The International Potato Center, known by its Spanish acronym CIP, was founded in 1971 as a root and tuber research-for-development institution delivering sustainable solutions to the pressing world problems of hunger, poverty, and the degradation of natural resources. CIP is truly a global center, ... read morewith headquarters in Lima, Peru and offices in 20 developing countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Working closely with our partners, CIP seeks to achieve food security, increased well-being, and gender equity for poor people in the developing world. CIP furthers its mission through rigorous research, innovation in science and technology, and capacity strengthening regarding root and tuber farming and food systems.
CIP is part of the CGIAR Consortium, a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. CGIAR research is dedicated to reducing rural poverty, increasing food security, improving human health and nutrition, and ensuring more sustainable management of natural resources. Donors include individual countries, major foundations, and international entities.
Objective
Major responsibilities are as follows:
Conduct desk research to analyze the current operational and functional activities within the germplasm distribution system.
Conduct desk rese
About the role:
This position of Communication and Media Specialist will:
Coordinate the internal communications messages to guarantee delivery of the information throughout the center, inclu
The position: The selected candidate will develop and lead CIP’s Africa regional strategy in support of CIP2030 strategic goals and in response to the priorities of regional stakeholders. The
The position: The selected candidate will develop and lead CIP’s Africa regional strategy in support of CIP2030 strategic goals and in response to the priorities of regional stakeholders. The
About the role:
This position will support the pest and disease diagnostics of root and tuber crops of various projects and initiatives aimed at strengthening seed value chains, quality control to
About the role:
The successful implementation of the gene editing project relies on a consistent supply of tissue culture plants. The intricate nature of the research and strict project timeline
About the role:
The successful implementation of the gene editing project relies on a consistent supply of tissue culture plants. The intricate nature of the research and strict project timeline
The Position:
The Research Assistant will be based in Nairobi-Kenya and will report to the Associate Scientist – Molecular Biologist and Food Chemist-Post Doc
Key Responsibiliti
About the role:
The Research Associate will work closely with the Agricultural Economist in the GBPP project and Scientist, Agricultural Economist in Seed Equal Initiative in ensuring the smooth
Objective
Through the International Potato Centre (CIP) the consultancy will support the Project Coordinating Unit in the drafting, reviewing, editing and translating of ONE CGIAR Project Manage
The Position:
The Research Technician I will provide support to provide to the pre-breeding and breeding operations in Kenya.
Key responsibilities:
Arrange necessary tools and equipme
The International Potato Center (CIP) is looking for a dynamic Project Budget and Compliance Specialist with excellent financial and analytical skills to oversee the management of budgets and finan
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The Research Associate will be based in Nairobi-Kenya and will report to the Plant Breeding Statistics Expert. The selected candidate will offer support through expertise in exper
About the role
The Accounting Analyst will provide support to the Finance Unit for CIP-Kenya to ensure efficient and timely deliverable of their objectives.
Key responsibilities:
Rece
The Consultant will be a member of the OFSP Compact Team and will assist in the identification of business partners in each country in which TAAT will be implemented and provide expertise necessary
The Consultant will lead the OFSP Compact that is being implemented by CIP and his/her duties will include provision of effective technical and managerial leadership in all aspect of the OFSP compa
Objectives:
The main purpose of the consultancy is to review the MEL system that is being used to monitor and evaluate activities of the RTC-MARKET project. The MEL system should leave effective
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The successful candidate will support RM efforts by contributing up-to-date information, intel and analyses of the funder and partnership landscape relevant to CIP. Also, the sel