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CGIAR

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1971

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

🌾 Agriculture

Food & Beverage • Consulting • Agriculture

CGIAR is a global research partnership dedicated to transforming food, land, and water systems to achieve a food-secure future. The organization addresses critical global challenges like climate change, environmental health, and sustainable agriculture through its extensive network of research centers and partnerships. CGIAR focuses on impact areas such as climate adaptation and mitigation, nutrition and food security, environmental health, and social inclusion. With a presence in 89 countries, CGIAR leverages its vast resources and expertise to drive innovation and policy to achieve sustainable development goals.

📋 Description

• Develop, maintain, and monitor project timelines covering major CGIV milestones and deliverables • Track project progress against workplans, identify delays and risks, and facilitate timely follow-up • Maintain the CGIV risk register, stakeholder engagement tracker, project tools, databases, dashboards, and repositories • Coordinate CGIAR consultations, internal reviews, and external stakeholder engagements • Conduct research, information gathering, and structured AI-enabled analysis • Review, consolidate, and quality-assure consultancy reports and outputs • Prepare summaries, presentations, briefing materials, reports, communications, and governance documents • Prepare governance and leadership meeting materials, including slide decks and briefing notes • Maintain records of governance submissions, decisions, action items, and documentation • Provide secretariat and administrative support for CGIV-related meetings • Facilitate coordination and information sharing among internal and external stakeholders • Ensure document management, version control, records management, and confidentiality compliance • Coordinate calendars, logistics, travel, and administrative arrangements for the CGIV Lead • Produce recurring meeting outputs, roadmap and tracker updates, monthly activity reports, decision packages, analytical inputs, and pilot documentation

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master's or equivalent) in international development, public policy, business, agricultural economics, or a related discipline • At least 5–6 years of relevant professional experience combining project management, stakeholder engagement, and operational coordination • Excellent organizational skills managing calendars, deadlines, priorities, action trackers, documentation systems, and stakeholder follow-up • Strong project management capability, including maintaining workplans, tracking milestones, and coordinating multiple contributors • Strong written communication skills in English, including executive-quality documents, briefing notes, and presentations for senior audiences • Strong PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Teams/SharePoint skills • Fluency in English as the working language • Attention to detail, including identifying inconsistencies, factual errors, and logical gaps • Comfort with agile, iterative working • Working proficiency in Spanish or French is an advantage • Prior experience with international organizations, research organizations, multilaterals, or foundations is an asset • Exposure to strategic, development, or management consultancy is an asset • Familiarity with CGIAR, agricultural research systems, or food systems policy is an asset • Exposure to commercialization, technology transfer, or intellectual property is an asset • Experience assisting governance and executive leadership processes is an asset • Demonstrated use of AI tools is an asset

🏖️ Benefits

• Renewable contract contingent on performance and budget • Remote assignment • Multicultural, inclusive, collegial working environment • Commitment to gender equity and diversity • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted