Overview
Provide analytical and technical support on agribusiness and agribusiness finance in the context of public and private investment operations. The role involves supporting the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in and lead multidisciplinary teams to assist governments in identifying and preparing investment and finance support initiatives.
- Provide technical expertise for studies, strategies, and investment plans.
- Support the development of inclusive and sustainable food systems.
- Formulate and deliver capacity development initiatives.
- Prepare documents in accordance with FAO, governments, and financing partners' requirements.
- Provide support in task organization, consultant selection, and quality assurance.
- Promote international cooperation and collaboration for new investment opportunities.
- Establish and maintain relationships with relevant FAO units and offices.
- Participate in resource mobilization activities.
- Provide guidance and advice to junior staff.
- Assess constraints to investments along selected value chains.
- Identify and analyze agricultural investment-related policy issues and provide solutions.
- Assess constraints to access to finance and identify solutions.
- Support the design and application of innovative and blended finance solutions.
- Contribute to analytical work and knowledge products.
- Engage with public and private stakeholders.
- Support the development of financing strategies and investment pipelines.
Required Experience
- Seven years of relevant experience in the practical application of agribusiness finance (particularly as it relates to financial institutions), agribusiness investments and, more generally, formulation and/or implementation of agrifood investment and finance solutions in developing countries.
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions.
- Extent and relevance of experience in technical fields related to agribusiness finance, rural finance, value-chain development and analysis, business planning, agriculture marketing, blended finance and private sector development.
- Extent and relevance of experience in participating in multidisciplinary teams for the preparation of strategies and sector studies as well as formulation, implementation support or evaluation of agrifood investment and finance support solutions, with a focus on agrifinance, value chain development, agribusiness and private sector investment operations.
- Extent and relevance of experience in the design, implementation support and evaluation of investment operations with FAO’s main development partners, in particular the World Bank, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), regional and local financial institutions.
- Demonstrated experience in dealing with government officials, development partners and private sector stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience to write technical reports in English.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in economics, agricultural economics, agribusiness, finance, agriculture, agro-industry, business administration or a closely related field.
