Senior Scientists- Financial Governance
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ICRAF is hiring a Senior Scientist in Financial Governance in Nairobi on a full-time basis. The role involves leading scientific research on forest governance, managing projects and budgets, supervising staff and students, and driving fundraising and donor reporting. Candidates need a PhD, strong peer-reviewed publications, and experience in collaborative natural resource or social science research.
- Full-time position based in Nairobi, Kenya
- PhD in a relevant discipline required
- Strong peer-reviewed publication record required
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ICRAF is hiring a Senior Scientist in Financial Governance in Nairobi on a full-time basis. The role involves leading scientific research on forest governance, managing projects and budgets, supervising staff and students, and driving fundraising and donor reporting. Candidates need a PhD, strong peer-reviewed publications, and experience in collaborative natural resource or social science research.
- Full-time position based in Nairobi, Kenya
- PhD in a relevant discipline required
- Strong peer-reviewed publication record required
- Experience managing multiple project budgets and fundraising needed
- 8 to 5 working hours, fluent English required
- Involves supervising staff, students, and junior scientists
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Senior Scientists- Financial Governance
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
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8 to 5
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Job descriptions & requirements
Duties and responsibilities
• Provide scientific guidance; ensuring that research concepts and methods are appropriate and meet the highest scientific standards and reflect up-to-date scientific methods and concepts.
• Collaborate closely with theme coordinators/leaders, within CIFOR, to define and implement research activities in emerging interest areas.
• Write and supervise publications and other scientific communications.
• Lead/Supervise project capacity building initiatives.
• Supervise students and staff and mentor junior project scientists.
• Represent CIFOR, when appropriate, in national, regional, and global forums related to forest governance.
• Develop/Maintain constructive partnerships with stakeholders.
• Lead search for additional funding in relevant research areas.
• Plan/Monitor research activities, including financing, as necessary.
• Lead/Coordinate/Contribute to donor reporting.
Education, knowledge and experience
Requirements
- PhD in relevant discipline;
- Experience in collaborative natural resource management or social science research. More senior positions require the ability to manage projects simultaneously and expertise in more than one region with the ability to work across countries and continents.
- Experience successfully developing budgets. Scientist positions require budget management success on multiple projects and the ability to ensure key financial objectives are met.
- Publications record, especially in peer reviewed publications; required.
- Demonstrated experience in resource mobilization/fundraising and in proposal development/writing. Scientist positions require the ability to provide conceptual leadership and oversight in fundraising and a successful track record obtaining donor funding for research proposals.
- Fluent spoken and written English. Ability in one or more international language(s) is an advantage.
- Past effectiveness working with multiple partners and coordinating/participating in research and fieldwork in developing countries.
- Demonstrated experience working in multicultural and multidisciplinary research teams. Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
- Values the sharing of information and continuous improvement in a cooperative atmosphere of constructive evaluation and learning.
- Duties and responsibilities
- • Provide scientific guidance; ensuring that research concepts and methods are appropriate and meet the highest scientific standards and reflect up-to-date scientific methods and concepts.
- • Collaborate closely with theme coordinators/leaders, within CIFOR, to define and implement research activities in emerging interest areas.
- • Write and supervise publications and other scientific communications.
- • Lead/Supervise project capacity building initiatives.
- • Supervise students and staff and mentor junior project scientists.
- • Represent CIFOR, when appropriate, in national, regional, and global forums related to forest governance.
- • Develop/Maintain constructive partnerships with stakeholders.
- • Lead search for additional funding in relevant research areas.
- • Plan/Monitor research activities, including financing, as necessary.
- • Lead/Coordinate/Contribute to donor reporting.
- Education, knowledge and experience
- PhD in relevant discipline;
- Experience in collaborative natural resource management or social science research. More senior positions require the ability to manage projects simultaneously and expertise in more than one region with the ability to work across countries and continents.
- Experience successfully developing budgets. Scientist positions require budget management success on multiple projects and the ability to ensure key financial objectives are met.
- Publications record, especially in peer reviewed publications; required.
- Demonstrated experience in resource mobilization/fundraising and in proposal development/writing. Scientist positions require the ability to provide conceptual leadership and oversight in fundraising and a successful track record obtaining donor funding for research proposals.
- Fluent spoken and written English. Ability in one or more international language(s) is an advantage.
- Past effectiveness working with multiple partners and coordinating/participating in research and fieldwork in developing countries.
- Demonstrated experience working in multicultural and multidisciplinary research teams. Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
- Values the sharing of information and continuous improvement in a cooperative atmosphere of constructive evaluation and learning.
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