Overview

Provide technical and advisory support on agricultural financing, investment planning, and financing readiness to improve access to inclusive, gender-responsive, climate-resilient financing solutions.

Tasks Summary

• Support in mapping existing agrifood financing schemes, credit products, de-risking mechanisms, and access bottlenecks.
• Analyze investment gaps and financing constraints for smallholders, fisherfolk, MSMEs, and women-led enterprises.
• Provide inputs in developing the Gender-Inclusive Investment and Financing Readiness Framework.
• Provide technical inputs on inclusive, climate-resilient investment and financing models for LGUs and producer groups.
• Support in integrating investment and financing elements into AIPs, procurement plans, and development plans.
• Support in mentoring cooperatives, MSMEs, and producer organizations to improve bankability and financing readiness.
• Develop or contribute to financial literacy, enterprise development, and financing readiness training modules.
• Support the conduct of trainings and coaching sessions.
• Support the coordination with DBP, LandBank, MFIs, and other financing partners to co-design financial products or de-risking options.
• Support multi-stakeholder committees in aligning financing with territorial and food systems plans.
• Ensure inclusion of women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples in financing-related activities.
• Provide investment-related inputs for procurement/investment plan reviews and technical toolkits.
• Support financial capacity assessments within broader participatory assessments.
• Collect and consolidate data on financing access, readiness, and training outcomes.
• Prepare technical notes, documentation, and inputs for FAO and joint progress reports.
• Document lessons learned, case studies, and good practices on inclusive agrifood financing.
• Support in ensuring that financing solutions adhere to gender, inclusion, safeguards, and Do-No-Harm principles.
• Support safeguard processes, including FPIC when relevant.

Experience Requirements

At least eight (8) years of relevant experience agriculture/rural development sectors, programme management and implementation, capacity building, and coordination with national/regional government structures, NGOs and private sector and the UN agencies

Qualification Requirements

Advanced university degree in the field of agricultural economics, finance, economics, agribusiness or other related fields