Deadline: 31 January

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is excited to announce the opening of nominations for the Future Earth Africa Hub Advisory Board. This board will play a crucial role in advancing sustainability science across the African continent.

In March 2022, the NRF was appointed to host the Future Earth Global Secretariat Hub for Africa. The Africa Hub operates as a global initiative with a robust African presence, integrating Africa’s sustainability science, policy, and funding communities into the global arena. The Future Earth Africa Hub Leadership Centre (AHLC), co-hosted in South Africa by Rhodes University and the University of Pretoria, coordinates regional participation through five regionally distributed nodes: Southern Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Central Africa, and West Africa.

Advisory Hub Responsibilities:

• Providing strategic advice and input on the Future Earth Africa Hub’s long-term goals, vision, and mission related to sustainability science and capacity development on the African continent.
• Formulate a continental Future Earth strategy for short-, medium-, and long-term deliverables on activities in various domains, including capacity building, research collaboration, research infrastructure, and others.
• Offer subject matter expertise in various aspects of sustainability science, including in the continent’s  identified priority areas/themes, to ensure the Hub’s initiatives are well-informed and effectively  implemented, ensuring that Africa priorities and interests inform the global Future Earth agenda and  activities.
• Advisory board members will provide strategic counsel and expert guidance to the NRF, Leadership  Centre, and the Nodes in line with the Future Earth mandate.
• Facilitate Future Earth Africa Hub to establish and maintain effective connections and partnerships with other  organizations, institutions, and experts within and outside Africa in the field of sustainability science.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Individuals who have participated in at least one of the Future Earth programmes or activities. This may include GRNs and other Future Earth Networks.
• Strongly recommend that potential nominees familiarize themselves with the work of Future Earth and that of the Future Earth Africa Hub. 
• Sustainability research organizations including policy makers, funders, private sector, and NGOs.

For full application instructions, click the “full call” button below. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Michael Nxumalo.

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