(RFP301111) Senior Officer Associate Director General Office

Senior Officer

Associate Director General Office

The Organization

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve peoples lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition climate change biodiversity loss and environmental degradation.

With novel partnerships the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet drive prosperity and nourish people.

The Alliance is part of CGIAR a global research partnership for a food-secure future.

About the position

The Associate Director Generals Office is seeking a Senior Officer to provide strategic leadership in the design coordination and adaptation of institutional programs and crossportfolio initiatives under the guidance of the Associate Director General for Research Strategy and Innovation (ADG).

The role provides strategic advisory support to senior leaders strengthens alignment across functions and regions and ensures coherent delivery of organizational priorities. The incumbent leads the planning implementation tracking and followup of commitments while producing highlevel analytical materials that inform decision-making. The position builds internal and external collaboration to sustain program delivery respond to evolving institutional needs and enhance the effectiveness of strategic initiatives.

The position will be based in the operations center of the Americas located in the Campus of Palmira Colombia. Non-Colombians relocating will receive an IRS contract.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the design adaptation and implementation of institutional initiatives and strategic projects under the ADGs leadership ensuring they respond to organizational priorities evolving client needs team capacities and operational or technological conditions.
  
• Provide highlevel analytical organizational and advisory support to senior leaders to strengthen alignment across functions programs and regions ensuring coherence timely followup on commitments and effective integration of new policies and institutional directions coordinating and monitoring the implementation of research and institutional initiatives ensuring that commitments arising from the ADGs leadership are delivered on schedule meet quality standards and respond to evolving organizational needs.
  
• Drive crosscutting institutional priorities by facilitating collaboration among units addressing complex challenges and mobilizing teams to ensure consistent program delivery and enhanced effectiveness of organizational initiatives ensuring strategic alignment stakeholder coordination and the delivery of results that advance organizational and portfoliolevel priorities.
  
• Collaborate closely with Lever Directors the Head of PISA OPD BOF and other senior leaders to drive institutional coordination ensuring that the ADGs strategic priorities are consistently interpreted aligned and advanced across functions programs and regions.
  
• Represent the ADGs Office in engagements with external stakeholdersincluding CGIAR Centers the System Office donors and strategic partnersensuring effective communication strategic followup and fulfillment of institutional commitments.
  
• Lead the preparation of strategic briefs reports presentations and other highlevel analytical materials that support the ADGs leadership decisionmaking and portfolio management.
  

Delivery Tasks

• Develop implementation plans timelines and milestone tracking tools to guide institutional initiatives.
  
• Ensure adaptation of project activities based on emerging organizational priorities or operational conditions.
  
• Produce progress reports that synthesize achievements risks and recommend adjustments.
  
• Prepare and maintain follow-up matrices on commitments made by the ADG.
  
• Produce analytical summaries and recommendations to senior leaders to facilitate decision-making.
  
• Ensure timely communication of institutional directions and policy updates across teams.
  

Benefits

Qualifications and requirements

• Masters degree is required in a relevant field such as public policy international development business administration organizational leadership social sciences agricultural sciences environmental studies or other related disciplines.
  
• Significant experience in program delivery and strategic coordination at the international level demonstrating the ability to manage complex institutional or portfoliowide initiatives.
  
• Proven track record of effectively partnering with senior leadership within complex multicultural organizations.
  
• Demonstrated success in coordinating crosscutting initiatives involving multiple units regions and diverse stakeholders.
  
• Experience in managing highlevel relationships with external stakeholders including donors partners and international organizations.
  
• Strong ability to influence align and mobilize diverse teams and stakeholders without direct authority ensuring coherent and timely program delivery.
  
• Excellent writing analytical synthesis and presentation skills with the capacity to produce clear highquality briefs reports and strategic documents for executive audiences.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Spanish (oral and written)
  
• Extended experience in similar positions.
  
• Substantial experience in an ethics-focused role preferably in an international organization or corporate setting.
  

Terms Of Employment

The position level is 10 on a scale of 14 levels with level 14 being the highest. The salary range will be established in accordance with the regional/country standards. The contract will be for a period of two (2) years subject to a probationary period of 6 months and is renewable subject to performance project needs and availability of funds.