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CIMMYT is a cutting edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow's problems today. It is entrusted with fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the Global South, through building strong partnerships. This combination enhances the livelihood trajectories and resilience of millions of resource-poor farmers, while working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agrifood system within planetary boundaries. With impact in over 80 countries and 1,500 staff, we collaborate with hundreds of partners and are part of the global network of CGIAR research centers, delivering science for a food-secure future. For more information, visit cimmyt.org. Lead a Global Platform for Agricultural Resilience: Become CIMMYT's Next Director, Dryland Crops Program (DCP) Are you a visionary leader with a passion for strengthening resilient agricultural systems in some of the world's most underserved environments? Do you have the strategic foresight, scientific credibility, and leadership capability to connect science, partnerships, and innovation to deliver impact at scale? If so, CIMMYT invites you to lead its Dryland Crops Program (DCP) as its next Program Director. In this role, you will lead a globally recognized program dedicated to advancing resilient dryland agricultural systems through scientific excellence, partnership development, seed systems strengthening, and capacity building, spanning breeding, seed systems and associated dryland crop market development. You will guide the program through its next phase of growth and impact, strengthening its contribution to climate resilience, food security, and sustainable agricultural development. Reporting directly to the Chief Science and Innovation Officer, you will serve as a strategic leader at the intersection of science, partnerships, and innovation, translating scientific opportunity into sustainable impact at scale. Based at our office in Dakar, Senegal, you will: Drive Impact Across Dryland Agricultural Systems: Shape Strategic Direction and Scientific Leadership: Ensure a clear scientific agenda for the program and its continued relevance to the evolving needs of dryland farming systems. Translate Science and Innovation into Adoption and Impact: Strengthen pathways that connect relevant scientific innovation with farmer adoption, resilience, productivity, and equitable livelihood outcomes. Strengthen Farming Systems Resilience: Advance approaches that enhance climate adaptation, food security, and sustainable livelihood outcomes across dryland agricultural systems. Build Strategic Partnerships and Mobilize Resources: Build Strategic Partnerships: Strengthen collaboration scientific integration with research institutions, national agricultural systems, governments, development partners, foundations, and private-sector actors to accelerate innovation and sustainable impact across dryland agricultural systems. Strengthen Global Influence: Represent CIMMYT and dryland system science in regional and international forums, helping shape agendas, influence investment priorities, and strengthen support for resilient dryland agriculture Secure Resources for Long-Term Impact: Lead resource mobilization efforts and cultivate investor confidence in scientific excellence and delivery to secure the investments required to enhance CIMMYT’s reach, impact, and long-term sustainability. Lead a High-Performing Global Program: Inspire and Develop High-Performing Teams: Lead and develop a geographically dispersed and multidisciplinary workforce, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, learning, and continuous improvement. Strengthen Organizational Alignment and Delivery: Foster effective collaboration across programs, departments, funct