• Contribute to the strategic planning and prioritisation of research investments.
  Assist scientists with grant proposal development, plan their research so as to achieve greatest possible impact.
  
• Work closely with programme directors and researchers to ensure robust design stage and to clarify impact pathways, suggest means and approaches to maximize any multiplier impacts, and conduct ex ante impact assessment.
  
• Design impact tracking and monitoring protocols to ensure that project/research impacts are well documented and eventually adequately assessed and ensure compliance with centre mission and project objectives.
  
• Contribute to the input of CIFOR to CGIAR and partner organisation impact assessments.
  
• Support preparation of centre documents such as the medium-term plan, annual plans and impact studies.
  
• Contribute to the centres research and training on impact assessment.

Qualifications :

• Minimum qualification is a PhD in impact assessment or a relevant area (e.g. forestry, micro-economics, rural development, and natural resources management).
  
• Between five to eight years work experience in impact assessment, including three years in a research and development institution and three years with a multidisciplinary team,
  
• Experience with designing impact assessment protocols, monitoring, evaluation and up-to-date knowledge of impact assessment methodologies is required.
  
• Excellent analytical and synthesis skills,
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with people in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.

Interested Candidates may send their Resume at cifor-hr@cgiar.org