Deputy Director / Director- Research (Food & Agri)

-Research and Policy Advocacy person will be responsible for co-designing and undertaking research projects/studies and ensure successful delivery of outcomes in a time bound manner. --The candidate will undertake policy advocacy through effective

engagement with the agri food industry membership, government, think tanks, and other relevant stakeholders.

-She/he will work towards identifying new areas of research and policy advocacy that are most relevant to the contemporary policy discourse at the national and global levels. This position requires expertise in economic analysis, statistical methods, and a deep understanding of

the complex policy dynamics pertaining to the food and agricultural sectors.

1. Execute research projects/studies

- Co-design scope of projects/studies

- Data collection and analysis

- Policy analysis

- Stakeholder engagement

- Report writing

- High impact dissemination

2.Drive Policy Advocacy -

Identify policy advocacy issues to be taken up. -

Articulate the issues considering diverse

stakeholder views. -

Create sustained stakeholder engagement

3.Identify future areas of work in the agrifood sector

- Areas of work emerging from the

ongoing/completed projects/studies or

stakeholder engagements, and/or participation

in policy consultations.

4.Develop Project Proposals

- Identify RFPs, EoIs, and other calls for

proposals.

- Ideate with CII FACE team on different topics of

research, project, and advocacy.

- Seek input from the agrifood industry

membership and other stakeholders.

- Prepare new proposals based on areas of work

emerging from the ongoing/completed

projects/studies or stakeholder engagements,

and/or participation in policy consultations.