Lead, Science of Scaling & Head, MELIA

Required Qualifications and Experience

• The candidate should hold a Ph.D. degree from a reputable university in agricultural innovation systems, agricultural extension, agricultural economics, development economics, or related fields.
  

Core Competencies

· At least 10 years of relevant work experience in scaling science, adoption and impact assessment, innovation systems analysis, or broader socioeconomics research.

· Excellent track record of scaling research as demonstrated in scientific publications relevant to the work.

· Experience in developing and implementing institutional and project-level ME&L frameworks.

Science of Scaling (50%)

· Lead the design and development of a Science of Scaling framework (e.g., research questions regarding the effectiveness of different scaling pathways being used) to implement the Science of Scaling across IITA projects and programs in collaboration with the R4D and P4D Directorates.

· Provide strategic leadership in advancing the Science of Scaling aimed at generating evidence and lessons from IITA’s scaling and delivery efforts to inform the co-design and implementation of effective scaling interventions tailored to African agriculture.

· Provide guidance in identifying and assembling key components of the Science of Scaling in collaboration with the R4D and P4D Directorates.

Institutional MELIA (50%)

· Develop an institutional ME&L framework and related infrastructure that supports data collection and analysis across IITA’s programs and projects, with a focus on data related to the Institute’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

· Lead the alignment of IITA's Institutional KPIs and the CGIAR System Level Strategic Outcomes for overall performance and contributions of IITA to the CGIAR.

· Collaborate with the impact assessment team to streamline methodologies for measuring results and collate/aggregate impact assessment results to provide a broad picture of IITA’s progress toward its KPIs.