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Position Title: Research Associate to Facilitate Learning Alliance Platforms on policy engagement actions
Organisation: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 31st March 2014
Job Description:
Responsibilities:
• Facilitate the formation of the
learning alliance, including identification of the relevant policy actors,
organizing and facilitating learning alliance meetings and joint development of
policy actions for further engagement;
• Spearhead the learning alliance processes
(policy engagement actions and capacity building initiatives) to ensure that
evidence-based policy engagement actions translate into changes in existing
government policies.
• Engage with key public and
private policy stakeholders to promote implementation of policy actions,
including capacity strengthening and joint learning activities.
• Document learning alliance
processes, workshop/ event proceedings, and lessons learnt along the way and
feed them back to the research teams;
• With support from the
Communication Specialist, develop a communication mechanism that brings
together different project outputs/activities, package messages and feed them
into the learning alliance;
Educational Qualifications:
• The candidate should
have an MSc Degree with relevance to policy action in the agricultural sector
(e.g. development management, rural sociology, community development, political
sciences) with a minimum of five years of related work experience.
Core Competencies:
• Practical experience in
facilitating multi-stakeholder platforms
• Ability to stimulate and foster
cooperation between various stakeholders (government ministries, research,
CSOs, public and private sector agencies) and drive the process that advocates
for enabling policies for climate change adaptation.
• Ability to document, synthesize
and present findings to different audiences, including learning alliance actors
and the scientific community.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and deliver under minimum
supervision
How to Apply:
Applications must include a covering letter, curriculum vitae, and names
and addresses of three professional referees. Applications should be addressed
to:
The Country Representative,
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) - Uganda,
P.O. Box 7878,
Plot 15 Naguru East Road,
Kampala, Uganda.
Please indicate the following on the envelope: East Africa Flagship 4
application.
