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POSTING TITLE: Senior Gender Consultant.

DEPARTMENT: Roots, Tubers & Bananas Program (RTB)

WORK LOCATION: Home based The CGIAR Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas is seeking for a senior consultant with a demonstrated understanding of gender issues on agricultural research and development, particularly breeding and scaling of innovations, with a track record in published social science writing. Expected duration:

• This consultancy contract will be based on deliverables set by RTB’s Gender Specialist that will require 35 working days in total.

Deliverables and duties:

• Generate content for the incorporation of gender analysis into the “Scaling Readiness” framework and user guide.

o Participate in a workshop to analyze the Scaling Readiness framework, identify opportunities and propose alternative strategies to incorporate gender analysis in the implementation protocol.

o Develop a set of recommendations to incorporate gender analysis in the Scaling Readiness framework and user guide.

o Engage with the content facilitator to identify the best way to incorporate content and changes in Scaling Readiness user guide to make it gender- responsive.

• Develop a plan to test and refine the G+ tools from the gender and breeding initiative with a community of practice

• Provide structure and guidance for the systematization of at least two Gender and Breeding experiences

• Guide and consolidate the preparation of a framing paper on the G+ tools • Guide and consolidate the systematization of the GBI experience for a book chapter with PIM.

Qualifications/special skills

• Broad experience in gender in the context of agricultural research. • Experience in working with gender-responsive product profiles and gender- responsive customer profiles..

• Experience in working on gender issues for scaling or adoption of agricultural innovations. • Understanding of the terminology of the impact pathway of agricultural R&D and its development outcomes and impacts.

• Ability to write using technical concepts of agricultural research and RTB crops that may be unfamiliar initially.

• Experience as a book and technical editor

• Availability to travel abroad.

• Experience coordinating inputs from multiple contributors, giving constructive feedback .

Application Process:

Applicants should apply online through our CIP’s Job Opportunities website

(http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/), including a cover letter, a full C.V with the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Screening of applications will begin June 14, 2019 and will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site at http://www.cipotato.org. CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and professionals from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply.

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