Jeremy Bird has been appointed as the next director general of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Consortium Research Center.
Originally from the UK, Mr Bird has worked extensively across a number of regions in natural resource research, policy and strategy development and project assessment.
Following research assignments with HR Wallingford, he worked for the Asian Development Bank, the World Commission on Dams, the United Nations Environment Programme and, until 2011, was the CEO of the Mekong River Commission Secretariat.
Mr Bird has bachelor and master degrees in civil and irrigation engineering respectively, as well as a master’s degree in water law with a specialisation in shared river basins.
Read more on the IWMI website
am a recent college graduate (Agricultural Scientist) seeking internship with your organization (organisation). I would be very thankful to hear from you in that regard.
Thank you,
Respectfully
Dr. Jorge P. Agostinho
Dear Jorge,
All CGIAR vacancies are broadcasted via @cgiar on Twitter. A selection of these is also published on <a href=”/consortium-news/about-us/recruitment/”>this page</a>.
For opportunies specifically related to IWMI, please have a look at <a href=”http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/About_IWMI/Vacancies/index.aspx”>this page on their website</a>.
Regards, and best of luck to you!