Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 13 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and advocates at the local, national and international level for policies that contribute to rural transformation.

The Programme Management Department (PMD), under the leadership of an Associate Vice-President, is responsible for the overall programme of loans and grants of the Fund and is composed of five (5) regional divisions and the Operational Policy and Results Division (OPR). The five regional divisions are: Asia and the Pacific (APR), West and Central Africa (WCA), North Africa and Europe (NEN), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and East and Southern Africa (ESA) Near East, where this position is located.
Country Directors work under the strategic management, policy guidance and direct supervision of the relevant Division Director. They also receive first-level operational support from the Head of the relevant Multi-Country Officer (MCO) or assigned Country Director at senior level.

Job Role
The Country Director is accountable for the IFAD core values of integrity, transparency, and equity in the management of the assigned portfolio. Accountabilities/key results also include advocating for and enhancing national government programmes that improve poor rural people’s access to natural resources, agricultural technologies, financial services, markets, employment opportunities and enterprise development.

The Country Director additionally promotes capacity building of key government counterparts and the rural poor in terms of the skills required for their participation in national and local policy and programming processes.

The Country Director plays an active role in engaging with the private sector and other local stakeholders.

Job Profile Requirements
Organizational Competencies:
Level 2:
• Building relationships and partnerships – Builds and maintains strategic partnerships internally and externally
• Communicating and negotiating – Acquires & uses a wide range of communication styles & skills
• Demonstrating leadership – Leads by example; initiates and supports change
• Focusing on clients – Contributes to a client-focused culture
• Learning, sharing knowledge and innovating – Challenges, innovates & contributes to learning culture
• Managing performance and developing staff – Manages wider teams with greater impact on others and on the organization
• Managing time, resources and information – Coordinates wider use of time, information and/or resources
• Problem-solving and decision-making – Solves complex problems and makes decisions that have wider corporate impact
• Strategic thinking and organizational development – Staff in management and/or strategic leadership roles
• Team working – Fosters a cohesive team environment

Education:
• Level – Advanced university degree (*)
• Areas – rural development, agriculture, rural finance, development policy or other job related field, with a preference for economics.
• Degree must be from an accredited institution listed on https://www.whed.net/home.php.
(*) Note: For internal candidates, this requirement will be assessed in line with the provisions set forth in IFAD’s Human Resources Implementing Procedures.

Experience:
• At least eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience in rural development, agriculture, rural finance, development policy or other job related field, with a preference for economics.
• Two (2) years in an international organization, rural development/financial institution or government service providing support on a global scope.
• Experience may include project design, development, implementation or evaluation, preferably in the area of implementation and supervision of rural development programmes. Experience with disaster risk financing and climate finance is an asset.

Languages:
• English (4 – Excellent)
• Desirable: French, Spanish, or Arabic

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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