Director, FAO Investment Centre

Directs FAO’s global investment support for sustainable agrifood systems, setting strategy and assuring technical quality across public, private and innovative finance. The director manages the Centre’s programme, staff and budget, develops major investments with partners and represents FAO in high-level forums.

Department: FAO Investment Centre

• Set strategic direction and quality standards for FAO investment-support work
• Plan and manage the Centre’s programme, staff and technical delivery
• Oversee the biennial programme of work and budget, progress monitoring and reporting
• Develop large and complex agricultural and rural-development investment programmes
• Advise FAO leadership and member countries on investment and finance priorities
• Build public, private and innovative-finance partnerships for agrifood investment
• Represent FAO in high-level meetings connected to the Centre’s mandate

• Advanced university degree in economics, agricultural sciences, rural-infrastructure engineering, environmental sciences, natural-resource management, public management, business administration, public policy or a related field
• At least fifteen years of extensive experience planning and managing agricultural and rural-development programmes in developing countries
• Familiarity with policies and procedures of international financing and development partners including GEF and GCF
• Proven intellectual, managerial and technical leadership
• Working knowledge of English at level C
• Intermediate knowledge of another FAO official language

• International staff benefits include eligible allowances, pension participation, health insurance and 30 days of annual leave
• Application requires a motivation letter