Overview
The Investment Operations Specialist will provide technical advice and expertise for the design, implementation support, and evaluation of investment operations in agrifood systems. The role supports the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems.
Tasks Summary
- Lead or participate in multidisciplinary teams to assist governments in identifying, assessing, and preparing investment operations.
- Lead or participate in multidisciplinary teams for implementation support and final evaluation of investment operations.
- Advise governments or provide technical expertise in preparing studies and strategies, and formulating investment plans.
- Advise on or support the development of inclusive and sustainable food systems.
- Formulate and deliver monitoring and evaluation, communication, and capacity development strategies.
- Prepare reports in accordance with government and financing partners’ requirements.
- Promote international cooperation and collaboration leading to new investment opportunities.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Experience Requirements
- At least one year of professional experience in conducting agricultural/rural sector/subsector analytical studies, and/or in planning, design, supervision of agricultural and rural investment operations, including elaboration of feasibility studies and implementation of agricultural and rural investment operations in developing countries and/or countries in transition.
- Extent and relevance of experience in leading, or participating in, multidisciplinary teams for the preparation of strategies and sector studies as well as formulation, implementation support or evaluation of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation investment operations.
- Extent and relevance of experience in food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation analytical studies and programme evaluation.
- Extent and relevance of experience in investment design, implementation support and evaluation procedures of FAO’s main development partners, in particular the World Bank, the International Funds for Agriculture and Development (IFAD), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- Extent and relevance of experience in capacity development for the design and implementation of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation investments.
- Demonstrated experience in dealing with government officials, development partners and other country level stakeholders.
- Relevance of experience in different geographical areas.
Qualification Requirements
Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in economics, agricultural economics, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, agribusiness management, natural resource management, irrigation and drainage engineering, rural infrastructure engineering, communication, social sciences, international relations or a related field as appropriate for the specific profile, or relevant educational background including specific academic or technical qualifications within the required field of expertise.
