Country Programme Manager at International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Job Summary

• The Country Programme Manager (Nigeria) (CPM) is responsible for management of IFAD’s agricultural development programmes in Nigeria, the Nigeria country office, and related staff. The CPM’s duty station is in the country office in Abuja, Nigeria.

Full Job Description

• Each Country Programme Manager is accountable for the IFAD core values of integrity, transparency, and equity in the management of assigned IFAD programmes.
• The CPM’s accountabilities and key results include advocacy for and enhancement of national government programmes that improve the access of poor rural people to natural resources; agricultural technologies; financial services; markets; employment opportunities and enterprise development.
• The CPM additionally promotes capacity building of the rural poor in terms of the skills required for their participation in national and local policy and programming processes.
• The key results expected comprise five broad thematic areas, which are reviewed in more detail in the Appointment Brief, accessible through the links below:
  • Country Programme Strategy
  • Country Programme Management
  • Partnership Building
  • Policy dialogue
  • Knowledge management

Salary
UN P5 salary range: US$ 84,721 - US$ 103,835, net-base salary, plus post-adjustment, not taxable in host country, with standard UN compensation package.