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• Assist the Program Leader in coordinating
  implementation and further development of the Strategic Program with a
  specific emphasis on strengthening and documenting lessons from scaling-up
  projects. Focus countries and projects within the current portfolio will
  be agreed with the Program Leader.
• Work closely with project managers to ensure
  project-level research and development activities and partnerships support
  going-to-scale to achieve broader program goals, generate high-quality
  outputs, and identify additional publication opportunities. Review
  technical reports to technically support project managers at critical
  stages of implementation, such as during project start-up, major reviews
  and evaluations, and closeout.
• Actively contribute to proposal writing and other
  resource mobilization efforts and work with the Program Leader and CIP
  Regional Leaders to pursue longer-term opportunities to support strategic
  program growth.
• Contribute to regular program reviews, planning, and
  reporting, including updating the rolling 3-year Program Business Plan.

• Work in liaison with project M&E specialists to
  ensure alignment of project-level MEAL systems with CIP and CGIAR
  requirements, particularly on scaling-up, outcome and impact related
  results.
• Coordinate collation of essential data across the
  program portfolio and generate regular updates on key output and outcome
  indicators.
• Support learning across the portfolio by initiating
  and contributing to syntheses of results in relation to scaling up
  approaches, and by facilitating review meetings with partners. Research on
  scaling-up
• Contribute to research on scalability and scaling-up
  options for the Strategic Program, including innovation pathways,
  partnerships, and policy context. Produce scientific publications from
  this research.
• Actively participate in CGIAR-wide research
  initiatives to strengthen scaling-up approaches.

• The ideal candidate should hold a PhD in relevant
  discipline, including agricultural, biological, or social sciences. An MSc
  degree with particularly strong R&D experience in food security and
  rural development may be considered.
• A minimum of ten years of research experience in
  international agricultural research and/for development projects, of which
  at least five years include senior responsibilities in project or program
  management.
• Excellent knowledge of the agriculture-nutrition
  nexus and its gender and poverty dimensions. Good knowledge and
  understanding of biofortification and other food-based approaches to
  nutrition security.
• Excellent knowledge of scaling-up approaches in
  agricultural development and of up-to-date research methodologies in this
  area.
• Excellent knowledge of development, agriculture, and
  nutrition agenda in Africa and Asia and of CGIAR’s role in international
  agricultural research. Direct work experience in sub-Saharan Africa is a
  strong advantage.
• Strong command of M&E approaches and
  methodologies, including participatory and quantitative methods, support
  to learning processes, and use of ICT-based methodologies.
• Proven research abilities and publication record in
  relevant area of work.
• Teambuilding and team management experience,
  including direct experience of staff supervision in international teams.
• Excellent technical and report writing skills and
  proven track record of proposal writing.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication
  skills are essential. Working proficiency in French is a strong advantage.
• Possess the ability and willingness to travel
  extensively, and at times at short notice, to project locations in Africa
  and occasionally to other regions.

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