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FAO is seeking a highly skilled Agribusiness Finance Officer to join its Investment Centre in Rome, Italy.
Job SummaryThe Agribusiness Finance Officer will provide analytical and technical support on agribusiness finance in the context of public and private investment operations. This includes technical focus on financial institutions, rural finance, agricultural risk management, blended finance, and private sector investment.
Key Responsibilities- Participate in and lead multidisciplinary teams to assist governments in the identification and preparation of investment and finance support initiatives in the fields of food security, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management, and agro-processing.
- Provide technical expertise for the preparation of food and agriculture, rural development, natural resource management, and agro-processing studies and strategies.
- Support the development of inclusive and sustainable food systems involving producers, their organizations, other private sector actors, and civil society organizations and governments.
- Formulate and deliver capacity development initiatives in the areas of food and agriculture, rural development, natural resource management, and agro-processing investment support to government staff and non-state actors and private sector organizations.
- Prepare documents in accordance with FAO, governments, and financing partners' requirements.
- Provide support in task organization, selection of consultants, preparation of terms of reference, and ensuring the quality of outputs.
- Promote international cooperation and collaboration leading to new investment opportunities and cooperative agreements.
- Establish, promote, and maintain relationships with relevant Strategic Programmes, FAO technical units, and Decentralized Offices to ensure best synergies between investment, policy, and innovation work in support to Member Nations.
- Participate in resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Corporate Strategy.
- Provide guidance and advice to junior staff.
- Advanced university degree in agriculture, agro-industry, business administration, economics, agricultural economics, agribusiness, finance, political sciences, or a closely related field.
- Seven years of relevant experience in the practical application of agribusiness finance, particularly as it relates to financial institutions, agribusiness investments, and formulation and/or implementation of agrifood investment and finance solutions in developing countries.
- Working knowledge (proficient - level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate - level B) of another official FAO language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish).
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions.
- Extent and relevance of experience in technical fields related to agribusiness finance, rural finance, value-chain development and analysis, business planning, agriculture marketing, blended finance, and private sector development.
- Extent and relevance of experience in participating in multidisciplinary teams for the preparation of strategies and sector studies as well as formulation, implementation support, or evaluation of agrifood investment and finance support solutions, with a focus on rural finance, value chain development, and agribusiness.
- Extent of experience in capacity development activities related to financing agrifood investments, namely capacity development to support financial institutions.
- Knowledge of the stakeholder context, including partners and institutions in the blended finance and rural finance space, as well as at the European Union.
- Demonstrated experience in dealing with government officials, development partners, and other country stakeholders.
- Demonstrated capacity to write technical reports in English.
FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background, and culture. Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct and to uphold FAO's values. FAO has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives, and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality. FAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.
The FAO Investment Centre (CFI) provides investment and finance solutions that lead to more efficient, sustainable, inclusive, and resilient agrifood systems. Working in over countries, the Centre provides a full suite of investment and finance support to FAO Members. It partners with governments, international and national financing institutions, the private sector, and farmers, research institutions, and academia to improve the quality and quantity of agrifood investment. The Centre's four main areas of work include support to strategic investment planning and policy, public investment, private investment, and innovative finance. These are complemented by the knowledge for investment and capacity development for investment programmes that serve to share knowledge, learn, and build capacities at country level. For additional information on the FAO Investment Centre, its activities, partners, and the organizational structure, please visit the following link.
Under the AgrIntel phase II project, CFI provides advisory services to the European Union's Directorate-General for International Partnerships (INTPA) to ensure the financial, social, and environmental sustainability of its agricultural investment operations. CFI also supports INTPA in assessing the investment proposals submitted to the Investment Committees of the various agricultural investment funds co-financed by the European Union and in delivering on-demand analytics on specific value chains, food systems, or investment thematic analytical work (blended finance, etc.).
The post is located in the Office of the Director (CFID) of the FAO Investment Centre at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer reports to the Deputy Director (Business Development), CFI, and works in close collaboration with other members of the Centre.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will provide analytical and technical support on agribusiness finance in the context of public and private investment operations. This includes technical focus on financial institutions, rural finance, agricultural risk management, blended finance, and private sector investment.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will participate in and lead multidisciplinary teams to assist governments in the identification and preparation of investment and finance support initiatives in the fields of food security, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management, and agro-processing.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will provide technical expertise for the preparation of food and agriculture, rural development, natural resource management, and agro-processing studies and strategies.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will support the development of inclusive and sustainable food systems involving producers, their organizations, other private sector actors, and civil society organizations and governments.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will formulate and deliver capacity development initiatives in the areas of food and agriculture, rural development, natural resource management, and agro-processing investment support to government staff and non-state actors and private sector organizations.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will prepare documents in accordance with FAO, governments, and financing partners' requirements.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will provide support in task organization, selection of consultants, preparation of terms of reference, and ensuring the quality of outputs.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will promote international cooperation and collaboration leading to new investment opportunities and cooperative agreements.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will establish, promote, and maintain relationships with relevant Strategic Programmes, FAO technical units, and Decentralized Offices to ensure best synergies between investment, policy, and innovation work in support to Member Nations.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will participate in resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Corporate Strategy.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will provide guidance and advice to junior staff.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will assess investment operations submitted to the Investment Committees of the various agricultural investment funds co-financed by the European Union.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will participate in or lead multidisciplinary teams mobilized to implement work plans agreed with INTPA, aiming to help the European Union make informed decisions related to the financial, social, and environmental sustainability of the investment operations that the European Union co-finances.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will participate in the generation of knowledge products in investment (public and private) in food and agriculture and more specifically on the functioning of the various blended funds being supported, on other lessons learned from international experiences with such blended finance operations as well as on access to finance for farmers and agri-small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will support the overall management of the project and assist in implementing the project's work plans and in maintaining good collaboration with INTPA.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will prepare Terms of Reference for the various assignments and identify qualified specialists (in-house or external) to support implementation.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will provide methodological and technical expertise in the area of value chain analysis and finance in all deliverables planned under the project.
The Agribusiness Finance Officer will engage with the European Union and with impact funds to lead the design and development of new investment instruments for the agricultural sector, including definition of impact indicators, monitoring systems, and types of investment/financial products.
