Director, Private Sector Operations - D-1

Director, Private Sector Operations - D-1

Location: Rome

Job Role: Directors are responsible for managing a division. The main focus of Director positions is strategic leadership, innovation, and management. As a member of a departmental management team, they manage and supervise the delivery of a division's programme of work within an allocated budget.

The Director, PSD is responsible for ensuring a client-focused problem-solving approach and supporting close and efficient working relations with operations, particularly ensuring strong operational support to the regional divisions and other operational and technical divisions and project staff.

The incumbent is responsible for leading, managing, and motivating a team of managers/senior specialists who are also supervisors, specialists, and assistants, under the overall guidance and supervision of the Associate Vice-President Programme Management Department (PMD).

In particular, the Director, Private Sector Operations Division (PSD) manages and coordinates the delivery of IFAD's Private Sector portfolio and priorities and is responsible for the management of the division's human, financial, and material resources.

Job Profile Requirements

Organizational Competencies:

1. Strategic thinking and organizational development: Strategic leadership
2. Demonstrating Leadership: Leads by example; initiates and supports change
3. Learning, sharing knowledge and innovating: Challenges, innovates and contributes to a learning culture
4. Focusing on clients: Contributes to a client-focused culture
5. Problem solving and decision making: Solves complex problems and makes decisions that have wider corporate impact
6. Managing time, resources and information: Coordinates wider use of time, information and/or resources
7. Team Work: Fosters a cohesive team environment
8. Communicating and negotiating: Acquires and uses a wide range of communication styles and skills
9. Building relationships and partnerships: Builds and maintains strategic partnerships internally and externally
10. Managing performance and developing staff: Manages staff and teams effectively

Education: Level - Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) from an accredited institution listed on Whed.net in a job related field. Areas include business, finance, rural development, agriculture, rural finance, development policy or other job related fields.

Certifications: Financial economics, development economics, agribusiness, food and agriculture economics, and related fields are an asset.

Work experience: At least twelve (12) years of progressively responsible professional experience in technically related areas of operations in an international development finance organization or international financial institution (IFI) investing in developing countries. A track record in managing or overseeing private sector investment operations, preferably in the food and agriculture sector, structuring or overseeing the execution of investment transactions (including blended finance transactions) in the sector, leading private sector partnerships, and/or providing recognized thought leadership on matters related to innovative finance and private sector investment in the sector. Demonstrated experience and ability at leading and managing multicultural teams is required. Familiarity with a variety of financial instruments (debt, equity, risk sharing, guarantees) that can be used by IFIs and DFIs for private sector investment transactions is highly desirable. Experience working in more than one of the regions of IFAD operations is preferred.

Languages: Required: English (4 Excellent). Highly desirable: Spanish, French or Arabic.

Deadline for applications: 24 June 2024 (23.59 CEST Rome)

Ref: VA 20742