CIAT Communications Officer Jobs in Kenya

CIAT Communications Officer Jobs in Kenya

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture works to reduce hunger and
poverty, and improve human nutrition in the tropics through research aimed at increasing the ecoefficiency of agriculture.

CIAT recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, commemorating half a century of
generating and strategically positioning state-of-the art knowledge to inform policy and on-the-ground actionsin pro of a sustainable food future.

CIAT’s global research contributes to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and cuts across four key themes: big data, climate-smart agriculture, ecosystem action, and sustainable food systems.

CIAT works in collaboration with hundreds of partners to help developing countries make farming more competitive, profitable, inclusive and resilient through smarter, more sustainable natural resource management.

Through our research, we help policymakers, scientists, and farmers respond to some of
the most pressing challenges of our time, including food insecurity and malnutrition.

CIAT’s global team includes almost 1000 scientists, technical and administrative based in three major hubs: Hanoi, Nairobi
and Cali.

CIAT is seeking highly qualified candidates to fill one position in the Office of Partnerships & Communications (P&C). The P&C team is responsible for ensuring a robust and consistent pipeline of supporters, investors and partners that meaningfully engage with CIAT’s mission.

With a proven track record securing funds from a variety of sources, CIAT is now looking toward further expanding and diversifying its resource mobilization and communications platform.

This not only calls for the
establishment of innovative and strategic partnerships, but also the deployment of creative, effective and impactful communication strategies.

It is an exciting time to join CIAT, as successful candidates will play a
key role in helping to shape the future of the P&C Office.

CIAT is searching for an individual that is driven, passionate and who possess demonstrated experience working in research for development communications to assume the role of the Communications Officer for the African region.

This position will report to the Communications Team Lead and coordinate closely
with Africa’s Regional Director, joining a global team of dedicated staff that provides support to researchers and management in communicating CIAT’s accomplishments,

on-going research efforts, and impacts to a wide variety of audiences, with an emphasis on those that support the center’s scientific and
capacity-development pursuits.

The position will take place at the CIAT regional hub located in Nairobi, Kenya.

Responsibilities