitative research methods;
• Familiarity with the principles of gender mainstreaming;
• Good interpersonal skills. Experience working successfully in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.

Conditions: Employment contract will be for an initial three-year term (with a three-month probation period) with possibility of renewal, subject to availability of funding. Any offer made with regards to this vacancy is conditional to the formal award of the afore-mentioned grant to the CIP-led consortium. Salary will be internationally competitive, paid in US dollars, and commensurate with experience. CIP prides itself on its collegial and supportive working environment, which allows space for personal and professional growth.

Applications: Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V. with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on 26 September, 2017 and will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged; only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site athttp://www.cipotato.org

CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and professionals from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a highly talented Communication Specialist to drive the internal and external communications activities for the upcoming USAID SERVIR Amazonia project. SERVIR Amazonia is a joint USAID/NASA opportunity to help the Amazon region (Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Guyana, and Suriname) to improve environmental management and resilience to climate stress by strengthening the capacity of governments and other key stakeholders to integrate Earth observation information and geospatial technologies into development decision-making.

The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweet potato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor. CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world. CIP works with partners to contribute high quality science, technology, and capacity strengthening for sustainable science-based solutions. CIP is headquartered in Lima, Peru, with staff and activities in over 30 locations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. CIP is a member of the CGIAR which is a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers who are members of the CGIAR in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.

The position: The Communication Specialist will be based in Amazonian Region and involve work in Peru, Brazil, and Colombia as well as travel other countries in the Amazonian region.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of the project communication strategy.
• Coordinate communication efforts in partner Centers, programs, and organizations.
• Coordinate promotion of the SERVIR Amazonia brand, particularly among donors and decision makers.
• Supervise online content for the project website.
• Support preparation of reports, social media, and brand journalism efforts.
• Contribute communications components to program development in the countries served by SERVIR Amazonia.
• Develop and coordinate communication plans for external events.
• Actively collaborate with other Communications team members to execute the project communication efforts.

Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) in Journalism, Communication, Marketing or a related area.
• Five years of professional experience in developing and implementing communication strategies or exemplary communications results in fewer years.
• Demonstrated experience working with media.
• Strong and effective use of social media skills.
  
• Knowledgeable and familiarity with public relations.
  
• Experience with website content management.
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
• Proactive approach, with ability to find creative ways to solve problems or exploit potentials.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English. Spanish and Portuguese language skills a plus.

Conditions: Employment contract will be for a three-year term (with a three-month probation period) with the possibility of renewal, subject to availability of funding. Any offer made with regards to this vacancy is conditional to the formal award of the afore-mentioned grant to the CIP-led consortium. The salary will be internationally competitive, paid in US dollars, and commensurate with experience. CIP prides itself on its collegial and supportive working environment, which allows space for personal and professional growth.

Applications: Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V. with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on 26 September, 2017 and will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged; only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site athttp://www.cipotato.org

CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and professionals from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply ;

The International Potato Center (CIP) seeks an experienced project Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist to support the implementation of SERVIR Amazonia, a large research for development project that will cover activities across the entire Amazonian region. SERVIR Amazonia is a joint USAID/NASA opportunity to help the Amazon region (Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Guyana, and Suriname) to improve environmental management and resilience to climate stress by strengthening the capacity of governments and other key stakeholders to integrate Earth observation information and geospatial technologies into development decision-making.

The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweet potato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor. CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world. CIP works with partners to contribute high quality science, technology, and capacity strengthening for sustainable science-based solutions. CIP is headquartered in Lima, Peru, with staff and activities in over 30 locations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. CIP is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. CGIAR is a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers who are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.

The Position: The M&E Specialist will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of the overall M&E system, as a critical function to support the effectiveness of the project towards achieving major R&D goals in environmental conservation and climate change. The M&E functions will cover work to be implement as part of CIP’s responsibilities in the project as well as those of key partners.

A strong focus of the position will be to identify and suggest actions to ensure benefits of the program reach several diverse social groups, including women and men, youth and indigenous populations. He or she will be inventive and innovative in finding novel ways to efficiently collect, analyze and communicate disaggregated quantitative and qualitative data to inform and orient the project’s work.

This position will be based in the Amazonian Region and will involve work in Latin America, with focus on the target counties of the project (Peru, Brazil and Colombia), and occasional travel to other countries and regions as required. The M&E specialist will form part of CIP’s Project Management Unit (PMU), and will report to the Head of the PMU.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Working closely with other project staff in CIP and in other participating institutions, the M&E specialist will be the responsible for the design and implementation of project monitoring and evaluation systems, including:

· Develop and maintain the project M&E plan based on results framework, related indicators and annual plan of work;

· Support the design, development and implementation of an M&E platform supporting planning, monitoring, reporting, learning and evaluation processes;

· Support the development and dissemination of training materials for the use of the M&E platform.

· Design and implement harmonized data collection tools for different level of indicators across project activities and institutions;

· Facilitate the integration of disaggregated data in the planning, monitoring, evaluation and budgeting process;

· Training of project team members and partners on the M&E platform and the use of data collection tools developed to facilitate their adoption and proper use;

· Conduct regular validation of data reported by project team members and partners;

· Regularly prepare consolidated monitoring reports at required project levels and provide timely M&E information as input for project staff to develop specific recommendations for corrective actions of the project;

· Coordinate and promote the use of qualitative and quantitative evaluative approaches for M&E.

Selection Criteria:

· Post-graduate qualification, at least at M.Sc. level, in fields such as International Development, Environmental and Earth Sciences and Engineering, Geography, Forestry, Climatology, Anthropology, Agricultural Economics, or Gender Studies. Publications in relevant fields are desirable.

· Relevant work experience in design of projects or programs and experience with developing and managing complex M&E systems.

· Experience in working with multi-partner projects in the Agricultural and Environmental R&D area, with emphasis on environmental conservation under the context of climate change.

· Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.

· Knowledge of Spanish or other languages is desirable.

· Competencies in collecting, analyzing, and reporting disaggregated data, preferably in the context of agricultural research and natural resource management including both qualitative and quantitative research methods;

· Competencies in project management, preferably in the context of agricultural research for development, including results based management, development of logical models (theory of change, impact pathways, result chains), monitoring and evaluation;

· Capability to motivate managers and scientists at all levels of responsibility to actively contribute to timely monitoring, knowledge management and reporting;

· Good interpersonal skills. Experience working successfully in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.

Conditions: Employment contract will be for an initial three-year term (with a three-month probation period) with possibility of renewal, subject to availability of funding. Any offer made with regards to this vacancy is conditional to the formal award of the afore-mentioned grant to the CIP-led consortium. Salary will be internationally competitive, paid in US dollars, and commensurate with experience. CIP prides itself on its collegial and supportive working environment, which allows space for personal and professional growth.

Applications: Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website (http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a letter of motivation, a full C.V. with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin on 26 September, 2016 and will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged; only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site athttp://www.cipotato.org

CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and professionals from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply