Job Description

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Date Published: 12 November 2026

Closing Date for Applications: 3 December at 6pm CET.

About CGIAR

CGIAR has an ambitious agenda to deliver science and innovation and advance the transformation of food, land, and water systems to deliver diverse, healthy, safe, sufficient, and affordable diets, and ensure improved livelihoods and greater social equality. CGIAR operates as a matrix with each Center having its own governance and leadership structure operating alongside the integrated governance and leadership arrangements of CGIAR as a whole.

About the position

The CGIAR System Organization’s Office of the Chief Scientist enables the CGIAR Integrated Partnership to work together to deliver relevant and impactful science and innovations. Working closely with CGIAR Centers, our shared Programs and