Vacancy - Programme Leader, Conservation and Availability of Genetic Resources

Location: Rome, Italy.

Remuneration package: competitive salary, non-contributory retirement plan, medical insurance, housing allowance and leave provisions.

Bioversity International (Bioversity for short) is the world’s largest organization undertaking research on agricultural biodiversity, dedicated to addressing global issues related to food security, poverty, climate change and environmental degradation.

We are a non-profit organization, active in over 100 countries worldwide, with more than 350 staff working from some 16 country offices. We are one of 15 centres of the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR  [1]).

Purpose of Role

Located in Bioversity’s Headquarters near Rome, as the leader of a global research team, the incumbent will provide scientific leadership, coordination and facilitation of ongoing and new research and global partnerships to lead to the development of a global programme on in situ conservation, i.e. in natural and managed habitats, of priority populations of useful wild plant species, with particular attention to crop wild relatives. As Program Leader, the incumbent will also provide oversight to a team of genetic resources policy and informatics specialists.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the research of scientists within the Conservation and Availability of Genetic Resources Programme
• Be responsible for the Programme’s participation in relevant CGIAR Research Programmes (CRPs) in line with Bioversity’s policies
• Lead and contribute to research on the in situ conservation of crop wild relatives; and to the design of practices, guidelines, impact pathways and processes towards achieving conservation outcomes on the ground in countries around the world

The full job description can be downloaded here:  Programme Leader, Conservation and Availability of Genetic Resources (with expertise in In Situ Conservation of Crop Wild Relatives) (206 KB)  [2].

Please apply online through Bioversity Job Opportunities web page  [3] by clicking the “Apply” button, completing the online application and attaching the required information. Applications will continue to be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled, which can be monitored in the Job Opportunity section of our web site.

If you have specific questions about this job vacancy, please contact:
 Human Resources Department  [4]