SRI Executive has been entrusted by our client, ASARECA to support the executive search of an exceptional leader for the position of Executive Director. The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is a sub-regional not-for-profit Association. ASARECA was established in 1994 by member States represented by their National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) following the approval of the Framework for Action (FFA) for agricultural research in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA) by the Special Programme for Agricultural Research in Africa (SPAAR). The Association currently covers fourteen (14) member States in the sub-region, namely: Burundi, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. You can find further details on ASARECA from their website www.asareca.org.
SRI Executive is exclusively retained by ASARECA to undertake this assignment.

ABOUT THE POSITION
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for providing strategic leadership and management to achieve ASARECA’s mission. He/she develops and maintains strategic relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders (policymakers, National Agricultural Research and Extension Institutions, farmers, private sector, NGOs, universities, sub-regional organizations, CGIAR, secretariats of Regional Economic Communities, development partners, etc.) that ASARECA partners with and relies on to achieve its goals.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP
• Provide vision and leadership in strategic and operational planning and implementation.
• Identify key strategic objectives, long-range strategic plans, governance structures and objectives for the Association and each business unit.

• Develop key performance indicators and milestones to measure the progress and delivery of identified strategies and objectives.
• Lead the implementation of the Association’s strategy as the Chief Executive Officer of the Association.
• Direct and provide guidance on the Association’s Day to day operations.
• Oversee implementation of the Association’s risk management strategy, ensuring that institutional and operational risks are identified, managed, and mitigated.
• Set the Association’s ethical tone and institutional commitment to zero tolerance for corruption, financial mismanagement, and other forms of misconduct.
• Lead and demonstrate the Association’s commitment to inclusiveness and tolerance in its vision, service delivery and institutional operations.
• Promote a work culture that is aligned with ASARECA’s Values and strategic direction.
• Ensure that the Association has efficient systems for implementing and monitoring its program portfolio.