Deadline of this Job: 25 October 2022
ILRI works to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only one of 15 CGIAR research centres dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa.

Key Responsibilities

Content production

• Writing blog posts, evidence explainers and other content as needed
• Organizing submissions for and supporting development of the bi-monthly GENDER newsletter
• Organizing content for and supporting development of communications campaigns, such as for International Days or events

Managing content and assets

• Managing content, publications, training courses and more to GENDER’s virtual resource hub using Drupal CMS
• Uploading and categorizing publications and other outputs on appropriate repositories (CG Space, Youtube, etc.)

Event support

• Supporting regular GENDER events, including webinars
• Support the GENDER conference 2023, including support on production of materials and management of virtual assets

Media and partner engagement support

• Supporting network building and training with and for national and regional journalists
• Supporting network building and content collaborations with communications teams in partner organizations
• Supporting community building for gender researchers within and beyond CGIAR, e.g., by stimulating regular interaction and continued growth of the Platform’s groups communities

Required qualification and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, e.g., Communications, journalism, development communications, mass media and communications with a minimum of one year experience or diploma in a relevant field with three years of relevant professional experience 
• Proficient with asset and content management systems, including Drupal
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience with writing engaging content, such as blog posts and media articles, on complex scientific topics
• Proven track record of effectively collaborating and working in a team, including experience with using project management platforms such as Asana
• Keen attention to details and strong organizational skills

Desirable qualifications and experience

• General understanding of gender research in agriculture and food systems concepts and trends
• Prior experience working with CGIAR or an international NGO
• Knowledge of mass media networks and platforms, particularly in Kenya or East Africa
• Prior experience with event organization and webinars
• Prior experience with community building

Deadline of this Job: 18 October 2022
Objective of the assignment

We envision a Position Paper to be

• A document guiding the position of CGIAR on integrating a youth perspective in agricultural and food system research for development, guided and vetted by the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform
• A document including proposed solutions, vetted by the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform, for integrating a youth perspective in agricultural and food system research for development and tracking the impact in this area
• A paper drafted by experts on the matter
• A paper reviewed by the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform and external reviewers
• A document labelled as a Position Paper, authored by the person(s) developing the paper, and produced and published by CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform
• The length of a research paper (approximately 10,000 words)

The consultant will undertake the following activities:

• Define the concept of youth in agri-food systems in Low-and Middle Income Countries (LMICs)
• Summarize the state-of-the-art and current thinking about youth in agri-food systems in LMICs
• Lay out the relevance of a youth perspective in agricultural and food system research for development
• Reflect on the complementarity/intersection of a youth perspective and a gender perspective in agricultural and food system research for development
• Propose a position/perspective for CGIAR on youth in agricultural and food system research for development, thereby also defining the scope of the topic
• Propose a position on key indicators of impact in terms of inclusion of youth in agri-food systems through agricultural and food system research for development

Final products:

The consultant will deliver.

Final version of Position Paper with the length of a research paper (approximately 10,000 words), ready for copy-editing before publication as a Position Paper on the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform website

Consultancy Fee:  Lumpsum or by mutual agreement based on agreed milestones and deliverables

Post location: Homebased

Duration: 15 November 2022 to 31 January 2023 (working days:  30 days)

Essential skills and qualifications

• MSc in agriculture or related field. PhD would be an asset
• At least 10 years’ relevant experience
• Experience in agri-food systems
• Proficiency in English
• Excellent team communication skills