Country Director Sri Lanka

1. Lead the CIFORICRAF country programme in Sri Lanka including development and implementation of an integrated portfolio of projects that can position and sustain CIFORICRAF as a critical support to the Government of Sri Lanka in developing agriculture forestry and food security while contributing to humanity remaining within planetary boundaries. This will involve leading in liaison with the CIFOR ICRAF Asia directorate and thematic leads resource mobilization to create the project portfolio as well as ensuring its scientific underpinning.
   
2. Take overall management responsibility and ensure timely completion of deliverables for the GCF Knuckles project in liaison with CIFORICRAF science leads IUCN as the accredited entity with GCF the Ministry of Irrigation implementing partners and consultants.
   
3. Represent the CIFORICRAF contribution to the GCF Knuckles project within Sri Lanka ensuring government acknowledgement of and support for ICRAF s role in the project and appropriate linkages with different arms of government and other significant organizations nationally.
   
4. Oversee in conjunction with the CIFORICRAF communications unit development and implementation of a communications strategy for the CIFORICRAF contribution to the GCF Knuckles project and contribute to scientific publications.
   
5. Represent CIFORICRAF in Sri Lanka at key forums in the country regionally and internationally to promote the institution as a prominent knowledge hub for technical market information and institutional solutions in the context of climate change issues including food security agroecology agroforestry naturebased solutions and blue carbon and to explore and follow up opportunities to collaborate in research and development projects.
   
6. Oversee in conjunction with the CIFORICRAF communications unit development and implementation of a communications strategy for CIFORICRAF in Sri Lanka and contribute to scientific publications.
   
7. Supervision guidance and mentorship of staff based in Sri Lanka to help overall personal and professional development of staff members.
   
   

PhD in agriculture, forestry, environmental science or a related field. At least10 years of experience of research leadership including project / programme. management, including technical and financial aspects and resource mobilization. Demonstrable experience of success in accelerating development impact through mobilizing research. Scientific credibility and international experience commensurate with representing an International Research for Development Organisation at a national level.