Senior Advisor to the President & Vice President

Organization
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Location
Rome, Italy
Job Type
Full-time; Contract
How to Apply
Follow the link
Where to Apply
https://unjobs.org/vacancies/1791556986185?utm_source=probablygood_board
Tags
Contract, Full-time

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 local, national and international levels for policies that contribute to rural transformation.

The Office of the President and Vice-President of IFAD (OPV) provides strategic oversight and direction to the entire organization, including all decentralised offices, and is responsible for IFAD’s strategic leadership, and all departments and offices report to it. OPV is the highest-level of political and strategic engagement with IFAD Member States, Rome-based agencies, and other UN agencies and International Financial Institutions (IFIs), leveraging the Fund’s resources, knowledge, relationships and reputation to ensure IFAD achieves its mandate through IFAD-funded programmes and non-lending activities providing sustainable impact to its target groups. OPV also serves as the primary liaison with the Senior Executive Management Team and supports general governance of the organization. It leads the implementation of the strategic plan for the organization, as well as develops or champions new initiatives to improve organizational efficiency, visibility, and organization-wide leadership development. OPV also specifically oversees the Corporate Services Support Group (CSSG) and supervises the Protocol Unit. The CSSG comprises: (a) the Office of Audit and Oversight (AUO); (b) the Ethics Office (ETH); and (c) the Planning, Organizational Development and Budget Division (POB).

This position is located in OPV (FOP) and the incumbent works under the direct supervision of the Vice-President of IFAD.

Job Role

The Senior Advisor will assume the responsibility for organizing and coordinating operations involving the Office of the President and Vice-President, as well as monitoring any corporate agenda items. Work at this level is characterised by the provision of technical and operational support and keeping abreast of the evolving corporate services standards.

In particular, the Senior Advisor to the President and Vice-President will provide technical and operational support and advice keeping IFAD vision and values at the forefront of decision making and actions. The incumbent will provide contribution to the overall functions of the Office of the President and Vice-President, in supporting the President and Vice-President provide coordination to its respective workflow and administration. The incumbent will also work closely with IFAD’s senior managers to ensure proper communication flows, build consensus and ownership of departmental plans/strategies.