Position title
Research Fellow II/ Senior Research Fellow & Country Program Leader
Hiring organization
Employment Type
Full-time
Industry
Agriculture
Job Location
Cairo, Egypt
Description
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Research Fellow (RF)/Senior Research Fellow (SRF) and Country Program Leader for a two-year, renewable appointment in the Development Strategy and Governance Division. This position is based in Cairo, Egypt.
Responsibilities
Specific duties include but are not limited to:
- Conducting research related to agriculture, social protection, nutrition and/or food system transformation.
- Developing and overseeing individual work plans and coordinating research activities.
- Recruiting and managing national collaborators.
- Developing and managing large/complex research programs and/or projects
- Publishing research in peer-reviewed publications.
- Developing research funding proposals and preparing donor reports.
- Liaising with donor and senior government stakeholders on projects
- Communicating research to a broad spectrum of stakeholders (researchers, academicians, policy makers, local partners.
- Creating links to external collaborators and groups
- Designing and supervising capacity-strengthening activities.
- Developing and monitoring of the program/ project budget.
- Providing regular reporting on program/project activities and budgets.
- Supervising the work of various researchers and support staff and provide professional mentoring to others.
Qualifications
- At Research Fellow II level: a PhD in Economics, Social Science, Development Economics, or a closely related field and five years of post-PhD- research experience.
- At Senior Research Fellow I level: a PhD in Economics, Social Science , Development Economics, or a closely related field and seven years of post-PhD- research experience.
- Demonstrated ability to perform critical analyses of own & others’ research
- Strong publications record in peer-reviewed journals.
- Demonstrated leadership in developing global research programs for policy recommendations.
- Demonstrated experience in effective interactions in a multicultural setting with other researchers and with policymakers, donors, and civil society, facilitating impact of research & capacity strengthening
- Willingness to travel extensively as required
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills with demonstrated excellence in written and oral presentations.
- Proven experience in developing, managing and reporting on program/project budgets.
- Demonstrated computer literacy (PC and Microsoft Applications).
- Proven record of fundraising success for broad and complex programs and projects.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and strong experience building and managing teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in Egypt.
- Experience working in the CGIAR or UN system.
Physical Demand & Work environment:
- Employee will sit in an upright position for a long period of time.
- Employee will lift between 0-10 pounds.
- Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing computer terminal; extensive reading.
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