Director, South and Central Asia/India

Reference number: 2424
Job status: In-progress
Job category: Global Position
Duty station: New Delhi, India
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CIFOR-ICRAF
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) envision a more equitable world where trees in all landscapes, from drylands to the humid tropics, enhance the environment and well-being for all. CIFOR and ICRAF are non-profit science institutions that build and apply evidence to today’s most pressing challenges, including energy insecurity and the climate and biodiversity crises. Over a combined total of 65 years, we have built vast knowledge on forests and trees outside of forests in agricultural landscapes (agroforestry). Using a multidisciplinary approach, we seek to improve lives and to protect and restore ecosystems. Our work focuses on innovative research, partnering for impact, and engaging with stakeholders on policies and practices to benefit people and the planet. Founded in 1993 and 1978, CIFOR and ICRAF are members of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food secure future dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources.

Overview

The Director, South and Central Asia is accountable and responsible, with requisite authority for CIFOR-ICRAF’s work in the South and Central Asia region with additional role of India Country Director.

The Director is expected to do regional coordination, fundraising and partnership development, country coordination, representation and outreach, active engagement in research and projects development.

Duties and responsibilities

Director, South and Central Asia function:

1. Oversight and support to Engagement Landscapes, CIFOR-ICRAF country teams and CIFOR-ICRAF regional outreach and partnerships.
2. Leading engagement with relevant integration and development bodies through designated country convenors where necessary.
3. Ensuring coordination among country and project offices, and relevant programs of CIFOR-ICRAF in the region.
4. Liaising with Director, South-East Asia and other Directors to ensure stronger inter-regional networking, collaboration and learning.
5. Advise the CIFOR-ICRAF leadership team on appropriate policies, investments and courses of action to ensure that we are performing to the expectations of our partners and are fulfilling the goals set out in the CIFOR-ICRAF Strategy.
   

India Country Director function:

1. Responsible for the overall country program and associated program, its research mandate and outreach for implementing the agroforestry and system approach.
2. Manage inclusive partnerships and collaboration with various stakeholders, implementing ICAR-ICRAF and other NARS collaborative work plans, and contributing to establishing and successfully implementing Engagement Landscapes and Transformative Partnership Platforms.
3. Coordinate and collaborate with other regional programs, CIFOR-ICRAF themes, collaborate closely with the other country programs within Asia, and promote joint work between larger CIFOR-ICRAF teams.
4. Support to new, adjacent and promising initiatives.
   

Fundraising:

• Leading actively resource mobilization and cooperating with other units to submit joint funding proposals to meet growth targets. Leading/co-leading agroecosystems, sustainable value chains, finance and investment, green economic transition, and related forestry-agroforestry research under the CIFOR-ICRAF research program in India.
• Contributing actively to fund raising, visibility and impact of CIFOR-ICRAF by ensuring that information about our contributions, partnerships and impacts is effectively communicated to our key partners, investors and stakeholders.
  

Active engagement in research and development projects

• Participating, communicating, and sharing related research and science with CIFOR-ICRAF global, including Transformative Partnership Platforms, Engagement Landscapes, and Flagship Products and outside the institution.

Education, knowledge and experience

• PhD or equivalent in Agroforestry, Environmental Sciences, Forestry, Socio Economics, Natural Resource Management, Agriculture or other related fields including earth sciences, socio-ecological sciences, anthropology, etc.
• More than fifteen years of relevant work experience in international multidisciplinary team.
• Up to ten years hands-on field experience in managing interdisciplinary programmes and multi-disciplinary staff and projects focusing on the rural poor, sustainable agroecosystems, agroecology, ideally with experience of working with CGIAR or international organizations.
• Strong scientific track record of publication in international, peer reviewed journals.
• Demonstrated success experiences in fund raising from national and international donor agency.
• Demonstrated success experiences in making research impacts that are nationally and internationally recognized.
• Experience in designing and implementing multi-institutional programmes and projects across the continents and countries.
• Demonstrated success experiences in engaging and involving mass media, social media, newspapers, magazines in communicating research results to public at local, national and international levels.
• Exposure to working in with national program, state Governments, development agencies, large NGOs, private sector and other players in the area of agroforestry/ trees outside forests to ensure convergence and leveraging resources.

Terms and conditions

• This is a Global position. CIFOR-ICRAF offers competitive remuneration in USD commensurate with skills and experience.
• The initial appointment will be for two years, with the possibility of extension contingent upon performance, continued relevance of the position and available resources.
• The duty station will be in New Delhi, India.
To apply, please visit our career site at: https://www.cifor-icraf.org/about/work-with-us/
To learn more about CIFOR-ICRAF, please visit our websites at: https://www.cifor-icraf.org
CIFOR-ICRAF promotes Gender Diversity – Applications from women professionals are encouraged.
CIFOR-ICRAF is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for diversity.

Application process

The application deadline is 03 Oct 2024
We will acknowledge all applications, but will contact only short-listed candidates.