Component Broker Lead at International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Position Summary 

The Component Lead - Broker will lead the brokering of financial instruments that aim at long term investments in soil fertility management. (S)he will be posted in one of the four focus countries.  

Responsibilities 

• Responsible for providing technical leadership regarding the implementation of financial services, financial mechanisms, and interactions with financial institutions to incentivize the adoption of sustainable soil management practices; 

• Work with the private sector to determine how the program can facilitate investment in long-term, multi-facetted productivity improvements and implement chosen solutions;  
• Involve and create financial opportunities for women (e.g., farmer groups, service providers); 
• Coordinate with the team to ensure that the implemented financial solutions sustain the gains obtained in the other intervention areas;  
• Analyze and assess risks of potential financial solutions. 

Reporting and Work Relationships 

The Component Lead – Broker is supervised by and reports to the Deputy Program Director - Technical.  (S)he works in close collaboration with project colleagues, other IFDC staff and colleagues from other project consortium members.  

Required Experience

Job Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, finance, agriculture, or another related field 
• Minimum 6 years of experience in managing financial components of complex, multi-year donor-funded programs 
• Knowledge of financial mechanisms such as climate funding and guarantee funds 
• Familiarity with gender sensitive finance 
• Experience with the Dutch Ministry and Embassies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 
• Highly organized and able to multi-task and prioritize tasks 
• Demonstrated experience managing and facilitating a team 
• Excelled interpersonal and communication skills 
• Experience in multicultural, multilingual environments 
• Fluency in speaking and writing English and French 
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout the West African region