Regional Capacity Sharing and Partnership Lead - India

About CSARC: The CIP – South Asia Regional Center (CSARC), Agra, serves as a key hub for agricultural research and development focused on potato and sweetpotato systems in South Asia. The center supports research initiatives aimed at improving crop productivity, climate resilience, and sustainable farming practices. It collaborates with national research institutions, government agencies, private players and development partners to promote innovative agricultural solutions.

Key responsibilities:

• Strengthen CIP’s position and visibility with governments, donors, and regional platforms and ICAR as well as national agricultural research organizations in Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh (e.g., Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC, Nepal), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), and partner institutes) through partner engagement and communication, including high-level stakeholder engagement, policy dialogues, advocacy efforts, and leadership positioning in regional and global platforms.
  
• Identify, build, and manage strategic relationships with partners including ICAR and State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), and national agricultural research systems (NARS) in South Asia to ensure structured regional engagement, strategic prioritization, resource mobilization, and sustained follow-through on institutional collaborations.
  
• Coordinate and facilitate technical consultations, joint review meetings, and collaborative activities with ICAR and regional agricultural research partners, including NARC and BARI, to support the implementation and alignment of CSARC regional initiatives.
  
• Contribute to building alliances and networks with ICAR and peer national research organizations in Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh for scaling regenerative agriculture, seed systems, mechanization, and climate-resilient innovations in the region.
  
• Coordinate South–South and Triangular Cooperation among partner institutions and countries under the CGIAR Capacity Sharing Accelerator, including facilitation of multi-country consultations, country missions, and regional partnership dialogues across South and Southeast Asia.Oversee the development, implementation, and follow-up of partnership agreements, memoranda of understanding, and collaborative work plans with national and regional partners under CSARC initiatives.Drive and facilitate stakeholder consultations, networking events, partnership meetings, and collaborative learning activities to strengthen engagement and collaboration under CSARC regional initiatives.
  
• Oversee and strengthen the management of databases related to partners, training participants, training materials, and institutional collaborations, ensuring accurate monitoring, reporting, knowledge management, and evaluation of CSARC regional initiatives.
  
• Lead the documentation and synthesis of success stories, lessons learned, and partnership outcomes arising from project activities to support knowledge sharing, reporting, and strategic engagement under CSARC regional initiatives.
  
• Contribute to documenting success stories, lessons learned, partnership outcomes, and policy engagement highlights from relevant project activities, and support the development of communication, outreach, knowledge management, and visibility materials for internal and external stakeholders.
  
• Shape the planning and implementation of international and regional conferences, workshops, exposure visits, and capacity-sharing events with partners and stakeholders across South Asia, ensuring effective collaboration, participation, and knowledge exchange.
  

·       PhD or Master’s degree in agricultural development, rural development, education, international development, social sciences, communication, public relations or related fields. Additional qualifications/training in partnership management, stakeholder engagement, or strategic communications will be an advantage.

·       Minimum eight (8) years of relevant professional experience in capacity development, extension, partnership coordination, or international development projects, preferably with CGIAR, agricultural research systems, or multi-stakeholder development programs in South Asia.

·       Significant experience in engaging and communicating with diverse stakeholders, including governments, NARS, NGOs, private sector, and international development partners

·       Demonstrated ability in capacity sharing, including coordinating training or training-of-trainers programs

·       Understanding of project implementation processes, with the ability to align communications to programmatic milestones, outcomes, and impact, ensuring effective translation of project results into visibility and influence.

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, including experience in drafting professional reports, partnership documents, and outreach materials.

·       Strong facilitation, networking, and intercultural communication skills.

·       Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and multicultural environments.