1. ENABLE activities.

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  Support the ENABLE team, CGIAR
  centers, and partners in the implementation ofc Breakthrough projects in East
  and Southern Africa, and, where relevant, in West and Central Africa (WCA)
• 
  Provide technical support to
  CGIAR–NARES breeding networks in East and Southern Africa, and, when required,
  to West and Central Africa (WCA), for the improvement of breeding operations,
  in coordination with the supervisors
• 
  Support priority CGIAR–NARES breeding
  networks in costing of their breeding operations, in coordination with the
  thematic leader
• 
  Support the organization and
  implementation of Product Advancement and Planning Meetings (PAPMs) at national
  and regional levels.
• 
  Support NARES and CGIAR partners in
  uploading, updating, and maintaining Target Product Profiles (TPPs) and related
  data in the Breeding Portal.
• 
  Contribute to coordination,
  documentation, and reporting across breeding networks and ENABLE-supported
  activities.

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2.
On farm validation
trials.

• 
  Coordinate and support the
  implementation of On-Farm Validation (OFV) trials across locations, including
  planning, trial setup, and monitoring of activities
• 
  Ensure proper tracking of entries,
  locations, and performance data across OFV sites
• 
  Support centralized OFV logistics,
  including coordination of seed multiplication, packaging and labeling of
  entries, and distribution of trial materials to partners across multiple
  locations and projects
  .

Requirements

• 
  BSc or MSc in Plant Breeding,
  Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology or Statistics
• 
  At least two (2) years of industry or
  academic experience in the management of agricultural activities or research
  projects.
• 
  Basic understanding of plant breeding,
  experimental design, seed systems, breeding operations and applied research.
• 
  Driving License and ability to travel
  independently in East Africa.