Senior Executive - Network Security Administrator ICRISAT seeks application from motivated professionals for a role of an Senior Executive - Network Security Administrator to be hired in Digital Solutions Unit under Corporate Services. The role involves administration and providing support in the area of network and security while ensuring consistent, reliable, high speed and secure network connection across ICRISAT. The incumbent will focus on key responsibilities such as ensuring network security service excellence, optimizing its operations, resolving incidents and problems, and driving continuous improvement. This role also includes administering multiple platforms related to network and security. The incumbent will be based at ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India as an administrator of the network and security under the enterprise infrastructure portfolio of the Digital Solutions Unit. ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi-arid or dryland tropics have over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger, and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems. Please visit - www.icrisat.org Role: Plan, design, and implement network infrastructure (including wired and wireless LAN, WAN, firewalls, and VPNs) to ensure seamless access for employees and devices, providing ongoing support as needed. Configure and deploy routers, switches, and other networking hardware in appropriate locations, ensuring continuous support and maintenance. Regularly monitor network devices, apply updates and patches, and ensure network performance remains stable, reliable, and secure. Configure, manage and maintain firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and endpoint protection platforms. Continuously monitor networks for suspicious activities, apply necessary security measures, and ensure timely resolution of security incidents. Maintain an up-to-date inventory of network hardware and software, while keeping detailed documentation of network configurations, diagrams, and policies. Key Responsibilities: Network Administration Install, configure, and manage core and access layer switches (Juniper, Cisco, TP-Link, Netgear, etc.), including managed, unmanaged, PoE, and non-PoE switches. Configure and troubleshoot wired and wireless LAN/WAN networks by managing IP addressing, subnetting, and DNS/DHCP configurations to ensure optimal performance and connectivity. Assess requirements for new wired and wireless LAN setups, prepare the necessary Bill of Materials (BOM), and coordinate procurement. Extend network connectivity through proper VLAN configuration, fiber backbone integration, and access layer technologies. Install and configure Wireless Access Points, including mounting, realignment, and RJ45 jack crimping. Provide support for passive networking tasks such as laying Ethernet cables, mounting access points, and setting up RJ45 jacks with IO box crimping. Configure, maintain, and support IoT devices, including Alexa lamps, CCTV cameras, and network printers, while ensuring firmware upgrades for security and stability. Monitor wired and wireless controllers, perform log analysis and troubleshooting, and take proactive measures to ensure network stability. Track and document ISP link performance daily, implementing proactive measures to maintain a stable internet connection. Oversee and maintain UPS system health using centralized monitoring dashboards. Security Administration Configure and manage modern firewall devices such as Sophos, Fortinet, and Palo Alto, with hands-on experience in key features like load balancing, rules/policies, NAT/SNAT/DNAT, DMZ, VPN, reverse proxies, and access control. Secure endpoints (laptops, desktops, and mobile devices) using Endpoint Protection tools and Platforms (EPP) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools. Investigate and analyze security logs, respond to security breaches or incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures. Monitor and manage Data Loss Prevention (DLP) systems to prevent unauthorized data exfiltration. Detect, analyze, and mitigate threats targeting endpoints and network devices. Stay informed about emerging security technologies and tools, providing recommendations to enhance the organizations security posture. Qualifications and Skills: Bachelor s degree in information technology, Computer Science, computer engineering or any discipline with a minimum of 6 years of experience in a related field, or related roles. Expertise in Networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, etc.), Security tools (firewalls, IDS/IPS, MDR, SIEM, endpoint protection), Operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS), Cloud security (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) Problem-solving and analytical thinking. Stay updated on emerging technologies, threats, and best practices. Good to have - Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). Juniper Networks Certified Associate (JNCIA). CompTIA Network+ CompTIA Security+ Key Relationships/collaboration: Internal : Work closely with other IT teams portfolios to integrate security into all aspects of the organizations infrastructure for seamless network and security systems. External : Engage with technology vendors, consultants, and industry experts to explore and implement Network and Security technologies. General: This is a contractual position for a period of 36 months. How to apply: The position will remain open until as suitable candidate is hired. Applicants should apply with their latest resume and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer

Senior Scientific Officer - Analytical Support ICRISAT seeks applications from highly motivated and qualified professionals for the position of Senior Scientific Officer-Analytical Support to support the Program Office under Accelerated Crop Improvement. There are two vacancies for this position. The Position will be based in the headquarter, Patancheru, Telangana, India. ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 millions of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems. ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandated crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on drylands and on protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit - www.icrisat.org Responsibilities: Assist ICRISAT s scientists in the planning of agricultural field trials. Generate randomizations and trial layouts for field trials. Provide support to ICRISAT s scientists for data curation, simple and complex analysis and interpretation of the results from field and field-related trials. Develop and/or refine existing SAS /R /ASReml-R codes for data curation, analysis and visualization. Actively contribute to scientific publications in peer reviewed journals. Contribute to conducting training programmes for both ICRISAT s scientists and National Agricultural Research Scientists (NARS) in experimental design, efficient data collection, and data analysis. Perform any other task assigned by the supervisor. Qualifications: Masters/Ph.D in Statistics/Agricultural Statistics. A Min 3 year s experience in agricultural research. Technical Competencies/Skills: Generating modern experimental designs in field trials. Knowledge of multi-environment trial analyses using mixed-models, spatial and stability analyses, heritability and genetic gain estimations of field trials. Use of statistical software such as SAS, GENSTAT, R and ASREML-R and Python. Fluency in spoken and written English. Good Interpersonal skills, communication, and teamwork. General: This is a contractual position for a period of 36 months. How to apply: Applicants should apply on or before 1 April 2025 with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer

Position Objective: Provide strategic direction and steer the Nutrition and Nutri-sensitive Food Systems strategy of ICRISAT towards promoting dietary diversity, sustainable livelihood opportunities leading to food & nutritional security in the drylands. Strengthen and promote Inclusive Market Oriented Development (IMOD) model and Smart Food initiative of ICRISAT, ensuring inclusiveness of smallholder farming communities into the nutri-sensitive value chains, through local value chain innovations involving the dryland crops through: understanding of their market potential, nutritional and functional traits, development and promotion of value addition and related technologies for mainstreaming the dryland crops, establishing sustainable agro-food processing enterprises (involving rural/tribal women and youth), primary and secondary level. Establish local nutri-sensitive and market oriented, enabling ecosystems to create sustainable demand pull for the dryland crops. Promote and create awareness on food quality, traceability, food safety and food safety management systems across the food value chain from farm to fork, leveraging strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, involving both the public and private sector. Responsibilities: Understanding different crop value chains and deciphering the key drivers and interventions to promote Agri-Nutri connect in the Drylands Develop strategic partnerships for Capacity Building of rural communities based on assessment and strengthening of institutional abilities, needs, risks, and benefits, leading to formulation of local strategies that can incentivize ecosystem-based nutri-sensitive food systems Integrate into interdisciplinary teams, both internal and external, and contribute to the relevant One CGIAR initiatives in the areas of nutrition, one health, post-harvest management, food technology, food safety, etc. Establish a roadmap for circular approach linking sustainable food production to nutrition and One Health through effective resource mapping/management (mapping current and historical foods grown and consumed in each local areas, employing stakeholder information from Capacity Building for rural communities to identify local perspectives, challenges, needs, and intervention opportunities), and developing a localized loop for food production to consumption that incorporates market linkages with residual feedstock/side-streams, involving diverse climate resilient crops and shorter value chains Identify opportunities and develop collaborative research projects to be undertaken to promote sustainable nutri-sensitive food systems, leveraging technologies available with ICRISAT and partners across the globe Establish strategic partnerships with national and international research institutions, government organizations, public private sector companies and entrepreneurs Provide coaching and technical backstopping to key stakeholders, partners and entrepreneurs to ensure that nutri-sensitive product ideas and technologies are successfully developed in a collaborative manner and further scaled-up and commercialized, ensuring inclusiveness and integration of the smallholder farming communities into the value chains Manage, integrate and provide technical backstopping to the food product development and food testing laboratories and pilot plants of ICRISAT and its partners in order to carry out research and development activities, provide services/training (especially to entrepreneurs), in the areas of food technology for value addition, food safety, post-harvest management etc., with focus on dryland crops Provide strategic inputs to design and develop training programs towards capacity building of R&D teams for product development and related research operations towards supporting the agri-food incubation initiatives of ICRISAT, especially at the local level in Asia and Africa Provide strategic inputs towards conceptualizing and implementing primary and secondary-community owned processing units, adhering to relevant food safety guidelines/regulations and management systems Engage with ICRISATs Research programs and relevant clusters to develop joint research activities towards promoting agri-nutri connect, by ensuring integration of research and development aspects, to promote consumer and market preferred traits in ICRISAT mandate crops Facilitate establishment of ICRISATs research on food and grain quality related to consumer and industry preferred traits, leading to alignment of the program with the ongoing crop breeding programs Work closely with ICRISATs Research programs, relevant clusters and the Communications team of ICRISAT in providing support in the areas of health claim validations and nutritional information to promote the awareness and usage of ICRISAT mandate crops as Smart Food Work with all the internal programs of EST (Asia and Africa) to upscale the different nutri-sensitive interventions and achieve impact at scale in target communities within the rural-urban continuum Develop strategic partnerships with various funding agencies: National/ International donor agencies, Government departments and other public and private sector partners to seek support for promoting dietary diversity, quality nutrition, reducing malnutrition and establish sustainable nutri-sensitive food systems for ensuring food and nutritional security of the smallholder farming communities, tribals and other vulnerable communities Updating and aligning ICRISATs Nutrition and Nutri-sensitive Food Systems to the One CGIAR initiative Facilitate development of a time bound product development, pilot testing and scale-up strategy to ensure a steady pipeline of projects to support Development and commercialization of millet-pulse based technologies that are as per the market/consumer and industry demand Engage with ICRISAT HR to ensure recruitment, training and capacity building of team members of the Nutrition, Dietary Behavior and Smart Food Cluster and NutriPlus Knowledge program of AIP cluster, to ensure availability of the right skill sets to deliver the target nutritional outcomes Provide regular progress reports to the management and donors for all projects being implemented Document and communicate to both internal and external stakeholders on the outcomes of the projects-through scientific reports, peer reviewed publications and media/social media reports etc. Requirement: PhD in Natural sciences, Food Science, Food Technology, having a minimum of 10 years Postdoc graduation experience in research institutions (international and national), reputed food processing industry and involved in food product and food safety related R&D Strong scientific research background at the international level in the areas of food science and technology, nutrition and food safety Experience in working in both non- and for-profit settings Strong proven track record of resource mobilization especially with International donors Experience with leading product development R&D teams, for product development using dryland crops to address the Triple burden of malnutrition, ensuring food quality and implementing food safety management systems Experience of having worked with tribal and rural communities in establishing local nutrisensitive food-systems to foster local production -processing- consumption, involving climate resilient crop value chains and engaging with local women and youth Experience with working in and/or managing R&D in food industry and/or Agribusiness Incubator settings, in order to understand the nutritional and health benefiting potential of climate resilient crops leading to creation of sustainable business enterprises and demand pull for the dryland crops from the industry and the consumer Experience in working with vulnerable and rural/tribal communities involving nutritional intervention studies to address undernutrition, anemia etc., and undertaking impact assessment based on anthropometric assessment of the intervention on beneficiaries Experience in establishing food testing laboratories and food processing units-with focus on value addition to dryland crops, especially in developing countries of Asia and Africa Proven leadership ability, including ability to manage diverse research as well as management teams and processes, under pressure and strict timelines Demonstrated and proven analytical abilities, and problem solving skills

Associate Manager - IT Operations Service Delivery ICRISAT invites applications from motivated professionals for the position of Associate Manager - IT Operations Service Delivery. The role involves leading and managing IT support for staff, including IT equipment, applications, software, networks, and endpoint devices while ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of IT services aligned with business objectives. The incumbent will focus on key responsibilities such as ensuring service excellence, optimizing IT operations, managing incidents and problems, overseeing change and release management, enhancing customer and stakeholder satisfaction, ensuring compliance and security, and driving continuous improvement. This role also includes administering multiple platforms directly connected to end users and their devices. The incumbent is based at ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India as a lead of the IT Operational Service Delivery portfolio of the Digital Solutions Unit. ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems. ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit - www.icrisat.org Roles: Delivering IT services that meet or exceed agreed service levels (SLAs) to ensure service excellence. Streamlining processes to reduce downtime and improve operational efficiency and proactively detect and resolve issues before they affect end users to optimize the IT operations. Handle incidents effectively to minimize business impact and ensure that IT services directly support the organization s business needs and goals. Engage with internal and external stakeholders to gather feedback for the improvement and ensure services meet expectations. This includes maintaining transparent communication regarding service performance, issues, and improvements Identify opportunities to improve service delivery through automation, updated processes, or innovative tools. Conducting regular reviews and implementing lessons learned to enhance future performance focusing on providing proactive, efficient, effective and prompt IT services. Key Responsibilities: Office 365 Management and Support Administer and support Office 365 services, including Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and Power Platform, ensuring optimal performance, security, and compliance. Manage user accounts, shared mailboxes, groups, permissions, and licenses within Office 365 and Active Directory in a hybrid environment. Implement and enforce security policies, compliance measures, and multi-factor authentication (MFA), while managing self-service portals and other security controls. Endpoint Device Management Configure and manage endpoint devices (laptops, desktops, mobile devices) per security standards, ensuring enrollment in MDM/UEM for centralized control. Deploy, update, and secure operating systems, software, and firmware while scheduling regular patches to mitigate vulnerabilities. Maintain an accurate inventory of endpoint devices, tracking assignments, software licenses, warranties, and lifecycle management. Diagnose and resolve hardware and software issues using remote and in-person support tools to ensure optimal device performance. Securely wipe data from retired devices and ensure proper disposal or recycling in compliance with organizational and environmental policies. Continuously monitor endpoint performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement updates or integrations to enhance efficiency. Helpdesk Support Management Manage the IT ticketing system, perform root cause analysis, and ensure timely resolution of support requests. Log, prioritize, and track support tickets using a ticketing system (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira, Zendesk, etc) and respond to user inquiries and troubleshoot issues related to hardware, software, network, and applications. Proper assignment of tickets based on issues and escalate complex issues to higher-level support teams or vendors when necessary. Monitor IT systems for alerts and proactively address potential issues before they impact users and notify users of planned maintenance or outages. Virtual call and video conference support management Install, configure, and test video conferencing software and hardware (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Google Meet) while setting up meeting rooms with necessary peripherals. Provide technical support before, during, and after meetings, assisting users with scheduling, screen sharing, recording, and participant management. Diagnose and resolve issues related to audio, video, connectivity, and software functionality, ensuring seamless virtual meeting experiences. Assist hosts in managing virtual meetings, including participant permissions, breakout rooms, and interactive features. Project Management: Lead and manage operational delivery projects from initiation to completion, ensuring timely delivery within budget. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution and stakeholder alignment and monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies. People Management Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinions of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment. Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence and develop and improve individual skills. Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances. Qualifications and Skills: Education/ Experience : Master s degree in IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with at least 6 years of experience in service excellence, IT operations optimization, and incident/problem management. Proficiency in administering multiple platforms directly connected to end users and their devices is essential. 3+ years of experience in supervising people. Good to have Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification. Virtual Event Meeting Management (VEMM) certification CompTIA A+ certification Key Relationships/collaboration: Internal : Collaborate with department heads, IT teams, Subject Matter Experts, and other stakeholders to drive service excellence initiatives. External : Engage with technology vendors, consultants, and industry experts to explore and implement efficient IT operations. General: This is a contractual position for a period of 36 months. How to apply: The selection process will commence by 21 April 2025 until a suitable candidate is identified. Applicants should apply with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer

Manager - Business Development (Resource Mobilization) ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic and professional personnel for the position of Manager - Business Development (Resource Mobilization). The incumbent will be working under the direction and supervision of Director - Business Development and will be responsible for Resource Mobilization, Partnership Development and Management, Donor Intelligence, and Donor Relations. The selected candidate will maintain the Asia institutional pipeline. The position is based in India and will support our Business Development activities across the Asia Region. The incumbent will report directly to the Director - Business Development. ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems. ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit - www.icrisat.org Responsibilities: Coordination of the planning, development, and management of the resource mobilization initiatives and activities, including the development of grants management tools to ensure the effective engagement of stakeholders in raising resources for the institute. Advise and assist scientists in the preparation and processing of proposal packaging as per donor requirements; draft and provide letters of support, etc. Collate data on donor intelligence and mapping and assist the Business Development Unit in devising effective resource mobilization and fundraising strategies. Contribute to and oversee the generation of Management Information Systems (MIS) reports on project pipelines, grants and contracts periodically as required by the management. Create and implement timely and effective donor intelligence dissemination to all internal stakeholders. Relationship management of donors from philanthropic foundations, international government donors, India government- federal and state, private sector (CSR), multilateral banks. Advise research programs and working groups on relevant donor requirements/compliance, potential funding opportunities, changes in donor priorities, and ensuring quality grant management for all related projects. Support the other Business Development Unit colleagues in business development activities. Any other responsibility as directed by the Director, Business Development. Competencies: Ability to closely liaise with Leaders and staff of different units such as Research Leadership and Scientists, Program/Regional Directors, Financial Services, etc. Ability to proactively liaise with the researchers and line staff across different cultures. Ability to facilitate multi-locational administrative processes/procedures. An effective Project Manager Ability to manage tasks independently or with limited supervision to meet agreed timelines A broad understanding of intellectual property concerning reviewing and processing contracts and agreements. Familiarity with the use of Microsoft Office software, IT tools Like Salesforce. Experience with CGIAR Systems will be an added advantage. Requirements: Masters in Business Administration, International Relations, Communications or a relevant field At least 8-10 years of experience in business development, resource mobilization, fundraising and/or grant management in an international organization within the international development or Research For Development (R4D) sectors, seeking to maximize impact. Demonstrable experience in leading, supporting and monitoring large, multi-country, bilateral, multi-lateral, private sector and philanthropic projects and partnerships. Experience with medium- to large-scale programs in agriculture research, nutrition, or agri-business Experience working across various teams and functions, and working directly with and supporting research and/or program delivery teams Experience developing and leading successful complex proposals and providing impactful reporting for high-value donors, including CSR Ability to effectively manage and coordinate with geographically dispersed teams throughout all stages of the donor grant lifecycle Experience managing donor compliance, budgeting, negotiating agreement provisions, technical and financial reporting Ability to analyze and synthesize information and strong attention to detail Willingness and ability to travel within the Asia region Outstanding people skills: strong ability to communicate constructively across culturally diverse teams and contribute to a pleasant work environment Solid organizational skills: ability to be flexible and to work within a dynamic team environment Knowledge of related IT-enabled or CRM (customer relationship management) tools like Salesforce, MS Office products, etc. is necessary Hands-on problem-solving with strong analytical abilities. Excellent relationship-management skills Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory. Existing network of global, national and/or regional donors General: This is Contractual position initially for a period of two years (24 months) renewable based on the performance of the incumbent and the institute s continuing need for the position. How to apply: The selection process will commence by 21 April 2025 until a suitable candidate is identified. Applicants should apply with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer

Senior Associate - Landscaping ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic and motivated professionals as Senior Associate - Landscaping in Farm and Engineering Services under Corporate Services . This position will be based at ICRISAT s Headquarters in Patancheru, Hyderabad, India. ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems. ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit - www.icrisat.org Responsibilities: Assist in scheduling day-to-day landscaping operations and monitoring all landscaping activities in and around the building and campus area to keep it neat and clean Maintain lawns, avenue trees, flower beds, hedges, garden/parks, flora and fauna in the campus and orchards Develop and maintain in-house plant and flower bed nursery Identify basic pests and diseases of horticultural crops and management of pesticide and fertilizer application Perform and support horticultural practices that encourage overall plant health Provide recommendations for landscape improvements and enhancements based on environmental factors Schedule and monitor irrigation in lawn area and orchard Prepare estimates and manage the procurement of plants, materials and equipment necessary for landscaping activities Read and interpret landscape designs and plans Maintain records of daily work Fulfill any other additional responsibility assigned by the supervisor Essential criteria: Diploma in Horticulture/Agriculture with a minimum of 5 years of experience in landscape maintenance, horticulture or a related field Experience with landscape design principles and landscape architecture Familiarity with sustainable landscaping practices and native plant species Knowledge and experience in nursery management and expert in labor management Knowledge of irrigation systems and pest management practices Knowledge and experience in grafting and layering Ability to work independently and manage time effectively Should be a good team player and adaptable to work in a multicultural team Should stay close to ICRISAT campus for attending to essential tasks after office hours and holidays Possessing a valid RTA, Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) driving license is preferable Should be able to speak (Telugu, Hindi, and English) read/write simple English General: This is a contractual role for a period of 36 months (3 years), renewable based on the performance of the incumbent and the institute s continuing need for the position. How to apply: The selection process will commence by 21 April 2025 until a suitable candidate is identified. Applicants should apply with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer