This position is based in Panama City.

Organizational Setting 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 the local, national and international level for policies that contribute to rural transformation.

The Department for Country Operations (DCO) oversees the origination, design and management of IFAD investments, including sovereign and non-sovereign operations, as well as the design and implementation of non-lending activities within country programmes, including policy engagement and SSTC. DCO is the department that primarily interfaces with governments, the private sector and other stakeholders to deliver IFAD's programme of work and to provide oversight to ensure quality of the portfolio.

DCO is led by an Associate Vice-President and is composed of five (5) regional divisions: Asia and the Pacific Division (APR), East and Southern Africa Division (ESA), Latin America and Caribbean Division (LAC), Near East, North Africa and Europe Division (NEN) and West and Central Africa Division (WCA), the Private Sector Operations Division (PSD), and two (2) units: the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Unit (SSTC) and the fragility unit (FRU).

The Regional Division LAC is led by a Divisional Director, based in the IFAD Regional Office Panama City, Panama. The Division leads on the design and delivery of IFAD country and regional programmes in LAC. The precise country coverage of the division varies across replenishment periods.

Job Role:

The Senior Portfolio Advisor provides authoritative advice on operational matters related to the divisional portfolio and contributes to relevant corporate processes to enhance the efficiency of IFAD-funded operations.

Minimum Requirements:

- Advanced university degree from an accredited institution listed on https://whed.net/home.php in Rural Development, Finance, Economics, Public Policy or related field is required.




- At least eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience, including work with international organizations, rural development/financial institutions or government services, in the area of implementation and supervision of rural development programmes.
- Two (2) years in a multi-cultural organization, rural development/financial institutions or government services, in the area of implementation and supervision of rural development programmes.
- Proficiency in English (4 - Excellent) is required. Proficiency in another UN language (French, Spanish, or Arabic) is desirable.

Skills:

- Development finance: Know-how in debt, lending terms, financial policies including pricing, concessionality and resource allocation
- Economic analysis: Know-how in Programme/Project economic analysis
- Evidence-based policy: Know-how in the formulation of concrete and actionable policy recommendations based on hard evidence (going beyond simple data interpretation)
- Advocacy: Know-how in advocacy, to maintain and promote constructive dialogue around IFAD's vision to external actors
- Advanced data analytics: Statistical & econometrics research, forensic and advanced data analytics / data mining. Outstanding ability to analyse and synthesize qualitative and/or quantitative information from a variety of sources and filter out key insights and recommendations
- Data management: Data collection, cleaning, transformation and consolidation; data-base architecture & development; data presentation
- Performance management: Know-how in managing performance, learning management, establishing learning plans and ensuring staff supervised meet their development needs while meeting the needs of IFAD
- Project coordination: Identification of key-priorities, ability to work with others,



coordinate and structure work to meet deadlines and adjustment of workplan/resource allocation when needed, identification and management of project-related risks
- Risk management (e.g. reputational): Identification and assessment of potential liabilities and risks in IFAD's activities, particularly vis-à-vis third parties; ability to handle risks via contingency and mitigation strategies. Know-how in identifying and assessing of potential legal, reputational, ethical risks and liabilities in relation to the Fund's activities; contributing strongly to the division as second line of defence function; demonstrating ability to manage these risks by advising senior management on contingency and mitigation strategies.
- Political acumen: Ability to conduct sound political analysis and understand complex environments, providing options and advice
- Synthesis: Outstanding ability to synthesize and simplify complex technical information for a variety of (non-technical) audiences
- Loans & grants: Know-how in designing loan and grant operations and managing loan and grant preparation process
- Policy dialogue: Know-how in the representation of IFAD as a trusted and strategic partner, advocating and promoting IFAD's mandate and vision; effective consultations with IFAD counterparts - like ministries and governmental bodies at all administrative levels, donors, civil society
- Topical expertise - Programme Mgmt for Agricultural Development: Expertise relevant to the specific role (e.g. For ethics office assistant, procedures outlined in the Code of Conduct, Discipline and Anti-harassment provisions of applicable rules and guidelines)

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? Deadline to apply: Monday, 26 October 2026 23.59 CET

📌 Call For Interest - Senior Portfolio Advisor [Panama City, (México)
🏢 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
📍 México