International Center for Tropical Agriculture Vacancies

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better

enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.

CIAT conducts research for development in tropical regions of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

CIAT’s Pan-African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) is Africa’s largest network of bean experts spanning 30 countries. Members of the network are responsible for breeding, evaluating, disseminating and safeguarding Africa’s largest collection of beans.

The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) is a program initiated by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as part of its Feed Africa Initiative.

The main objective of the program is to improve the business of agriculture across Africa by raising agricultural productivity, mitigating risks and promoting diversification and processing in 18 agricultural value chains within 8 Priority Intervention Areas.

This position shall be part of the Bean Commodity Technology Delivery Compact (CTDC) which is part of the Regional Technology Delivery Infrastructure (RTDI) of TAAT.

The TAAT Bean Value Chain Technology Transfer Officer (TTO) has the responsibility of enhancing the capacities of seed
and input suppliers and actors to sustainably, provide quality seed of improved high Iron bean
(HIB) varieties and complementary inputs/technologies to small-scale farmers across the countries implementing TAAT Bean Value Chain Project.

He/she will also be required to provide
leadership and guidance in bean seed systems and technology transfer in conjunction with Bean Value Chain Coordinator and other CIAT staff

Main duties and responsibilities include:

Enhance the capacities (skills and knowledge) of seed producers / suppliers and good agricultural practices (GAPs) providers to promote, create and respond to demand for HIB
varieties (seed and grain)

Catalyze production, promotion, and marketing of quality seed of HIB varieties,

Facilitate use, and support scaling up of innovative, varied and affordable market and
dissemination options (e.g. viable seed packs and GAPs) to reach small holders farmers,
particularly women.

Build and sustain strong partnerships of various actors and institutional linkages to deliver on project ‘s expected results and targets

Facilitate linkages between business development services providers and seed producers and suppliers and enhance capacity of the latter on specific areas e.g. seed business
management, post-harvest and financial management.

Document results, experiences, lessons learnt and case studies on the processes and
achievements

Support and contribute in the implementation of a project Monitoring and Evaluation (M+E) framework

Manage and

leverage additional resources for seed systems and dissemination of
complementary technologies / inputs.

To represent the project in relevant activities and forums

To develop and submit projects reports (technical, financial and any other documents) as required by the project and donors

The candidate shall have the following competencies, skills and experience:

The candidate should have a Masters’ degree in seed technology, agronomy or Agribusiness
development

Should have at least 5 years practical experience in seed related areas and managing seed business .

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. A good working knowledge of
French is desirable.

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, and multi-cultural environment and to motivate others

Experience to engage and establish partnerships with public and private institutions and strategic stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to write, publish, and disseminate technical reports, success stories,
and promotional materials;

Organizational and business planning is an advantage.

Terms of employment:

The is a nationally recruited position and will be based at the CIAT Africa Regional Offices in
Nairobi, Kenya.

The contract will be for a two-year period, subject to probation period of three (3) months, renewable depending on performance and availability of resources. CIAT offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits; we believe that the diversity of our staff contributes to excellence.

CIAT is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.

How to apply:

Applicants are invited to visit our website to get full details of the position and to submit their applications, clearly indicating position applied for as Ref: AO-1995 Bean Value
Chain Technology Transfer Expert. Applications should be saved as one document using the
candidate’s lastname, firstname for ease of sorting. Applications closing date: 4
th May 2018

Please note that email applications will not be considered. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

For more information and job application details, see; International Center for Tropical Agriculture Vacancies

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