Sub-regional Coordinator and Country Programme Manager P-5 - Latin America and Caribbean Division

Duration of Assignment
	3 years fixed-term (renewable subject to availability of funds and needs)
	Organizational Context
	The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an International Financial Institution and a Specialized United Nations Agency whose mission is to enable poor rural people to overcome poverty. IFAD’s headquarters is in Rome, Italy, and is present in more than 90 countries to develop and finance programmes and projects aimed at increasing agricultural productivity and incomes.
	Division Context
	The Programme Management Department (PMD) is responsible for the overall lending programme of the Fund, and is composed of five regional divisions and two technical divisions. The Latin America and Caribbean Division (LAC) handles the lending programme and strategic and policy dimension of this region.
	Duties and Responsibilities
	Under the overall supervision and strategic, policy, and management guidance of the divisional Director LAC, the Sub-regional Coordinator & Country Programme Manager heads the sub-regional office in Guatemala covering IFAD-funded projects in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Panama and will be responsible for managing the country programmes as assigned by the Director. In specific, the incumbent will be required to carry out the following: Regional responsibilities - Manage the Guatemala sub-regional office and provide leadership and motivation to IFAD staff assigned to the sub-region. - Build successful partnership at country levels with IFAD's collaborators and staff. - Provide advice to Country Programme Managers (CPMs) and Country Programme Officers (CPOs) working in Central America on project design, participating in project design teams with the aim of ensuring both effective management arrangements for projects and project designs that lead to early start-up and effective implementation - Provide advice to CPMs and CPOs on implementation support missions - Review project Monitoring & Evaluation Systems (M&E) in order to ensure improvement through integration of recommendations. - Share, both through formal training and hands-on practice, experience and knowledge in supervision and implementation support to mainstream good practice within the region and the division, aiming at improving efficiency and effectiveness as well as impact and results. Country responsibilities - Lead and manage the development and implementation of medium to longer term strategies for IFAD's collaboration with governments and other national stakeholders for rural poverty reduction. This will entail analysis of the dynamics of rural poverty; country-specific rural poverty reduction strategies; and the definition of IFAD's value added in this context. - Lead the design and supervision of the IFAD loan- and grant-financed rural poverty reduction programmes assigned by the Director. Support the implementation with a view to maximizing development effectiveness, impact and sustainable development results. Analyse relevant information and assist in the periodic evaluation of results achieved. - Lead loan and grant negotiations with the borrowing and donor governments, in accordance with IFAD's lending policies and criteria. - Play a catalytic role in the development of pro-poor rural poverty reduction policies and in enabling the rural poor to advocate for institutional transformation. - Build effective partnerships with a broad range of stakeholders in rural poverty reduction, including government and non-governmental institutions, bilateral and multilateral financing institutions, civil society organizations, research centers and the private sector. - Promote evidence-based knowledge management and learning in IFAD's country programmes. - Promote innovative approaches to poverty reduction and collaborate with partner institutions to facilitate their replication and scaling up. - Contribute effectively to the IFAD organizational change agenda, with particular reference to issues related to IFAD's direct supervision modalities. - Provide coaching and guidance to staff under her/his supervision - Administer the related budget for cost effectiveness. - Perform any other duties as assigned by the Director.
	Education and Experience
	- Minimum requirement is an advanced university degree (Master's level or equivalent) in rural development, economics, public policy, social sciences or a closely related field. - At least 10 years of relevant post qualification professional experience at national and/orinternational level with international financial institutions, international NGOs, rural development/financial institutions, Foundations or government services in the design and administration of rural development programmes with emphasis on rural project management, rural finance and market development. - At least 3 yearsof experience in managing teams and supervising and guiding staff. - Experience in partnership building and management. - Good knowledge of pro-poor policy design programme-based development approaches with international financial institutions, development cooperation agencies, government agencies and international NGOs. - Relevant professional experience in economically developing countries is required.
	Tech/Functional Competencies
	- Leader and team worker/ builder: excellent management skills with ability to deploy these in a multicultural setting. Capacity of leading results-driven teams to deliver high quality products within tight deadlines to achieve stretching objectives. - Planner and organizer: Able to set clear priorities within a boundless and often challenging agenda with tight deadlines. - Judgement/decision maker: excellent judgement and the ability to think strategically, assessing and responding to new challenges in rural development. - Analytical skills: Thorough understanding of socio-economic issues as well as the capacity to lead specific analytical work. - Negotiator and communicator: You will work effectively with others to meet mutual goals. You will negotiate to align parties and build networks and partnerships. You will communicate effectively to engage others.
	Communication
	- Excellent written and verbal communication skill sin Spanish and English; including the ability to set out a coherent argument in presentations and group interactions. - Capacity to communicate with ease and effectively with different stakeholders (civil society, government authorities, local communities, project staff) - Excellent working knowledge of MicroSoft Office packages and electronic communication.
	Other Information
	Applicants should note that IFAD staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the President of IFAD, and are subject to reassignment during a contractual period to any other position within the Find at its headquarters and its country offices. IFAD reserves the right to appoint a candidate at the appropriate grade commensurate with experience and knowledge. Interested candidates are requested to apply by completing IFAD’s Personal History Form (PHF) in English. A separate CV may be attached if you so desire, only as a supplement and not a substitute to the PHF. THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH THE ONLINE SYSTEM ONLY. In the interest of making most cost effective use of funds and resources, we are only able to respond to applicants who are short-listed for interview. Candidates who do not receive any feedback within three months should consider their application unsuccessful. Candidates may be required to take a written test and to deliver a presentation as well as participate in interviews.

Sub-regional Coordinator and Country Programme Manager P-5 - Latin America and Caribbean Division