End Date: 31 December 2026 renewable contingent to performance and budget
Contract Type: Consultancy
Deadline for Applications: 17 August 2026 by 11:59 pm CEST
Introduction
CGIAR Impact Ventures (CGIV) is a system-wide revenue-generation initiative endorsed by the CGIAR System Council in December 2025. CGIV aims to generate financial returns from the responsible commercialization of CGIAR science and innovations, and to reinvest those returns in CGIAR's research mission.
The CGIV design workstream is led by the CGIAR System Organization's Donor Relations & Business Development (DRBD) function and supported by an external design consultancy. As CGIV enters its formal design phase, DRBD requires a Consultant to work alongside and directly support the CGIV Lead.
The role combines analytical contributions with project administration, secretariat services, and administrative support functions required to keep a fast-moving, multi-stakeholder initiative organized and on track. Working under the direction of the CGIV Lead,
the Consultant contributes to research, analysis, drafting, governance preparation, stakeholder engagement, meeting management, follow-up, and administrative coordination. The role suits a highly organized, resourceful, and results-oriented professional, who is equally comfortable in project management, preparing analytical and governance materials, and in providing reliable administrative and secretariat services. The role is expected to evolve alongside CGIV through launch and early operations.
Requirements
Scope of Work
The consultant works under the guidance of the CGIV Lead across four workstreams: (1) project management support; (2) analytical and design contributions; (3) governance and reporting contributions; and (4) coordination, secretariat and administrative services. The balance across these shifts with CGIV priorities, and the consultant is expected to move fluidly between them.