Senior Regional Technical Specialist - Lima, Perú - international fund for agricultural development ifad

Descripción

Site


Peru,
Lima,
Lima:


Sector:

Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation:


Role:

Other:

Date
:06/06/2023 (Expiry date
:30/06/2023)


Organizational Setting

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger.

It does so by investing in rural people.

IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and advocates at local, national and international levels for policies that contribute to rural transformation.

The Senior Regional Technical Specialist (Rural Institutions) works under the overall strategic, policy and management guidance, and supervision of the Lead Global Technical Specialist (Rural Institutions), with dual reporting to the Regional Director, LAC.

Job Role
The Senior Technical Specialist serves as IFAD's technical expert in their area of expertise.

The position supports country/regional programs by providing state-of-the-art global technical advice throughout the project cycle (strategic and operational), as well as contributes to the corporate agenda, in their technical area of expertise.

Position specific:
The Senior Regional Technical Specialist (Rural Institutions) serves as IFAD's technical expert in the area of rural institutions.

The position supports country/regional programs globally, but with a focus on Latic America and Caribbean region (LAC), by providing state-of-the-art technical advice throughout the project cycle, and contributes to the corporate agenda, knowledge building and dissemination as well as strategy and policy setting.

Within the field of rural institutions, the Senior Regional Technical Specialist exercises a high degree of independence in providing technical support to the design and implementation of country programme and/or investment projects.

Key Functions and Results

SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVICE:

The Senior Technical Specialist provides technically authoritative advice on their area of specialization to improve the capacity of IFAD to position itself as an influential global player in these domains, and to improve related national government policies and programmes and ensure IFAD is regarded as a trusted and valued partner.

Accountabilities may include but are not limited to:
(a) Providing IFAD staff and partners with up-to-date professional advice on policy, institutional and technical issues. (b) Contributing to ensure that IFAD senior management is regularly and adequately briefed to engage effectively in high level fora with policy implications for rural transformation. (c) Providing senior level technical expertise to the preparation of knowledge products aiming to advance IFAD's voice in the global debate on rural transformation, in close collaboration within SKD and IFAD.


KNOWLEDGE AND ADVISORY SERVICES:

The Senior Technical Specialist enhances the development of viable and sustainable policies and supports regional and global thematic input through authoritative technical knowledge sharing for their area of specialization.

The position will ensure access to the latest sources of knowledge and innovation, strengthen technical capacity and establish new knowledge and advisory partnerships.

Accountabilities may include, but are not limited to:
(i) Supporting intelligence gathering and analysis of debates relevant to inclusive and sustainable rural transformation in the global debate and facilitating knowledge sharing and experiences in this area within SKD, IFAD and other stakeholders in the global arena; (ii) Supporting the coordination of the relevant knowledge development and dissemination with institutions outside of IFAD, within the region concerned and national Institutions, disseminating knowledge and lessons learned with external partners and stakeholders through publication of Occasional Papers, journal articles, seminars and workshops, through electronic media and the development of new knowledge products and operational tools that are informed by learning from the field; (iii) Participating in IFAD-wide thematic discussions and developing appropriate technical and operation approaches of relevance to the country/divisional strategies and programmes; (iv) Planning and leading learning events to strengthen IFAD's knowledge and capacity to engage in global debates with policy implications for rural transformation.


PARTNERSHIP BUILDING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:

Senior Technical Specialist develops and maintains a network of strategic partnerships that can help advance IFAD's mandate and messages around rural transformation in the global debate.

The position develops peer contacts inside and outside IFAD to keep up-to-date on activities at the country and regional levels, to support joint advocacy and for knowledge sharing to enhance the Fund's profile as a highly competent and viable partner in d