Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

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:
Advanced university degree (Master or equivalent). Areas - political science, management, economics, international relations, law, international development, rural development, agricultural economics or related fields. Degree must be an accredited institution listed on https://www.whed.net/home.php.
Work experience:
• At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible professional experience in the field of specialization, particularly in the formulation of technical guidance and input to development programmes;
• Three (3) years in a multi-cultural organization or national organization providing support on a global scope.
• Position-specific experience: Strong operational and programme delivery experience in the international environment and familiarity with international financial institutions and financing mechanisms and procedures. Experience in international policy frameworks related to global issues, and experience in partnership building is an asset.
Position-specific experience:
• Demonstrated programme management experience;
• Demonstrated experience in supporting policy reforms and institutional change (private or public sector), preferably in Africa and including institutional capacity building of governments to deliver policies promoting agricultural transformation;
• Demonstrated experience in roles requiring collaboration with a diverse set of partners in a multi-stakeholder governance structure as well as ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy;
• Deep knowledge of issues related to agricultural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa.
Languages:
• English (4 - Excellent)
• French (3 - Good) Position-specific experience: • Demonstrated programme management experience; • Demonstrated experience in supporting policy reforms and institutional change (private or public sector), preferably in Africa and including institutional capacity building of governments to deliver policies promoting agricultural transformation; • Demonstrated experience in roles requiring collaboration with a diverse set of partners in a multi-stakeholder governance structure as well as ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy; • Deep knowledge of issues related to agricultural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa. Languages: • English (4 - Excellent) • French (3 - Good) ">

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to International Fund for Agricultural Development on job.ifad.org  to apply



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