Research Officer II - Gender

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT – INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

Research Officer II - Gender

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

REF: ROIIG/ICARDA/016/26

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) seeks to recruit a Research Officer (II) – Gender who supports multidisciplinary research under three initiatives: ACCEL-3R (Accelerating the Adoption of Water Retention, Recharge, and Reuse Measures in the Horn of Africa: Testing Multi-Level Intervention Bundles to Trigger Socio-Hydrological Tipping Points); the CGIAR Science Program on Animal and Aquatic Foods (SAAF); and the CGIAR Gender Accelerator. The incumbent will contribute to implementation, fieldwork, data analysis, and dissemination of integrative and strategic gender research, including gender-transformative approaches, women's empowerment, social inclusion, and equitable scaling of innovations.

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is an international autonomous, non-profit, research organization temporarily based in Beirut, Lebanon supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ICARDA is committed to the improvement of livelihoods of the resource-poor in dry areas by enhancing food security and alleviating poverty through agricultural research, and the equitable use of natural resources. For more details: www.icarda.org

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement gender-responsive and gender-transformative research interventions.
• Integrate gender and social inclusion across crops, livestock, water, and aquatic food systems research.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative fieldwork, surveys, FGDs, KIIs, and participatory methods.
• Generate evidence on women’s empowerment, gender norms, and inclusive innovation adoption.
• Represent ICARDA and CGIAR in workshops, conferences, and expert consultations.
• Develop partnerships with local NGOs and strengthen gender research capacity of national partners.
• Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, learning, and donor reporting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Academic and professional qualifications:

Education:

• Masters in Gender Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Rural Development, Economics, Human Geography, or related field.

Experience:

• A minimum of five years working experience in gender, climate change, agriculture, livestock, water or food systems research.

Skills:

• Knowledge of gender-transformative approaches and women’s empowerment.
• Excellent communication, writing, and teamwork skills.

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Position level: HG 14

Minimum Base salary: USD 978 per month

Terms of appointment: This is a National Staff (NS) position with the Initial appointment of two years renewable appointment based on performance and funding availability. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc. The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus with dining and sports facilities that are located on site.

Applications: Applicants should provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to be included in the curriculum vitae. The position and reference number: REF: ROIIG/ICARDA/016/26 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter. All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com on or before 8 July 2026.

ICARDA/ILRI does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training).

To find more about ICARDA, visit our Website at www.icarda.org.

To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/

Suitably qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.

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