Locations: Niamey, Niger; Nairobi, Kenya; Delhi, India
Positions: CCAFS is seeking Regional Facilitators for West Africa, Eastern Africa and the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The Regional Facilitators will be hosted by CGIAR centres operating in the regions, and will be employed through the host Centre.
CCAFS: With a Secretariat at the Department of Ecology and Agriculture at the University of Copenhagen, and Theme Leaders and Regional Facilitators to be based on several continents, CCAFS is a global initiative established to overcome the additional threats posed by a changing climate to achieving food security, enhancing livelihoods and improving environmental management. CCAFS is a program of the CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) and the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). This ESSP-CGIAR collaboration, with their respective partners, brings together the world’s best talent in agricultural science, development research, climate science and Earth System science (www.ccafs.cgiar.org).
Regional Facilitators: The Regional Facilitators will play a crucial role in CCAFS. The ‘benchmark sites’ will be selected by a regional stakeholder group coordinated by the Regional Facilitator, and in close consultation with Theme Leaders. Facilitators will be responsible for ongoing coordination of activities, including ensuring close integration of work from multiple themes. A key role of the Regional Facilitators is to ensure the links between researchers and the multitude of relevant stakeholders, from farm to regional
level. Regional Facilitators will be key in fostering outcomes and impact. They will have a major role in facilitating scenario development in each region. Regional facilitators will assist the Director in fundraising and undertaking regional synthesis activities. They will be part of the CCAFS Management Team.
Deadline: 20 February 2010
