CIFOR Senior Market Intelligence Specialist Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. CIFOR Kenya looking for “Senior Market Intelligence Specialist”. Applicants with a MSc. degree may apply on or before 05 December 2022.
CIFOR is a non-profit, scientific institution that conducts research on the most pressing challenges of forest and landscape management around the world. Using a global, multidisciplinary approach, we aim to improve human well-being, protect the environment, and increase equity. To do so, we conduct innovative research, develop partners’ capacity, and actively engage in dialogue with all stakeholders to inform policies and practices that affect forests and people.
CIFOR Senior Market Intelligence Specialist Jobs 2022
The CIFOR has published a job vacancy announcement on 25 November 2022 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Senior Market Intelligence Specialist to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) |
| Position | Senior Market Intelligence Specialist |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | MSc. degree |
| Experience Required | at least ten years |
| Application Deadline | 05 December 2022 |
CIFOR Job Vacancy 2022
Overview: CIMMYT is seeking an experienced professional to support the Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat project (www.csisa.org) project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the US Agency for International Development to implement an integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Plan.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead market intelligence research to engage with breeding programs (CGIAR, NARS, private sector) on:
- Consumer preferences for fresh and processed foods derived from cereal crops.
- Strategies and needs of cereal processing industry strategies (and implications for raw material sourcing). Cereal seed retail markets.
- Trends in food markets and implications for cereal processors and farmers.
- Support the capacity development of CIMMYT’s partners in the region, including seed companies, extension programs, national agricultural research centers, in areas related to market intelligence.
- Engage local stakeholders (seed companies, breeding teams, NGOs) on strategies, policies, and research needed to inform breeding design and investments in East Africa and beyond through workshops, briefs, and periodic one-on-one engagements.
- Engage staff from CIMMYT, NARS, NGOs, and seed companies in the region to understand plant breeding, seed production, and seed distribution, as input for designing a stronger client orientation by social science in its seed systems agenda.
- Support regional efforts to mobilize resources to expand the R4D agenda on seed systems and related areas of work.
Qualification & Experience:
- MSc. degree in marketing (research), business management, food science and technology, agribusiness, or similar field with at least ten years of relevant experience in the private or public sector.
- Track record of quality technical reports.
- Experience in research looking at consumer preferences, food processing, product development, food marketing.
- Demonstrated ability to excel in complex multidisciplinary research or development projects.
- Good partnership building skills, including the ability to interact with private sector; deliver effectively; and moderate meetings with local partners.
- A high degree of personal organization and ability to work under pressure.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply CIFOR Senior Market Intelligence Specialist Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
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The Closing Date: 05 December 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.cifor.org |
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