Agriculture Analyst
Job #: |
req29449 |
Organization: |
World Bank |
Sector: |
Agriculture |
Grade: |
GE |
Term Duration: | 3 years 0 months |
Recruitment Type: |
Local Recruitment |
Location: |
Panama City,Panama |
Required Language(s): |
English, Spanish |
Preferred Language(s): |
Portuguese, French |
Closing Date: |
10/5/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC |
Description
Working
at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our
clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is
one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a
unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme
poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development.
With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with
public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and
using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent
global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org
The
Agriculture and Food team in the Latin America and Caribbean Region (SLCAG)
working under the direction of the Latin America & Caribbean Sustainable
Development Department (SLCDR), helps countries tackle their most complex
development challenges, including in the areas of climate change and food
security. SLCAG’s work program covers seven LAC Country Management Units
(CMUs), and is led by a Practice Manager (PM), and a team of agricultural
economists and specialists based at HQ in Washington, DC and across six country
offices. The Unit manages a large portfolio of operational and analytical
tasks. SLCAG also works in a collaborative manner with other units on landscape
management, irrigation, rural roads, fisheries, land use, nutrition, rural
risk/insurance and policies.
The focus of
the SLCAG team’s work going forward is on the future of agri-food systems,
green and resilient transitions, including inclusiveness, diversification of
economies, jobs, agricultural competitiveness and linking farmers to markets,
one health, leveraging the private sector, climate-smart agriculture, digital
agriculture, financial innovation, resilience, fragility and conflict, regional
and cross-sectoral collaboration.
Duties &
Accountabilities:
The WBG is
recruiting an Agriculture Economist based in Panama City, Panama. The
Agriculture Economist will provide operational and technical support to the PM
and the unit’s task teams to deliver the unit’s work program and up to 50% of
their time will be used to support the implementation of various regionally
focused activities, especially coordination with various FOLUR country project
teams. The primary responsibilities of the Agriculture Economist are listed
below and will provide direct support to the PM on the unit’s work program. The
Agriculture Economist will be a highly-engaged member of the SLCAG team,
reporting directly to the SLCAG PM.
To perform
its duties, the Agriculture Economists is expected to be on regular mission
travel within Brazil and other LAC countries.
The
Agriculture Economist’s responsibilities will include, but will not be limited
to the following:
(1)
Contribute to the delivery of LAC SD and SLCAG's objectives, through providing
technical, operational and strategic support for the development and
implementation of the unit's work program;
(2)
Contribute to the preparation and supervision of investment projects led by the
AGF team and cross-GP agri-food interventions, assuring timely and high-quality
delivery of operations in the LAC region, with an initial focus on Brazil;
(3)
Lead or co-lead the design and delivery of analytical and advisory activities
to support overall business development in the LAC region, with an initial
focus on Brazil.
(4)
Lead proposal development and management of grant programs supported by
external partners and donors, including operational pilots, advisory services,
and analytical outputs.
(5)
Contribute to Country Engagement products and core country diagnostics (SCD,
CPF, CEU, CEM, CCDR, PER, Poverty Assessment), including work led by SLCAG or
cross-regional/cross-GP work.
(6)
Foster partner relations, coordinate and follow-up with government
counterparts, other stakeholders and consultants, providing support to/inputs
into high-quality dialogue and outreach (including via dialogue, briefings, and
relevant research) relating inter alia to themes pertaining to agribusiness,
climate resilience, natural resources management, agro-ecology, agro-logistics,
agri-tech innovation, and rural development;
(7)
Participate in collaborative and coordination efforts with other donors and
partners to optimize complementarities with Bank supported projects and
programs;
(8)
Contribute to operational (project preparation, implementation support and
analytical work - LEN, SPN & ASAs) quality review tasks and portfolio
management, working with the Practice Manager;
(9)
Contribute to regional and global knowledge agenda.
(10)
Assist the World Bank FOLUR Project Task Team Leaders (TTL) in coordinating
with country project teams in his/her assigned region:
a. The
consultant will liaise with FOLUR Impact Program associated country government
officials and implementing agencies in FOLUR countries. The consultant may be
required to travel to assigned countries on a periodical basis.
b. The
consultant will monitor progress of the FOLUR country project implementation in
all assigned countries and will provide regular reporting to the FOLUR GP TTLs.
c. The
consultant will provide operational support to the TTLs in report
writing/preparation of presentations, and coordination activities for regional
dialogues.
(11) Provide support in preparation of FOLUR
program annual report and annual progress review.
(12) Perform any other
duties that may be assigned by the FOLUR Task Team Leaders related to technical
support in project implementation and coordination activities. For more
information on FOLUR please follow this link
Selection Criteria
* Fluency in
oral and written English, Portuguese, and Spanish required; fluency in oral and
written in French preferred;
* Advanced
degree (A Master’s Degree or a PhD) in Agricultural Economics / Economics /
Public Policy related field or equivalent;
* Strong
technical, analytical and operational expertise in supporting operations
related to agriculture and food systems;
* Not less
than five (5) years post first-degree working experience in the international
organisation, government, consulting or private sector.
*
Demonstrated experience in analytics (academic or technical report experience),
formulating strong policy recommendations and activity concepts based on
analytical work.
*
Demonstrated track record of working across sectors, practices and disciplinary
boundaries, and with multiple stakeholders;
* Teamwork,
Results-orientation, Strong Work Ethics.
* Experience
in World Bank or other multilateral financing institution operations is
desirable.
* Competence
in project management is desirable.
* Good
analytical approach to technical details and ability to arrive at situations
and propositions.
* Excellent
interpersonal communications, coordination skills and ability to liaise with
senior government officials is required.
* Computer
literate and conversant with Microsoft Office, and relevant databases and
spreadsheets.
This
internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term
and extended term consultants/ temporaries). External candidates are
requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their
application will not be considered.
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