ALiSEA Regional Knowledge Management Coordinator
Position Summary Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
Job purpose
There is lack of evidence, in the Mekong Region, on the potential of agroecology to foster the 2030 Agenda by securing access to food, addressing adaptation to climate change, and preserving biodiversity. Thus, the documentation and dissemination of agroecological knowledge, the promotion of agroecological principles, and the fostering of exchange among stakeholders are key to drive transformation. To support this objective, ALiSEA is actively working on agroecology knowledge production and sharing and has developed a digital platform, the ALiSEA knowledge hub as part of its strategy of sharing knowledge on Agroecology. The ALiSEA KH is availing open access resources and promotes knowledge that is produced by various stakeholders. The KH includes a library, a map explorer, a collection of knowledge products, a database on Agroecology and a data blog. GRET is recruiting a Regional Knowledge Management Coordinator to support ALiSEA’ s knowledge production, promotion, and dissemination to its members and to broader audiences.
Duration: One year, renewable
Duty station: Either Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Vientiane (Laos) or Hanoi (Vietnam)
Travel requirements: Local and regional
Starting date: 01 September 2025
Under Supervision of:
- ALISEA Regional coordinator and her deputy
- GRET Country Representative
Supervising: ALiSEA National Knowledge Management Coordinators in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam
Support provided by
- GRET support team and technical staffs
- Knowledge management expert
Project title and ID: APP-SEA (Agroecology Promotion Program – South-East Asia).
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Regional Knowledge Management Coordinator is responsible for:
- Overall coordination of Knowledge management activities at regional and national levels.
- Knowledge Management: knowledge production and sharing from design to monitoring
- Knowledge Hub (KH) management: smooth operation, update and improvement of the Knowledge hub (features, contents, usage, visits)
- Capacity building: ensure training and coaching on Knowledge management
- Overall coordination
- Human Resources responsibility: Oversee the activities of the National KM Coordinators.
- Strategic development: Develop, implement, monitor, and adapt the ALiSEA KM strategy and action plan.
- Budgeting: Elaborate and monitor the budget for KM activities in line with the ALiSEA KM strategy and action plan
- Internal coordination: (1) collaborate with the project team, the national executive teams, the Board of Members, network members and other stakeholders at regional level (e.g. governments, communities) (2) contribute to the yearly national action plan with members and to ALISEA’s assembly agendas, (3) Participate to ALiSEA regional and national assemblies and meetings related to KM.
- Reporting: Contribute to the ALiSEA semester and annual activity reports.
- Agroecology Knowledge Management:
- Knowledge production: (1) Help network members and other partners to write technical leaflets, research and practice briefs, interactive map, storytelling, blog posts, and other knowledge products. (2) Develop own knowledge products, depending on own thematic background and interest. (3) Develop website articles related to regional activities. (4) Identify and develop relevant synthesis products, such as policy messages, research highlights, overviews, etc. based on the knowledge products that have been uploaded to the KH
- Knowledge exchange: Develop, coordinate with national KM officers, and monitor knowledge exchange strategy and action plan (Webinars …)
- ALiSEA Knowledge Hub (KH) management: The Regional KM Coordinator will work closely with the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE, https://www.cde.unibe.ch) who will provide support and coaching in all matters related to the KH management. Within this partnership, the Regional KM Coordinator will be responsible for:
- Editorial line of KH: Co design and formalise the editorial line of the KH, including quality standards, priority topics, geographical representation, corporate identity with KM team and ALiSEA regional coordinators,
- Features of KH: Ensure good operation of current features and identify potential new ones and KH improvements
- Knowledge collection for KH library: (1) Identify, access, document external resources to be included to the KH library. (2) Coordinate the national KM coordinators to perform the same for resources produced by national network members
- KH content management: (1) ensure the update of different Knowledge hub sections (with contents produced under knowledge production or entered by national KM coordinators – CKAN Library interface- or by external users - Experts database section) through the WordPress admin and CKAN admin interfaces. (2) Apply control to ensure that contents are meeting quality standards (review and validation prior to publication) defined in editorial line.
- KH visits monitoring: (1) Monitor the visits of the KH and inform ALiSEA network members about it. (2) Assess users’ satisfaction and take action to ensure gradual improvements based on feedback.
- Technical maintenance: coordination of development of technical guidelines and maintenance protocols, contribution to identification of external technical support and services, contribute to financial planning
- Partnerships development: Liaise with coordinators of other platforms in the region to explore partnerships including exchange of data and information.
- Capacity development
- Training concept: Develop a KM training programme for ALiSEA members and interested partners, to be integrated to the overall ALiSEA training portfolio.
- Technical coaching: (1) Support national teams to enhance their skills in KM, including writing and data analysis. (2) Provide technical training to national knowledge management coordinators and ALiSEA members on how to organise and upload content to the KH
- Other tasks: Perform other tasks to ensure the smooth implementation of regional KM activities when required.
- Academic qualification: Master’s degree or equivalent in a field that is relevant to agroecology, such as agriculture, development economics, environmental sciences, rural development, project management, or related fields or Master’s degree or equivalent in the field of knowledge/information management, communication, information technology, learning and development, or other discipline
- Experiences: 5-10 years’ experiences of working on knowledge management in rural development, agroecology, multi-stakeholders dialog, sustainable livelihoods, food security. Experiences of working with Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Farmers’ Associations or Non-Profit Associations
- Knowledge Management Systems and Tools: Knowledge and experience in handling different types of KM systems/tools, and/or web content management. Experience in WordPress administration (not including coding) or willingness to invest time in acquiring these skills. Experience in digital data analysis and visualisation, and with digital mapping tools or willingness to invest time in acquiring these skills. Excellent digital proficiency and ability to quickly understand and master digital tools
- Knowledge synthesis and writings: Strong analytical and conceptual skills, and ability to synthesize and summarize technical and research contents into briefs, factsheets, infographics, or policy notes. Used to write and edit reports, case studies, or knowledge products for diverse audiences.
- Capacity building: Skills in capacity-building and training.
- Nationality and regional competency: Cambodian, Vietnamese or Laotian nationals only. Candidates should be (a) willing to travel within the region when required, (b) willing to work in multi-cultural environments with stakeholders having a variety of backgrounds.
- Personality: Structured thinking and Ability to take initiative and work independently. Dynamic, honest, committed and hardworking. Ability to work in a multicultural team environment.
- Languages: Fluent in writing and speaking English. French is an advantage.
- Gender: Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
