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The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking to recruit a highly talented facilitator to run an on-line training course on managing virtual workshops on a consultancy basis.

The Position: SweetGAINS is an ambitious three-year project designed to modernize sweetpotato breeding in Africa. SweetGAINS will improve breeding operations and methodologies, ensure integration between breeding outputs and early generation seed availability, and strengthen a joint SpeedBreeders and Seed Community of Practice (CoP) by 2022. Due to the COVID-19 situation – physical meetings and workshops have been stopped. Therefore, we propose to run a virtual training for SweetGAINS colleagues (CIP and partners) on how to prepare and organize virtual meetings and workshops. This training should include review of potential ICT platforms for different types of meetings (together with CIP IT and data management team); on-line meeting process management; maintaining engagement to achieve meeting/workshop outputs.

Key responsibilities:

  • Preparation of virtual training e.g. needs assessment (content, process and ICT platforms), training plan, and sending pre-training tasks and notifications (2 days).
  • Facilitate training: report on training, participants’ evaluation (8 hours to be allocated over a number of days/groups -to be agreed as part of point 1)
  • Preparation of resource materials (e.g. 2 x quick tips) (1 day)
  • Mentor and follow up: (8 hours)

Selection Criteria:

  • PhD. in Organizational change in multi-cultural teams.
  • At least 20 years of relevant work experience in mentoring effective team processes.
  • Experience in Training for facilitation of on-line/virtual meetings and processes.
  • In-depth understanding of CGIAR.
  • Strategic management and organizational change processes.
  • Development of resource materials for virtual meetings/workshops.
  • Experience in gender and diversity training.
  • Advanced written and oral communication skills in English.

What are the conditions?

This is a national consultancy position limited to Kenya nationals and permanent residents only. The consultancy will be for a period of five working days.

How to apply

Visit the following link: http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/ and submit your cover letter and a full C.V. with your references. Screening of applications will begin on April 10, 2020 and will continue until the post is filled. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site at http://www.cipotato.org**

CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply

CIP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). CIP also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

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The International Potato Center, known by its Spanish acronym CIP, was founded in 1971 as a root and tuber research-for-development institution delivering sustainable solutions to the pressing world problems of hunger, poverty, and the degradation of natural resources. CIP is truly a global center, with headquarters in Lima, Peru and offices in 20 developing countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Working closely with our partners, CIP seeks to achieve food security, increased well-being, and gender equity for poor people in the developing world. CIP furthers its mission through rigorous research, innovation in science and technology, and capacity strengthening regarding root and tuber farming and food systems.

CIP is part of the CGIAR Consortium, a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. CGIAR research is dedicated to reducing rural poverty, increasing food security, improving human health and nutrition, and ensuring more sustainable management of natural resources. Donors include individual countries, major foundations, and international entities.

Our Vision

Our vision is roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor.

Our Mission

Our mission is to work with partners to achieve food security, well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems in the developing world. We do this through research and innovation in science, technology, and capacity strengthening.

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0 USD Nairobi CF 3201 Abc road Consultancy , 40 hours per week International Potato Center (CIP)

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking to recruit a highly talented facilitator to run an on-line training course on managing virtual workshops on a consultancy basis.

The Position: SweetGAINS is an ambitious three-year project designed to modernize sweetpotato breeding in Africa. SweetGAINS will improve breeding operations and methodologies, ensure integration between breeding outputs and early generation seed availability, and strengthen a joint SpeedBreeders and Seed Community of Practice (CoP) by 2022. Due to the COVID-19 situation – physical meetings and workshops have been stopped. Therefore, we propose to run a virtual training for SweetGAINS colleagues (CIP and partners) on how to prepare and organize virtual meetings and workshops. This training should include review of potential ICT platforms for different types of meetings (together with CIP IT and data management team); on-line meeting process management; maintaining engagement to achieve meeting/workshop outputs.

Key responsibilities:

  • Preparation of virtual training e.g. needs assessment (content, process and ICT platforms), training plan, and sending pre-training tasks and notifications (2 days).
  • Facilitate training: report on training, participants’ evaluation (8 hours to be allocated over a number of days/groups -to be agreed as part of point 1)
  • Preparation of resource materials (e.g. 2 x quick tips) (1 day)
  • Mentor and follow up: (8 hours)

Selection Criteria:

  • PhD. in Organizational change in multi-cultural teams.
  • At least 20 years of relevant work experience in mentoring effective team processes.
  • Experience in Training for facilitation of on-line/virtual meetings and processes.
  • In-depth understanding of CGIAR.
  • Strategic management and organizational change processes.
  • Development of resource materials for virtual meetings/workshops.
  • Experience in gender and diversity training.
  • Advanced written and oral communication skills in English.

What are the conditions?

This is a national consultancy position limited to Kenya nationals and permanent residents only. The consultancy will be for a period of five working days.

How to apply

Visit the following link: http://cipotato.org/open-vacancies/ and submit your cover letter and a full C.V. with your references. Screening of applications will begin on April 10, 2020 and will continue until the post is filled. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site at http://www.cipotato.org**

CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply

CIP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). CIP also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

2020-04-11

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