Agriculture and Rural Development (Senior) Specialist

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  • Added Date: Sunday, 04 May 2025
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About this position

Agriculture in LAC faces unprecedented challenges. To address them, the IDB is looking for a dynamic and energetic teammate, with strong skills and experience, to lead the Bankโ€™s technical dialogue and portfolio development in areas such as agriculture and rural development, either based in a country Office or in our headquarters.

The agriculture sector is called upon simultaneously to contribute to food security; generate income; and reduce environmental harms. To address those challenges, the IDBโ€™s lines of action in the sector include: (i) strengthening agricultural institutions; (ii) focusing agricultural policy support on the provision of public goods; (iii) expanding agricultural financial services; (iv) supporting access to markets; (v) promoting practices that foster climate change resilience and environmental sustainability; (vi) reducing gender and ethnic gaps in agriculture; and (vii) maintaining an active and relevant knowledge agenda to support evidence-based decisions.

In this context, the Agriculture and Rural Development Division (PTI/ARD), as part of the Productivity, Trade, and Innovation Sector (PTI/PTI), spearheads the design and execution of operations (loans, technical operations, investment grants) and policy dialogue of the Bank in the areas of sustainable, resilient and inclusive agri-food systems; rural development; management of natural resources that are key for agriculture such as land and water; and sustainable and productive forest and fisheries management, among others.

What youโ€™ll do

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