Interested applicants should check IFAD’s careers page for different opportunities at the organization. There 4 main categories of opportunities available:
Professional and General Service
Professional
The Professional category demands a high level of analytical and communication skills, substantive expertise and managerial leadership ability. Typically, these positions require the incumbent to make decisions after careful analysis and evaluation of problems involving discretionary choices between alternative courses of action. The incumbent also requires an understanding of an organized body of theoretical knowledge at a level equivalent to that represented by a university degree.
Within the Professional category, the Director category represents the highest hierarchy of the career staffing structure. Directors are ultimately responsible for IFAD-supported programmes and projects, provide leadership to formulate and implement the substantive work programme of their division, determine priorities and allocate resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.
National Professional Officer
A National Professional Officer (NPO) is recruited locally in the country of assignment and performs functions at the professional level. The qualifications for an NPO are the same as for the Professional category. Employment opportunities for NPOs are only available in non-headquarter duty stations. An NPO performs functions with a national context: those functions that require national experience or knowledge of the language(s), culture, institutions and systems of the country.
General Service
The functions in the General Service and related categories include administrative, secretarial and clerical support as well as specialized technical functions – for example, printing, security or building maintenance. The work carried out by General Service staff members is typically procedural, operational or technical in nature and ranges from routine duties to varied and complex assignments. Staff in the General Service and related categories are generally recruited locally from the area in which the particular office is located, but could be of any nationality. As a result, such staff members are normally not expected to move between different duty stations.
Other employment opportunities
IFAD partners with other organizations and governments for the recruitment of fellows, special programme officers and other individuals. Employment opportunities vary based on the agreement between IFAD and the sponsor.
Consultancies
Consultancies play a critical role in the execution of IFAD’s mandate and their impact on the ground. 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 and vary depending on the assignment.
To apply for a consultancy position, you need to login or register on IFAD’s applicant system. Then click on ‘View all jobs’ and select the option under Job Opening Type, Consultant Roster.
JPO Programme
Junior Professional Officer (JPO) positions are sponsored by IFAD’s member states interested in investing in young, university-trained nationals of their own country or other countries. Candidates must meet the following criteria:
- be under 35 years of age;
- hold a first-level university degree. A relevant advanced university degree can be an asset;
- have at least three years of post-degree professional experience;
- be fluent in English; fluency in other IFAD official languages is an asset.
The JPO programme provides an opportunity for selected candidates to work for two or more years at IFAD. To apply, send an application to the relevant government office in your country.
IFAD’s Internship Programme
To know more about IFAD’s internship opportunities, click here.
