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Senior Agriculture Economist

World Bank • Washington, DC, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 2w ago

Senior Agriculture Economist

Job #: req29799

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Agriculture

Grade: GG

Term Duration: 3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type: International Recruitment

Location: Washington, DC, United States

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date: 10/22/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? 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 and promoting shared prosperity.

Duties and Accountabilities:

The Senior Agriculture Economist will report to the SAEA2 PM and assist in the delivery of the Unit’s work program, assurance of quality, interaction with internal and external clients, including the governments and private sector. The position will also support the activities of other Planet units or other Practice Groups, as well as supporting the broader strategic dialogue and engagements, in areas including agricultural policy reforms, competitiveness, climate change, food and nutrition security, integrated risk resilience, jobs, inclusion of vulnerable populations, gender mainstreaming and rural transformation opportunities.

The Senior Agriculture Economist's responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to the following:

Lead or co-lead sophisticated analytical and advisory service activities (ASAs) to support overall business development, inform reforms and fill knowledge gaps;

Lead, co-lead, or serve as team member of complex operations, both in agriculture and multi-sectoral operations, assuring quality in all stages of the projects and other financial instruments such as IPFs, DPFs, PforRs, and Trust Funds (TFs), and contribute to expanding current portfolio;

Analyze, review and process operational documents related to lending preparation and coordinating across WBG teams to assure timely completion of quality project packages;

Participate in the countries’ strategic dialogue and represent the agriculture sector and provide contributions as needed;

Support the effective and practical dissemination of knowledge products as well as potential knowledge exchanges;

Engagement in the broader Planet and country dialogue is expected;

Actively engage with Country counterparts on the agriculture engagements and identify opportunities for future priority engagement;

Provide inputs on country and sectoral briefs, policy notes, strategy documents and cross-cutting think pieces;

Support the Unit’s work program as portfolio quality lead;

Contribute to the regional and global knowledge agenda;

As necessary, represent the World Bank and SAEA2 at events with sectoral focus;

Mentor, guide, and support junior staff in the Unit.

Selection Criteria

The Senior Agriculture Economist will have broad knowledge in the agriculture sector and policies and across Planet and will be well-versed in the WBG’s operational and reform dialogue on agriculture and the broader Planet sector. In addition to meeting the WBG-wide requirements for a grade GG-level position, it is expected that the successful candidate will meet the following selection criteria:

Master’s or PhD degree in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Agribusiness or in a relevant development discipline;

At least 8 years of proven and relevant professional experience related to agriculture economics or macroeconomics, agribusiness, finance, climate studies, and other disciplines related to food systems;

Relevant, proven operational experience in the area of agricultural and rural development that demonstrate cross-country/global expertise and client-facing skills;

Robust, proven operational experience as TTL or core team member of agriculture and multi-sectoral lending operations;

Strong analytical skills in the range of issues of relevance to agriculture and food systems;

Recognized substantive leadership in one or more of the strategic/ technical areas noted above;

Familiarity with the institutional context of AFE regional agricultural development and World Bank operations in Africa will be an advantage;

Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving and team skills with ability to find balanced, pragmatic and implementable solutions also in a multi-disciplinary context;

High level of energy, ability to work under pressure, and willingness to travel and work under challenging conditions;

Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, including the ability to present complex issues to World Bank management and senior government representatives, as well as to non-specialist audiences;