IFDC is a public international organization addressing critical issues
such as international food security, the alleviation of global hunger
and poverty, environmental protection and the promotion of economic
development and self-sufficiency.
IFDC focuses on increasing
productivity across the agricultural value chain in developing
countries. This is achieved by the creation and transfer of effective
and environmentally sound crop nutrient technology and agribusiness
expertise.
IFDC is governed by an international board of
directors with representation from developed and developing nations. The
non-profit Center is supported by bilateral and multilateral aid
agencies, private foundations and national governments. The non-profit
Center was established in 1974 in response to global food and energy
crises. To date, IFDC has provided assistance in nearly 100 countries.
Position: Policy Economist Seconded to ECOWAS
Type of contract: Full-time
Duration: One-year contract, renewable based on performance and availability of funding
Indicative starting date: January, 2016
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Context
IFDC’s
North and West Africa Division (NWAFD) is currently managing two
regional projects funded by USAID West Africa (WA): the West Africa
Fertilizer Program (WAFP) and the C4 Cotton Partnership (C4CP). Both
projects seek to directly support USAID/WA’s efforts to sustainably
increase agricultural productivity in the region and its goal for the
2015-2019 performance period of broad-based economic growth and
resilience advanced by West Africans.
Both projects’ ability to
achieve their goals hinges on the establishment of effective
collaboration mechanisms with regional institutions that play a critical
role in addressing development constraints in West Africa: the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS); the West and Central Africa
Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD); the
West African Economic and Monetary Union (French
acronym—UEMOA); the Permanent Inter-States Committee for
Drought Control in the Sahel (French acronym — CILSS); and the
Network of Farmers’ and Agricultural Producers’ Organizations in West
Africa (French acronym — ROPPA).
IFDC is seeking to
second a Policy Economist to ECOWAS to support critical policy reforms
for increased availability and use of appropriate and affordable
fertilizer in West Africa.
Qualifications, Experience And Skills Required
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