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• Advise the Executive Secretary on strategic issues that relate to the core business of RUFORUM
• Follow-up technical issues on behalf of the ES. These issues include but are not limited to: selected assignments from the ES to Secretariat staff, selected commitments made by the ES to partners and vice versa, requests to and from partners
• Compile and prepare the ES’s progress reports to RUFORUM’s AGM, Board of Directors, Board Committees, Funding agencies and Network partners
• Assist the ES’s advocacy, partnerships and resource mobilization functions, in liaison with other units especially Partnership and Business Administration
• Manage the revision and updating of the Secretariat’s Operational Manuals and support documents (such as Finance and Human Resource Manuals)
• Accompany the ES on official missions to assist him/her in organizing appointments, preparing content for meetings, and capturing in back-to-office reports highlights of the mission and the issues for follow-up by RUFORUM and partners.

• Prepare for AGM, Board and Committee Meetings (draft the concept notes including the agenda, collation and distribution of the documentation and overseeing the logistical arrangements)
• Capture the AGM, Board and Board Committees proceedings and produce drafts of the minutes,
• Follow-up the implementation of AGM, Board and Committees decisions, and
• Perform any other duties as will be assigned by the Executive Secretary
• Prepare technical materials not reflected above
• Intuitively review and analyze documents to generate synthesis papers with recommendations that generate appropriate actions from RUFORUM and partners

• The candidate should hold a PhD or Master’s degree in international relations, economics, business management, agricultural economics, natural resources management, agricultural extension, agricultural education, engineering or a related field.
• A minimum of three or more years’ working experience with similar responsibilities in an organization with a mandate comparable to RUFORUM geographical scope and sector breadth; a Post Doc position of two years will also be considered as applicable experience.
• A strategic mind-set and proven ability to synthesize information into succinct messages; Strong quantitative analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Willingness to work during weekends and to travel at short notice

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