VACANCY: Innovation Lab Regional Coordinator

USAID requires a SIIL regional coordinator for each base country.

Purdue is looking to hire a regional coordinator in Tanzania. A draft job description is attached. I would appreciate if you circulate this to anyone who you think might be interested. Ideally, the position would go to a Tanzanian, but we would consider applications from any citizen of the region. The proposal is due May 15, so this process needs to move quickly. 

Candidates should send their CV and a letter of interest to lowenbej@purdue.edu

Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab Regional Coordinator Job Description

Responsibilities – The SIIL Regional Coordinator for Tanzania will be responsible for ensuring effective communication and coordination between the SIIL and relevant partners, projects, USAID Missions,and national government institutions and agencies across Eastern and Southern Africa.The coordinator willalso be expected to effectively communicate and coordinate with the other SIIL Regional Coordinators,and other innovation lab components including the Geo-spatial and Farming Systems Consortium, the Ag Mechanization Consortium and sub-awarded projects.They should also be knowledgeable about local agricultural, policy and cultural conditions of the regions in which they will work; have strong institutional or government connections in the region; and extensive experience in international agricultural research and development. Specific responsibilities include:

·         Building and maintaining communications between all SIIL partners in Eastern and Southern Africa including donors, NARS and SIIL components

·         Obtaining, organizing and making available to SIIL partners geospatial data relevant for sustainable agricultural intensification for the region

·         Ensuring that SIIL decisions and analyses are consistent with on-the-ground realities, and that activities are aligned with USAID country & regional priorities and geographies.

·         Contributing to the regular reports to be submitted to USAID and other donors

·         Other duties as assigned by the SIIL director

Essential Qualifications:

·        Bachelor’s degree or equivalentin agricultural and/or plant science, natural resource management, agricultural economics, geography, international development or related fields relevant to the objectives of the project.

·        At least three years’ of experience in agricultural development. This might be in government (e.g Ministry of Agriculture), a university, an NGO or agribusiness.

·        Expertise in farming systems of the region

·        Proven leadership skills and ability to work flexibly with team members

·        Experience integrating gender considerations into research and projects

·        Willingness and ability to travel within the region at least one week per month.

Preferred Qualifications:

·        Experience with geospatial information systems is highly preferred

·        Experience with the full range of development partners (e.g. Ministry of Agriculture, National Ag Research Systems [i.e. NARS], local and international universities, NGOs, agribusiness, and major donors like USAID, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, DFID, etc.)

·        Experience writing research and extension publications, project reports, concept notes and proposals.

·        Ability to read, write and speak English