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Researcher Sustainable Value Chain and Landscape Investment

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Job Location drjobs

Colombo - Sri Lanka

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

  • Support in designing methodology and conducting research activities (data collection and analysis) on the topics of sustainable value chain landscape governance and finance payment for ecosystem services and other relevant domains.
  • Contribute to writing peerreviewed articles book chapters working papers technical and policy briefs and other technical publications.
  • Support in developing tools manuals and guidelines.
  • Contribute to managing databases on policy and regulations and other data and information gained from primary and secondary sources.
  • Support the Principal Investigator project and component leaders to develop reports and annual work plan and budget of relevant project(s).
  • Facilitate in strengthening the capacity of partners at national and subnational levels including facilitating and organizing training workshops and other events in collaboration with partners and country teams.
  • Support the project team leaders to ensure quality and manage highquality outputs and timely submissions of consultant and partner research outputs.
  • Support in designing research activities for students and interns.
  • Cosupervise students and interns including facilitating and evaluating their work.
  • Represent the organization in engaging with public private and smallholder farmers in various events as a resource person participant and other relevant capacity.
  • Contribute to national and global discussions on relevant topics of expertise in close coordination with the supervisor and Sri Lanka senior researchers.
  • Support the project team leaders to ensure accountability processes to donor(s) by contributing to timely submissions of reports and activities on the ground.
  • Contribute to project reporting monitoring and evaluation in collaboration with other team members and project partners.


A master s degree in ecological/environmental economics, agricultural economics, agribusiness, and sustainable financing in the context of agriculture and forestry. At least 3 years of experience as a researcher/research assistant position in reputable international or national organizations. Vast and strong knowledge of payment for ecosystem services, sustainable landscape financing, green economy, and green agriculture in Sri Lanka and globally. Broad knowledge of Sri Lanka policy and regulation on agriculture, forestry, ecosystem services, and green financing. Authoring or co-authoring research publications journal articles, books, technical and policy briefs, and others. Project management, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation. Engagement with NGOs and academic partners. Engagement with smallholders, and national and sub-national government. A working or networking experience with private sectors will be beneficial. Involvement in resource mobilization and proposal development is considered an advantageous attribute.

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