Agricultural and Rural Development

The IDB’s country strategy for Haiti identifies six priority sectors that have the potential to transform substantially and sustainably Haiti’s economy and society: Education; private sector development; energy (particularly electricity); water and sanitation; agriculture and rural development, and transport. The strategy anticipates the promotion of inter-sectorial coordination as well as enhanced national ownership, strengthened institutional capacity, a substantial participation of all private sector windows of the Bank, strategic donor coordination, integrated investments, and partnership alliances. The Bank’s country strategy calls for a technical cooperation and knowledge program consistent with the country’s priorities as well as complementary to and supporting of the Bank’s operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Technical Sector Dialogue and synergies: Lead policy dialogue in the technical areas under the purview of the Agriculture and Rural Development Division. Contribute to the sector dialogue with government and key partners, identifying potential areas of Bank support to further enrich the sector’s sustainable development. Actively participate in donors’ coordination to maximize synergies. Actively prospect opportunities for technical and/or financial collaboration with donors and other stakeholders, including concessional funding with other organizations. Promotes public-private initiatives, dialogues, networks, and coordination.
• Economic and/or Sector Work & Development: Contribute to the preparation of sector and country strategies and policies, consistent with country needs and sustainable development objectives. Conduct sector-relevant analytic work to inform country dialogues, investment operations and technical assistance programs.
• Knowledge Management and Dissemination: Optimally share and disseminate sector-relevant knowledge and best practices to enhance the relevance of the IDB in Haiti. Build and maintain internal and external networks that facilitate knowledge sharing.
• Team management: Actively collaborate and coordinate the portfolio management with the national Agriculture and Rural Development Specialist in Haiti. Identify and supervise technical and operational consultants that contribute to portfolio management and policy dialogue.

What you’ll need

Education:

Master’s (or equivalent Advanced degree) degree in agriculture, sustainable rural development, agricultural economics, natural resources management, economics or related fields.

Experience: 

Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience and will be required to demonstrate proven experience in the management and / or supervision of investment projects in agriculture and/or rural development, particularly in LAC countries; experience in these areas in the context of fragile States will be positively valued. Experience with multilateral / multi-donor funding desirable. Experience in design, supervision, and implementation of multi-sectorial projects; in fostering strategic alliances with private sector; and in securing concessional funding to finance sustainable development projects will be positively valued.

Language:

 Proficiency in French and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese is preferable. 

Source: https://jobs.iadb.org/job/Agricultural-and-Rural-Development-(Senior)-Specialist/840-en_US