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Plan the MAIZE communications strategy and guide the implementation of MAIZE Web‐ and emailbased
stakeholder interactions, knowledge management approaches, and the collection of M&E
information.
Report MAIZE progress against workplans, milestones, outputs and outcomes.
Coordinate the bilateral fundraising aligned with the MAIZE strategy.
Oversee contracts between the Lead Center, other Primary Research Partners and those Research
Partners who contribute to MAIZE global activities.
Seek to fulfill all aspects of the MAIZE performance contract between the Lead Center and the
Consortium Board for successful implementation of MAIZE.
Oversight of individual Strategic Initiatives
The oversight of individual or clusters of Strategic Initiatives is assigned to various Management
Committee members. Assignment of responsibilities is based on the capacity to lead and in support of
the most effective management and implementation across and within SIs. Those responsible for a
particular Strategic Initiative should:
Ensure integration across activities in different regions, identify and promote cross‐cutting
synergistic research activities.
Ensure high‐quality implementation of activities.
Facilitate preparation of annual or medium‐term plans and budgets.
Facilitate preparation of annual reports.
Monitor progress on macro deliverables and highlight bottlenecks to the Management Committee.
Provide input to the development of new bilateral projects that align with particular SIs.
Provide regular progress reports to other members of the MC.
Global coordination and facilitation
Global coordination is facilitated by a program management unit associated with the Chair of the
Management Committee. The unit will:
Facilitate the compilation and consolidation of the global MAIZE workplan, budgets, and reports
from among members of the Management Committee for approval and submission by the Director
General of CIMMYT to the Consortium.
Execute global performance contracts, subcontracts and MoUs.
Implement MAIZE‐wide web/email‐based stakeholder interactions, knowledge management
approaches, and the collection of M&E information.
Facilitate the use of consistent and simple tools across MAIZE, ideally aligned with other CRPs.
Facilitate collective agreement by the Management Committee, on matters including mechanisms,
processes and decision criteria for funding allocations.
Regional and Global Collaborator Teams: Regional and Global Collaborator Teams meet annually in
each sub‐region or globally, and include crucial outside stakeholders, development partners, and
external experts who provide insight on the research agenda. They will:
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