The Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) is a non-profit international research institute dedicated to food, nutrition, and livelihood security as well as environmental rehabilitation in South Asia, which is home to more than 300 million undernourished people. BISA is a collaborative effort involving CIMMYT and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). Please refer to this website for more information: http://bisa.org/.

We are seeking dynamic, innovative, self-motivated, and service-oriented professional for the position of Project Coordinator.

The position will be based in Patna.

The main responsibilities of this position will be:

• Coordinate and support Project partners to excute project activities in all 38 districts of Bihar.
• Coordinate and collect the informations related physical and financial progress of the project and provide the required reports to the donar.
• Develop project guidelines, advisories and project reports.
• Regular monitoring of the project activities, organising meetings (skype/personel) and regular reporting of overall project progress to the project steering committee chairman and supervisor.
• Develop the good liaising with the state government, universities, ICAR, KVK, NGO etc
• Perform support activities that are required in BISA-CIMMYT, according to the instructions of your supervisor.

Requirements

We are seeking candidates with the following academic qualifications, experience, skills, and attitudes:

• B.Sc. in Agriculture with Ph. D in Agronomy/ Soil Science/ Plant breeding/ Plant Protection/ Extension education or equivalent from a recognized university.
• Atleast 5 years demonstrated practical experience in field-based cropping systems research and extension.
• Good leadership quality, ability to develop partnership network and convince researchers, policy makers to show impact visibility of BISA-CIMMYT research
• Excellent communication and team-building skills with good liaising in national system and local government
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must exhibit institutional competencies like, Team-Work, Integrity, Conflict Resolving, Client Orientation and creative thinking.

-The position is for an initial fixed-term contract of 1 year with annual renewal subject to performance. Thereafter, the contract would be renewed based on overall performance and the continued availability of funds. BISA offers an attractive remuneration package, with a range of benefits including health insurance.

Candidates must submit the applications via online form available here no later than Saturday, Oct 7, 2023., to Human Resources, CIMMYT / BISA.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

CIMMYT-BISA is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for diversity.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

BISA is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork,