Overview
Lead, formulate, and articulate policy and strategies in the Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development (AFNR) sector, and conduct operations to support ADB's operational approach on Agrifood Systems Transformation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of strategies to support sustainable natural resources management, climate smart agriculture and nutrition development, and agrifood value chain development.
- Facilitate cross-sectoral coordination between national natural resource and agriculture sector strategies and ADBs country partnership strategy and investments.
- Review natural resources and agriculture sector policies, legal and regulatory framework and assess progress towards achieving environmentally sustainable and inclusive economic development and food security objectives.
- Lead policy dialogue to assist governments in developing natural resources management, agriculture and food security strategies.
- Provide support to other specialists in their work with governments to identify investment opportunities in the natural resource and agriculture sectors.
- Lead in developing natural resource conservation and management strategies and initiatives.
- Promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth in national and regional strategies.
- Contribute sector-relevant inputs to country programming, including the development of Country Partnership Strategies.
- Lead in the development, processing and administration of loan, grant and TA projects in the AFNR sector.
- Ensure key environmental and climate factors are incorporated in the technical, economic, financial analyses of projects.
- Ensure the development impact of the natural resources and agriculture portfolio is monitored and evaluated.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams and ensure the overall quality of its work.
- Supervise the performance of teams and individuals providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to team and individuals and ensure their on-going learning and development.
Required Experience
- At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in sustainable agriculture, including agro-enterprises development, value chain development, food security, and rural development.
- International development work experience in AFNR sector in several DMCs of ADB.
- Demonstrated experience in coordinating with government and non-government agencies, development partners, and professional communities.
- Strong analytical abilities, multidisciplinary competence, and proven ability to organize, lead, and manage project teams.
- Strong understanding of the capacity development needs of national and local-level agencies in DMCs.
- Two years of relevant experience outside ADB within the past five years is required.
Qualifications
- Master's degree or equivalent in agriculture development, agricultural economics, natural resource management, natural resource economics, rural financing, rural development, or other related fields.
- University degree in agriculture, natural resource management, natural resource economics, rural financing, rural development, or other related fields, combined with specialized experience in similar organization/s, may be considered in lieu of a Master's degree.
