Roster for Programme Officer in multiple duty stations, ROME

## Roster for Programme Officer in multiple duty stations, Rome - Organization:IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development Job Title: Roster for Programme Officer in multiple duty stations Date of issue: 09/10/2026 Close Date: (Midnight, Rome Time) 09/20/2026 Organizational Unit: Front Office DCO Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Assignment Duration:Grade: P-3 Organizational Setting This vacancy announcement aims at adding candidates to our Appointable Roster for vacancies at P-3 level based in IFAD field offices. Applicants are kindly invited to indicate regional preferences when answering the "Specific expectation" question in the questionnaire. 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 the local, national and international level for policies that contribute to rural transformation. The Department for Country Operations (DCO) oversees the origination, design and management of IFAD investments, including sovereign and non-sovereign operations, as well as the design and implementation of non-lending activities within country programmes, including policy engagement and SSTC. DCO is the department that primarily interfaces with governments, the private sector and other stakeholders to deliver IFAD's programme of work and to provide oversight to ensure quality of the portfolio. DCO is led by an Associate Vice-President and is composed of five (5) regional divisions: Asia and the Pacific Division ( APR ), East and Southern Africa Division ( ESA ), Latin America and Caribbean Division ( LAC ), Near East, North Africa and Europe Division ( NEN ) and West and Central Africa Division ( WCA ), the Private Sector Operations Division (PSD), and two (2) units: the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Unit (SSTC) and the fragility unit (FRU). The incumbent is responsible for coordinating programmes and/or projects within the assigned portfolio. Key Functions and Results 1.COUNTRY STRATEGY AND COUNTRY PROGRAMME SUPPORT: The incumbent provides a solid understanding of international practices and of IFAD's policies and procedures to ensure activities of a programme or project within their assigned portfolio enhance the related technical quality of IFAD 's activities within the relevant country, through effective programme (COSOP) and project (grants and loans) design, supervision, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, reporting (PSR) and completion (PCR) activities. The incumbent also provides substantive contributions toward the development of advice and technical guidance in support of sustainable government strategies, policies and programmes to improve agricultural development and rural poverty reduction. The incumbent is further accountable for capacity building activities including identifying, analyzing, documenting, harmonizing and disseminating both national and local issues as well as conditions and best practices and lessons learned among partner development agencies. Capacity building activities will include coordinating meetings, workshops and seminars with project management teams, government, partners and other stakeholders. 2. COUNTRY OFFICE SUPPORT: The incumbent is accountable for day-to-day administration and reporting in support of the Supervisor and for supervision of assigned Country Programme Associate/Assistant. In addition to human resources management, The incumbent has accountability for financial and material resources and related processes including managing contracts for services. The incumbent provides inputs to budget preparation and monitors expenditures, manages contract completion and certifies payments. 3. SUPPORT TO PARTNERSHIP BUILDING: As a key DCO team member, the incumbent enhances IFAD's relationships and collaborations with in-country counterparts through the identification of synergies and proposing coordinated strategies with multilateral/bilateral donors and civil-society organizations involved in agricultural development and rural poverty reduction. The incumbent establishes and maintains counterpart contacts to promote programme and project collaboration and harmonization as well as identifies financing opportunities with other donors. 4. POLICY DEVELOPMENT/KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: The incumbent participates in relevant policy meetings and events of interest to IFAD's target groups and which involve the government, donors, and civil society, including NGOs, in order to develop an enabling environment for sustainable, pro-poor development. From an international best practices perspective, The incumbent analyzes evidenced based recommendations from projects to link the realities on the ground and the voices of the poor with the policies and programmes of the government. The incumbent contributes to IFAD's policy intelligence with regular updates and information exchange with their Supervisor on relevant policy discussions and ensures a continuous knowledge flow with peers in accordance with the knowledge management mechanism in place. This will serve to enhance the empowerment of the rural poor and disadvantaged so that they can enter into partnerships at all levels of policy dialogue. 5. MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS: The incumbent is accountable for integrity, transparency, and equity in the management of IFAD resources. Key Performance Indicators The incumbent maintains the standards for IFAD's competence in development in their assigned portfolio. The incumbent has demonstrated technical expertise and credibility in portfolio management and creates the foundation for IFAD's capacity and reputation for programme delivery and enhances its recognition as a reliable development partner. The incumbent provides substantive support in the development of country strategy, project design, partnership building and policy development and the foundation for enhancing sustainable government strategies and policies to improve the livelihoods of the poor and other disadvantaged groups. Working Relationships In the context of programme development and delivery, the incumbent ensures the exchange of information, advocates for programme and policy enhancements and ensures consistency and reliability in the provision of development assistance to the government. In collaboration with other members of the UN country team, bi-lateral development agencies, NGOs and country programme counterparts, the incumbent establishes and maintains relationships and projects the image of IFAD as a credible/reliable partner striving for harmonization of development activities. Job Profile Requirements Organizational Competencies: - Building relationships and partnerships - Builds and maintains effective working relationships - Communicating and negotiating - Communicates effectively; creates understanding between self and others - Demonstrating leadership - Personal leadership and attitude to change - Focusing on clients - Focuses on clients - Learning, sharing knowledge and innovating - Continuously seeks to learn, shares knowledge & innovates - Managing performance and developing staff - Managing time, resources and information - Manages own time, information and resources effectively - Problem-solving and decision-making - Demonstrates sound problem-solving and decision-making ability - Strategic thinking and organizational development - Personal influence - Team working - Contributes effectively to the team - Education includes Advanced university degree from an accredited institution listed on https://whed.net/home.php in rural development, agriculture, economics, rural finance, development policy, or related field is required (*): (*) Note: For internal candidates, this requirement will be assessed in line with th