Senior Scientist – Gender Expertise

About the role

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is seeking a senior scientist with deep gender expertise to lead and guide research on forest governance and natural resource management. The role combines scientific leadership, project coordination and partnership development across multiple countries and regions.

Key responsibilities

• Provide scientific guidance ensuring research concepts and methods meet the highest standards.
• Collaborate with theme coordinators and leaders to define and implement emerging research activities.
• Write, supervise and disseminate scientific publications and communications.
• Lead capacity‑building initiatives and mentor junior scientists, students and staff.
• Represent CIFOR in national, regional and global forums on forest governance.
• Develop and maintain constructive partnerships with stakeholders.
• Identify and secure additional funding for relevant research areas.
• Plan, monitor and report on research activities, including budgeting and donor reporting.

Required profile

• PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g., natural resource management, social sciences).
• Proven experience in collaborative natural‑resource or social‑science research.
• Strong record of peer‑reviewed publications.
• Demonstrated success in resource mobilisation, fundraising and proposal development.
• Experience managing budgets and meeting financial objectives across multiple projects.
• Fluent spoken and written English; additional international language(s) an advantage.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple partners and multidisciplinary teams in developing‑country contexts.