• Lead the bank’s investments on climate adaptation of African agriculture through deployment of climate adapted crop varieties, sustainable water management, recovery of degraded lands, digital technologies, and other climate smart agricultural practices
• Design and/or manage the development of strategic objectives (SOs) involving agriculture, climate change and food security, identifying actions related to programme/project implementation, monitoring, and evaluating activities under established and/or proposed SOs
• Provide expertise to RMCs for research and analysis of issues related to agriculture and climate change
• Propose priorities, to be addressed through capacity development, related to the impact of climate change and natural hazards on agriculture, and provide recommendations for extension and knowledge tools required for the public, extension agents and farmers
• Analyse, formulate, and develop ideas, concepts, and methodology for policies, procedures, and systems for designing, implementing and evaluating agriculture and climate change programmes
• Assist RMCs with innovative solutions to streamline climate smart agriculture (CSA) in programmes and projects
• Coordinate and incorporate research and analysis findings into implementable interventions involving promoting new and innovative strategies for agriculture and climate change programmes
• Provide programmatic backstopping and management of agriculture and climate change projects
• Develop partnerships to promote climate smart agriculture adoption in Africa
• Support regional member countries in the area of mobilisation of resource to support CSA adoption
• Collaborate with RMCs to identify agricultural and climate change issues and constraints that can be resolved by policy, legislative, or other initiatives
• Provide recommendations on measures that provide co-benefits in terms of reducing emissions and increasing resilience of farming
• Prepare briefing materials and provide materials on successful programmes, good practice recommendations, and analytical reports on agriculture and climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, policies and programmes
• Serve as technical liaison with other stakeholders (multilateral banks, donor organisations, private voluntary organisations (PVO), universities, and professional organisations) to coordinate their efforts with bank programmes, policies, and approaches relating to agriculture and climate change
• Participate in review of agriculture and climate change activities, policy and technical input
• Support the provision of formalised training and  capacity building on CSA for task managers
• Undertake any other assignments as may be assigned by the agriculture production, research and sustainability division manager,

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resources Management, Agriculture, or a closely related discipline
• Seven years, minimum, of professional experience in multilateral development institutions
• Sound knowledge of climate change effects on agriculture and adaptation/mitigation measures
• Experience in consultation and planning for environmental initiatives which contribute to greater environmental sustainability
• Proven written and analytical skills in designing climate change and/or climate finance operations
• Good command of research, analysis and policy on agriculture and environmental management tools and techniques
• Ability to initiate innovative approaches and originality at work
• Good knowledge and understanding of food security, sustainable livestock production and sustainable water management issues
• Ability to communicate and write effectively in French or English
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of SAP (desirable)

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