Research Associate vacancy in Uganda, at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture,Jobs in Uganda,

•    Facilitate the formation of the learning alliance, including identification of the relevant policy actors, organizing and facilitating learning alliance meetings and joint development of policy actions for further engagement;•    Spearhead the learning alliance processes (policy engagement actions and capacity building initiatives) to ensure that evidence-based policy engagement actions translate into changes in existing government policies.•    Engage with key public and private policy stakeholders to promote implementation of policy actions, including capacity strengthening and joint learning activities.•    Document learning alliance processes, workshop/ event proceedings, and lessons learnt along the way and feed them back to the research teams;•    With support from the Communication Specialist, develop a communication mechanism that brings together different project outputs/activities, package messages and feed them into the learning alliance;•             The candidate should have an MSc Degree with relevance to policy action in the agricultural sector (e.g. development management, rural sociology, community development, political sciences) with a minimum of five years of related work experience.•    Practical experience in facilitating multi-stakeholder platforms•    Ability to stimulate and foster cooperation between various stakeholders (government ministries, research, CSOs, public and private sector agencies) and drive the process that advocates for enabling policies for climate change adaptation.•    Ability to document, synthesize and present findings to different audiences, including learning alliance actors and the scientific community.• Ability to work independently, take initiative and deliver under minimum supervisionApplications must include a covering letter, curriculum vitae, and names and addresses of three professional referees. Applications should be addressed to:International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) - Uganda,Please indicate the following on the envelope: East Africa Flagship 4 application.