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In 2014, IFAD employed over 600 staff, including more than 25 junior professionals from 13 donor countries and more than 70 interns from 30 developing and industrialised countries.
IFAD recruits regular staff (fixed and short-term appointments), interns, junior professionals and consultants in the areas of rural and agricultural development, gender, natural resource management, monitoring and evaluation, food security, etc. The following criteria are required by IFAD:
Consultancies
Consultancies are designed for junior and senior experts whose skills are required for specific project assignments. Qualifications and experience in the relevant field are required. Fees range according to the terms of reference and the complexity of the work to be undertaken; as well as the skills, expertise and level of responsibility required. Consultants may be engaged for a maximum of 240 working days in any 12-month period and 960 working days in any 60-month period.
Junior Professional Officer Programme
Junior Professional Officer positions are sponsored by member states interested in investing in young, university-trained nationals from their own or other countries. In order to apply, candidates must:
Internships and Enhanced Internship Programmes
The Internship Programme and the Enhanced Internship Programme offer a unique learning experience of six months to recent university graduates or students specialising in areas of work relevant to IFAD’s mission. Participants in the Internship Programme will be paid a monthly allowance.
In order to apply, candidates must:
Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Fields of activity
Development cooperation, economic development cooperation, food security, rural development, agriculture, inclusive finance, climate and environmental issues, rural institutions, market access, gender
Countries of operation
Almost 90 countries worldwide
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