Agriculture and Rural Development Senior Specialist

Agriculture and Rural Development (Senior) Specialist
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Location:
Belize City, Port of Spain, Washington DC
Company:
IDB
Posting End Date:
05/16/2025
We improve lives The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people committed to improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. We foster an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About this position The agriculture sector in LAC faces unprecedented challenges. We seek a dynamic and experienced professional to lead our technical dialogue and portfolio development in agriculture and rural development, either based in a country Office or at headquarters.
The sector aims to contribute to food security, generate income, and reduce environmental harms through strengthening institutions, supporting public goods, expanding financial services, improving market access, fostering climate resilience and sustainability, reducing gender and ethnic gaps, and supporting evidence-based decision-making.
The Agriculture and Rural Development Division (PTI/ARD) leads the design and execution of operations and policy dialogue in sustainable, resilient, and inclusive agri-food systems, natural resource management, and sustainable forest and fisheries management.
What you'll do Portfolio management and development:
Supervise operations and technical cooperation implementation, manage risks, promote results, ensure compliance, lead supervision planning, and contribute to country-specific work programs.
Lead and participate in monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge product development on operations' effectiveness and lessons learned.
Lead the origination, design, and preparation of investment projects and technical cooperation, collaborating with the Country Office and engaging with government authorities and multisectoral teams.
Technical Sector Dialogue and synergies:
Lead policy dialogue, identify support opportunities, and promote collaboration with donors and stakeholders, including public-private initiatives.
Economic and/or Sector Work & Development:
Contribute to sector and country strategies, conduct analytic work to inform dialogues and investments.
Knowledge Management and Dissemination:
Share sector knowledge and best practices, build networks for knowledge sharing.
Team management:
Supervise technical and operational consultants supporting portfolio management and policy dialogue.
Coordinate activities with various Bank divisions and specialists, including climate change, biodiversity, disaster risk management, and others. Work closely with IDB-Lab and IDB-Invest.
What you'll need Education:
Master's degree in agronomy, agriculture, sustainable rural development, economics, natural resources management, or related fields.
Experience:
Minimum five years in managing or supervising agricultural or rural development investment projects, preferably in LAC. Experience with multilateral/multi-donor funding, multi-sector projects, strategic alliances, and securing concessional funding is valued.
Language:
Proficiency in English and an additional official Bank language (Spanish, Portuguese, or French).
Requirements • Citizenship of one of the 48 member countries. Assistance with relocation and visas may be provided.
• No family members (up to fourth degree of consanguinity or second degree of affinity) working at IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
Contract Type and Duration • Staff:
International contract, initially 36 months, renewable.
What we offer Competitive compensation.
24 days paid leave + 8 personal days + sick leave + gender-neutral parental leave.
Comprehensive health insurance for employees and dependents.
Defined benefit pension plan.
Relocation and visa assistance.
Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
Health and wellbeing programs.
Professional development opportunities.
Additional country-specific benefits.
Our culture We foster an environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves, strive for excellence, and contribute meaningfully. We promote innovation, inclusion, and fairness, welcoming individuals from underrepresented groups and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodations for the application process, contact accommodations@iadb.org.
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