N-24-61 Senior Research Associate,, Rights and Environmental Justice

CIFOR – ICRAF hosted by The InternationalPotato Center (CIP) is seeking for one (1) dedicated and motivated Senior Research Associate, , Rights and Environmental Justice to be part of the Governance, Equity and Well-being team.

About the role : The selected candidate for this position will be the postholder to assist on activities in projects that will include work in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This position will provide research, engagement, and capacity development expertise to two projects - How are we doing? An adaptive learning tool for gender-responsive initiatives (funded by USAID) and Capacity development for equitable jurisdictional REDD+ (funded by CLUA) in collaboration with those projects’ key partners. The postholder will be based in Peru or have the right to work in Peru. The role will include travel within Peru and internationally.

Key responsibilities :

• Lead the design and implementation of field and desk research, engagement and co-creation activities, as well as the rights and social justice components across CIFOR-ICRAF’s projects.
• Collaborate in the production of key project outputs, including coordination with CIFOR-ICRAF's partners and Communications team.Design and deliver participatory research, participatory monitoring, and capacity-strengthening workshops relevant to the project goals.
• Design and facilitate engagement activities (ranging from co-creation methods to presentations at meetings and workshops) aligned with the project goals.
• Lead, co-design, and participate in research and engagement activities to achieve key outputs under an adaptive learning tool for gender-responsive initiatives.
• Lead, co-design, and participate in research and engagement activities to achieve key outputs under capacity development for equitable jurisdictional REDD+.
• Translate and edit texts as required to meet the projects' objectives.
• Participate in administrative tasks, including reporting for both projects and grant writing to support the expansion of relevant work.
• Participate in team meetings and represent both research teams in relevant meetings / workshops as required by the projects' objectives.

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