THE ORGANIZATION
The Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people's lives. Alliance solutions address the global crisis of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.
The Alliance works with local, national, and multinational partners across Sub Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia, and with public and private sectors. The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services.
IFPRI-HarvestPlus is a program of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). IFPRI is one of the CGIAR centers, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. IFPRI-HarvestPlus work to improve nutrition and public health in LMICs, by developing and promoting biofortified food crops that are rich in vitamins and minerals while providing global leadership on evidence and technology. In [Zimbabwe] IFPRI-HarvestPlus is implementing projects to improve nutrition and public health by promoting biofortified crops like vitamin A-rich maize and sweet potato, iron-rich beans, cow peas and pearl millet and collaborating with various partners to increase their production and consumption.
About The Position
The Senior Research Associate: Seed Systems will be part of the HarvestPlus team in Zimbabwe responsible for designing and implementing a country seed systems strategy which triggers widespread and sustained adoption and utilization of biofortified crops, as well as generate demand in the market. He/she will work with different key stakeholders, especially farmers, extension agencies, nutritionists, seed producers, agro-dealers, food processors, commodity brokers, retailers, consumers and the media to facilitate production, processing and consumption of biofortified crops.
Key Duties & Responibilities:
This is a nationally recruited position based in Harare, Zimbabwe. The initial contract will be for One (1) Year subject to a probation period of three months and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.
This position is graded at BG7 level, with a minimum basic salary of USD 2,096.00 in a scale of BG01 to BG14 (BG14 being the highest level according to the Alliance job classification framework policy). We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including but not limited to insurance, retirement plan, staff training and development, paid time off and flexible working arrangements.
The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applicants are invited to visit https://alliancebioversityciat.org/careers to get full details of the position and to submit their applications. Applications MUST include reference number (RFP300421) - Senior Research Associate - Seed Systems & Agronomy as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate's last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 18th April 2025
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about us
http://alliancebioversityciat.org