The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) is looking for a full-time staff member to join its secretariat. Working as part of a small and dynamic team, the new staff member will help to develop and promote the range of reports and projects undertaken by IPES-Food. The ideal candidate is an adaptable all-rounder with experience of policy advocacy and research support work, and good knowledge of sustainability issues and global food systems.
IPES-Food works to shape debates on food system reform through policy-oriented research and direct engagement with policy processes around the world. The panel brings together environmental scientists, development economists, nutritionists, agronomists, and sociologists, as well as experienced practitioners from civil society and social movements. Panel members are based in multiple locations around the world, with a secretariat based in Brussels. More on IPES-Food can be found here: www.ipes-food.org.
Working with the IPES-Food secretariat and expert panel (and reporting to the Director of the secretariat), the candidate would support the range of work undertaken by the panel as it amplifies its voice in food and farming debates around the world. Key responsibilities include:
Candidates must send the following documents to contact@ipes-food.org by midnight CET on Thursday February 16 2023 (email header: NAME – staff position 2023):