Senior Program Officer - Cultivate Africa's Future - Agriculture and Food Security at International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Overview of Qualifications

• A PhD in a relevant discipline associated with food security such as food science and nutrition.
• Provide intellectual leadership to the development and expansion of CultiAF in the next phase of programming in East and Southern Africa;
• Lead the revision, development, management, monitoring and evaluation of the portfolio of research projects within the priority themes to ensure that the program is implemented within timelines and meets its objectives;
• Facilitate tracking, learning and synthesis of key program results across projects and according to program indicators to be able to demonstrate programs’ achievements;
• Influence the uptake of research for impact at scale through production and dissemination of communication material to key audiences including policy makers;
• Produce high quality documentation, synthesizing and reporting on program results to the Governance Committee and donor partner;
• Build and maintain productive working relationships with grantees, researchers, private sector and government institutions with the objective to improve program’s efficiency and facilitate uptake of research results; and
• Collaborate effectively within a multi-regional team and provide expertise in food systems and nutrition.