[Hiring] Manager, Agriculture Policy @Low Cost IT

Role Description

This is a three-term position with the possibility of extension based on funding and organizational needs. The salary range for this position is $61,000 to $72,000.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Operations, and in close coordination with the Agriculture Program Lead, the Manager will support the Global Partnership’s thematic engagements on agriculture data. This includes:

• Working with the Global Partnership’s Regional Leads to strengthen agriculture and food security data systems in Global Partnership countries.
• Coordinating advocacy related to country work in Rome, where the UN’s food agencies are headquartered.
• Developing and maintaining strong trusted relationships with government representatives and Global Partnership partners from all regions, with a strong focus on West Africa.
• Developing and contributing to knowledge products that aim to shape key stakeholders’ view of the importance of agricultural data.

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree in international development, public policy, agricultural development or related field or commensurate years of experience.
• 5-7 years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of data-related issues in the agriculture sector.
• Knowledge of intergovernmental data sharing best practices preferred.
• Familiarity with the 50x2030 Initiative preferred.
• Proficiency in French and English required.
• Understanding of Rome-based agencies’ governance and budgeting processes preferred.
• Experience in data for development and financing for data preferred.
• Project management experience preferred.

Requirements

• Develop strong relationships with government partners at the country-level in National Statistical Offices, Ministries of Agriculture and other entities.
• Develop use cases in collaboration with government partners and provide advice and assistance on their implementation.
• Engage with select political and technical partners to identify opportunities for their engagement in support of country level implementation on agricultural data.
• Develop and organize various meetings, seminars, events and roundtables that aim to address issues related to the gap in agricultural data, and data use and sharing.
• Procure and manage consultants engaged to assist with the work.
• Provide support for the Global Partnership’s activities related to advocacy in Rome.
• Engage at regional and global levels to support the Global Partnership’s strategy on agricultural data.
• Develop and contribute to various knowledge products that make the case for investing in agriculture data and statistics.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the dynamics and key issues on data for development.
• Liaise with key donors and program partners in the agriculture sector.
• Coordinate closely with the Communications team and MEL Manager to capture impact stories, results and lessons from country and Rome-based work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A choice between two health plans through UnitedHealthcare (PPO or HDHP with HSA).
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 403b retirement savings plan with a generous matching contribution.
• Group term and supplemental life insurance.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Back-up care.
• Employee assistance program.
• 12 paid holidays.
• 20 vacation days.
• 10 sick days.
• 3 personal days.
• 8 weeks of family leave care.