Call for Expression of Interest – AWARD Fellowship Reviewer 2026 – YOA

Deadline: April 30, 2026

The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) invites skilled and passionate professionals to affix a pool of reviewers for its flagship fellowship initiatives. This is a novel OPPORTUNITY to contribute, to determine and form the following era of African leaders to drive inclusive, gender-responsive, and local weather-resilient agrifood techniques throughout the continent.

Benefits

Becoming a reviewer with AWARD gives greater than a one-time engagement. It is a chance to contribute to a rising motion advancing gender-responsive, inclusive, local weather-resilient agrifood techniques throughout Africa.

As a member of AWARD’s reviewer neighborhood, you’ll contribute to:

• Shaping the long run of management in Africa by figuring out and supporting excessive-potential professionals throughout AWARD’s flagship packages
• Impactful, continent-extensive initiatives that advance gender equality, scientific excellence, and sustainable growth
• Gain perception into rising expertise and improvements in agrifood techniques and local weather-responsive agriculture

Role and tasks

Reviewers play a central position in upholding the standard, integrity, credibility and excessive requirements of AWARD’s choice processes. Selected reviewers will:

• Evaluate functions rigorously utilizing established standards and scoring frameworks
• Provide clear, goal, and constructive suggestions to assist truthful and knowledgeable resolution-making
• Apply constant scoring requirements according to AWARD’s analysis pointers
• Maintain the best degree of confidentiality of all application supplies
• Declare any precise or potential conflicts of curiosity previous to endeavor opinions
• Adhere to the agreed timelines to make sure a clean, environment friendly, and well timed choice course of.

Eligibility

AWARD invites expressions of curiosity from certified professionals with robust experience and a dedication to advancing inclusive, local weather-resilient agrifood techniques. We are searching for professionals with experience in a number of of the next areas:

• Agricultural analysis and growth
• Agrifood techniques transformation
• Climate change and resilience
• Agricultural coverage and governance
• Gender in agriculture and growth
• Leadership growth and capability strengthening

Applicants ought to have:

• A Master, PhD or equal mixture of superior {qualifications} and related skilled expertise
• Proven expertise in analysis, coverage, academia, gender, or program management
• Strong analytical, crucial considering, and analysis abilities
• Ability to supply balanced, goal, and excessive-high quality assessments
• Availability to finish opinions inside the designated timeframe

Additional belongings embrace:

• Prior expertise reviewing analysis proposals, fellowship functions, or grant submissions
• Proficiency in English and/or French, with the power to overview functions in both language. Reviewer’s assignments will probably be aligned with language proficiency.

Time dedication and compensation

Your position as a reviewer is a manageable engagement alongside your skilled tasks. Selected reviewers will probably be anticipated to:

• Review roughly 3–5 functions
• Commit an estimated 4–6 hours throughout the overview interval
• Participate in digital briefing classes

In recognition of their time, experience, and considerate contributions to the AWARD’s choice processes, chosen reviewers will obtain a modest honorarium.

Application

Interested consultants are invited to submit their application by finishing the Reviewer Expression of Interest Form through the hyperlink under:

Click here to apply.

Please word that each one functions should be submitted on-line by way of this way. Incomplete or different submissions won’t be thought of.

For extra info, go to AWARD.