The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow and Leader of its Country Strategy Support Program in Malawi for a two year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The position will be based in Lilongwe, Malawi and reports to the Director of IFPRI's Development Strategy and Governance Division. Grade level will be determined by demonstrated expertise and experience.
The objective of the strategy support program is to enhance the capacity of stakeholders in Malawi's agricultural sector to undertake evidence-based policy making to foster agricultural growth, rural development, and poverty reduction. The program supports policy research and capacity strengthening for the implementation of the country's national agricultural development strategy, the Agricultural Development Programme, to effectively address its three focus areas of Food Security, Commercialization of Agriculture, and Sustainable Land and Water Management. The Program Leader will be responsible for ensuring that program activities support policy effectiveness and coherence within the agricultural sector as well as between the agricultural sector and other sectors that is necessary for agricultural growth, economic transformation, and poverty reduction in the country. While the focal partner will be the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, key research and capacity strengthening activities will be carried out in partnership with a broad array of stakeholders, including universities, key research institutes, and selected private sector and nongovernmental organizations.