CGIAR

Strategy and Solution Consultant

CGIAR

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Location Type: Remote

Location: France

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SeniorLead

About the role

  • Provide targeted advisory, coaching, and backstopping support across the Scaling for Impact Program’s five Areas of Work.
  • Provide senior-level strategic advisory, technical backstopping, and targeted coaching to strengthen implementation under Scaling for Impact, emphasizing selected Area of Work 2 Flagships and their solution tracks.
  • Engage in strategic and technical input at implementation planning workshops for selected Scaling for Impact Flagships and solution tracks.
  • Conduct targeted in-person site visits focusing on strategic coaching related to scaling strategy, partnership configuration, and risk-aware delivery decisions.
  • Provide ongoing remote advisory and coaching support through scheduled virtual sessions and maintain a predictable engagement cadence for continuous learning and timely course correction.
  • Deliver senior-level strategic advisory inputs to Scaling for Impact leadership on implementation challenges and support leadership in interpreting cross-track learning and performance signals.
  • Develop a concise scaling capacity development concept focused on applied coaching linked to live solution track challenges.
  • Provide targeted advisory input to strengthen the application of the Scaling for Impact MELIA framework and validate and refine scaling KPIs.
  • Produce concise synthesis notes or technical briefs on priority scaling themes emerging from solution track engagement and coaching.

Requirements

  • Doctoral degree (PhD) in a relevant discipline such as agricultural sciences, development studies, economics, public policy, organizational change, or a closely related field, with clear application of academic training to applied scaling and delivery challenges.
  • A minimum of 20 years of senior professional experience in scaling agricultural and food system innovations, including sustained advisory and coaching roles within international agricultural research-for-development systems.
  • Substantial scaling advisory experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, including hands-on work supporting CGIAR Centers, multi-Center initiatives, or CGIAR-aligned national and regional programs to design, implement, and adapt scaling pathways in diverse institutional and agro-ecological contexts.
  • Demonstrated, in-depth prior work experience in CGIAR scaling efforts, with emphasis on CGIAR’s 2025-2030 portfolio.
  • Deep system-level knowledge of CGIAR from a scaling perspective, evidenced by practical experience working across multiple CGIAR Centers and engaging with systemwide processes related to portfolio prioritization, scaling pathways, MELIA, adaptive management, and performance reporting.
  • Proven experience coaching and advising CGIAR scientists, technical leaders, and coordination teams to strengthen applied scaling expertise, including diagnosing scaling constraints, stress-testing scaling strategies, and integrating learning and evidence into implementation decisions.
  • Demonstrated leadership in scaling readiness diagnostics and delivery-oriented implementation planning, particularly for complex portfolios involving multiple solution tracks, Flagships, partners, and institutional interfaces.
  • Substantial experience designing and operationalizing dynamic learning, MELIA, and adaptive management systems, with emphasis on embedding learning within implementation and enabling real-time course correction rather than retrospective reporting alone.
  • Strong facilitation and strategic advisory skills, including the ability to contribute credibly to senior-level workshops and strategic processes across regions and institutions, while remaining within an advisory and backstopping role.
  • Exceptional analytical, synthesis, and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to produce high-quality technical notes, strategic briefs, and synthesis products that are decision-relevant for senior leadership and diverse stakeholders.
Benefits
  • All applications must be submitted online by clicking the 'Apply' button below. If you require assistance or face challenges in submitting your application, please email smo-bidding@cgiar.org with the position title in the subject line. Applications submitted through this email will **NOT **beaccept.
  • Please ensure your resume and cover letter are in English and does not contain your marital status, age, or photograph. Documents provided in a language other than English will not be considered.
  • CGIAR is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. We offer a multi-cultural, multi-color, multi-generational, and multi-disciplinary, collegial working environment. We consciously create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character and commitment to gender equity. We, therefore, encourage applicants from all cultures, races, ethnicities, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
  • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
  • We look forward to hearing from you!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
scaling agricultural innovationsscaling food system innovationsMELIA frameworkadaptive managementscaling pathwaysperformance reportingcoachingadvisory supportimplementation planningdiagnosing scaling constraints
Soft Skills
strategic advisory skillsfacilitation skillsanalytical skillssynthesis skillscommunication skillsleadershipcoachingproblem-solvingcollaborationengagement
Certifications
Doctoral degree (PhD)