Job Description: Director of Research and Innovation

Job Description: Director of Research and Innovation

The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is a not-for-profit inter-governmental organization of 15 member countries comprising: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Federal Republic of Somalia, Madagascar, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. ASARECA’s core mandate is to coordinate regional agricultural research for development in partnership with NARIs. To achieve this mandate, ASARECA seeks to fill the position of

Director of Research and Innovation

The Director of Research and Innovation will report directly to the Executive Director and will lead, and coordinate sustained resource mobilization for implementation of assorted priority programs, strengthening effective partnerships and facilitating planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of critical impacts of regional agricultural research programs. Interested applicants should: 1. download FULL JOB DESCRIPTION DIRECTOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION and 2: Upload CV, Cover Letter, and relevant academic certificates all in one file not exceeding 10 Megabytes (MB). The cover letter should be addressed to the Executive Director, ASARECA. The detailed CV must include names and addresses of 3 referees (including e-mail address and telephone numbers). You may also send your application and detailed CV to procurement@asareca.org and copy to the Executive Director e.warinda@asareca.org 

Closing date for Applications is 12 June 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.