Country Programme Manager at International Fund for Agricultural Development

Job Summary:

The Country Programme Manager (Burundi) (CPM) is responsible for management of IFAD’s Burundi agricultural programmes, the Burundi Country Office and related staff. The CPM’s duty station is in Nairobi, Kenya, one of IFAD's sub-regional hubs. There is also a country office located in Burundi.

Full Job Description:

The 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

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialised 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. These roles will support this activity at country level.