Jobs at CIFOR-ICRAF

Support community engagement and field research by coordinating data collection, facilitating meetings and trainings, operating and maintaining air quality monitoring equipment (CO, CO2, PM2.5, black carbon), ensuring data quality and ethical protocols, and contributing to data cleaning, basic analysis, reports, and monitoring of intervention activities in Kiambu County.

Lead grants financial management for assigned projects: monitor budgets and expenditures, ensure donor compliance and accurate reporting, oversee partner financials and audits, manage donor payables/receivables, supervise and build capacity of grants finance staff, implement internal controls, and support budgeting, proposal compliance, and grant lifecycle activities using systems like myTree and OCS.

The role involves providing scientific guidance, collaborating on research, supervising projects, mentoring staff, and leading funding initiatives in forest governance.

CIFOR invites qualified consultancy candidates for various fields including Environmental Economics, Financial Governance, and Soil Science among others.

Consultants with expertise in climate, agriculture, youth, and digital data are sought for a roster. Experience in Africa is essential.

Perform satellite image classification and time-series analysis using Sentinel and PlanetScope data; build and optimize ML classification pipelines; develop Google Earth Engine apps and geospatial tools; apply advanced geospatial and hydrological modelling; coordinate ground-truth collection; produce reports, research papers, and decision-support dashboards; support stakeholder engagement.

Lead and implement spatially informed land use planning and trade-off analyses using GIS and remote sensing; collect and clean spatial and socioeconomic data; produce tools, reports, and capacity-strengthening materials; coordinate projects, manage resources, mentor junior scientists, and engage provincial/district stakeholders and government.

Support research data collection and analysis at provincial/district levels; develop tools, workplans and stakeholder engagement plans; liaise with government, NGOs and communities; facilitate training and capacity building; document and report on green value chains, PES, and sustainable landscape management; maintain stakeholder records and follow-up actions.

Manage donor audit readiness and legacy audits, maintain grants documentation (SharePoint), build donor compliance knowledge hub, train staff, monitor cashflow and invoices, develop partner documentation guidelines, and lead a small grants compliance team.

Provide stakeholder engagement, policy engagement, and knowledge-translation support for a soil health initiative. Design inclusive engagement processes, facilitate workshops, translate technical evidence into policy-relevant briefs and guidance, and strengthen partnerships and visibility in regional and international policy fora.