Science Leadership:
- Directs scientific activities within the Climate Change, Bioenergy
& Low-Carbon Development theme, overseeing programs and projects to ensure
alignment with rigorous scientific standards.
- Provides scientific guidance, supervises publication efforts, and
drives research initiatives in the areas of climate change mitigation and adaptation,
renewable energy, and circular bioeconomy, and climate finance.
- Ensures efficient and
effective implementation of CIFOR-ICRAF's climate change initiatives.
- Supports the translation of research outcomes into actionable
policies and practices, facilitating engagement with policy and practitioner
communities.
Program Leadership and Management:
- Provides oversight to scientists, support staff and consultants
working within the theme, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented work
environment.
- Strategically plans and manages the theme's annual budget and
activities, in close coordination with organizational leadership.
- Contributes to the development and delivery of transformative
partnership platforms (TPPs – currently existing for REDD+, Blue Carbon and
Bioeconomy Solutions) and CIFOR-ICRAF Flagship Products, enhancing
CIFOR-ICRAF’s impact and visibility.
Resource Mobilization:
- Develops and executes strategies to secure funding for climate
change initiatives, collaborating with directors, the resource mobilization
team, and external implementation partners.
- Develops and cultivates relationships with key funding partners,
ensuring sustained financial support aligned with the organization's strategic
objectives.
- Leads efforts to prepare and submit funding proposals, leveraging
expertise in grant writing and project design.
Partnership Management:
- Cultivates and maintains relationships with key partners and
stakeholders, including through the TPPs, facilitating effective translation of
the organization's work and objectives into impactful work by the implementing
partners, and supporting the building of alliances for actionable solutions.
- Drives impactful collaboration with academia, policymakers, and
practitioners to advance low-emission, climate-resilient development pathways.
- Treats all partners respectfully and diplomatically.
Policy Outreach, Knowledge Dissemination, and Capacity Building:
- Leads impactful dialogues policy-science, advocating for
evidence-based decision-making at global, national, and regional levels.
- Represents the organization in international forums and
conferences, showcasing research findings and contributing to global discourse
on climate change. Lead the organization's delegation to UNFCCC annual COPs.
- Oversees capacity-building initiatives, providing mentorship to
students and junior scientists, and fostering knowledge exchange within and
beyond the organization.
