The International Potato Center (CIP) is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for development organization with a focus on potato, sweet potato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor.
The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a Consultant with experience in managing and facilitating seed systems activities with special focus on multiple biofortified crops including orange-fleshed sweet potato, vitamin A yellow cassava, vitamin A orange maize and high iron beans.
Job Title: Consultant - Seed Systems Resource Person (Nigeria and Tanzania)
The Building Nutritious Food Baskets (BNFB) project:
This
three-year project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
seeks to reduce hidden hunger by catalyzing sustainable investment for
the utilization of biofortified crops (vitamin A cassava, vitamin A
maize, vitamin A sweet potato and iron rich beans) at scale. The project
is being implemented in Nigeria and Tanzania, to demonstrate how
multiple biofortified crops can be scaled up together at country level.
The project is led by CIP and is implemented by a consortium partnership
of - the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), the
International Potato Center (CIP), the International Institute of
Tropical Agriculture (IITA), HarvestPlus and the Forum for Agricultural
Research in Africa (FARA) together with the Governments of Nigeria and
Tanzania and national implementing partners.
The position:
CIP is seeking to recruit a
highly skilled and experienced Seed Systems Resource Person who is
enthusiastic about working with our multi-disciplinary team of
professionals on a multi-crop (“food basket”) approach project. The Seed
Systems Resource Person will facilitate cross-cutting seed systems
activities with special focus on orange fleshed sweet potato, vitamin A yellow cassava, provitamin A orange maize and high iron beans. The
Resource Person will work closely with all seed systems experts to
ensure the seed systems component of the project delivers its
objectives; and also ensure associated learning materials are aligned to
the project objectives and expected results.
The Resource Person will be required to travel to Tanzania and Nigeria and will report to the BNFB Project Manager.
Responsibilities:
Activities will be implemented in the two BNFB project countries (Tanzania and Nigeria).
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