Regional Researcher - Climate Adaptation and Governance Specialist

About the role

The Regional Researcher supports the coordination of Work Package 4 of the CGIAR Research Program ClimBeR (Building Systemic Resilience against Climate Variability and Extremes), which aims to strengthen the resilience of smallholder production systems in six low- and middle-income countries. The position is based in Accra and covers coordination of the work package in Senegal and Zambia.

Key responsibilities

• Review and document climate, water and food policies at multi-scale and multi-sectoral levels.
• Lead the development of a polycentric framework for climate adaptation plans, integrating resilience and adaptive capacity, and develop an integrated framework with Leave No One Behind indicators including gender and social equity.
• Identify and map multi-stakeholders, coordinate research on stakeholder processes and power dynamics, and lead strategic dialogues between policymakers, investors and project partners.
• Organize national policy roundtables and train government departments through seminars and workshops; organize training on governance models, the AWARE framework and ClimaAdapt.Gov.
• Co-lead analysis of gender roles and lead the authorship and dissemination of research findings through journal articles, briefing papers and policy papers.
• Support the overall coordination of Work Package 4 in Senegal and Zambia, plan and coordinate research activities, prepare deliverables on time, organize regular stakeholder meetings, backstop the project team and assist the project management office with financial administration.

Required profile

• PhD in social sciences or a related discipline (sociology, public policy, community development, innovation systems, climate adaptation, development economics).
• 3 to 5 years of professional experience in stakeholder engagement, dialogue, participatory and knowledge co-creation processes, strategy and foresight.
• Experience in institutional analysis, qualitative and quantitative research and participatory field research within a systems perspective.
• Record of peer-reviewed publications in academic journals.
• Good spoken and written French; ability to present research in English and French at international conferences and on social media.
• Working experience with international organizations is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Conceptual and analytical frameworks, and use of qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Stakeholder engagement, partnership development, networking and resource mobilization.
• Leadership, facilitation, coordination, project management and teamwork.
• Excellent written communication, synthesis of data and case study writing.

To apply, candidates complete the online application form; the closing date was 17 July 2022.