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Job #	091973
Job Title	Agric. Economist (Yaounde, Cameroon)
Job Family	Agriculture & Rural Development
Location	Yaounde, Cameroon
Appointment	Local Hire
Job Posted	03-Nov-2009
Closing Date	17-Nov-2009
Language Requirements	English [Essential]; French [Essential]
Appointment Type	See Job Description Below

Background / General description

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year renewable term appointment.

The World Bank’s efforts to facilitate faster growth in agricultural productivity and inclusive rural development in the Africa Region require enhanced presence in our country offices; to interact with clients and partners on a regular basis, to support design and implementation of comprehensive programs, and to facilitate improved monitoring and evaluation of developments in the sector.  Areas of engagement broadly include agricultural technology, marketing and value chains, vulnerability and risk management, rural infrastructure (including irrigation), rural finance, land administration, community driven development and policy and regulatory reforms.  To support this expanding line of analytical and operational work in Cameroon, an experienced professional is sought to join the Africa Agriculture and Rural Development team (AFTAR), consisting of approximately 85 staff , two-thirds of whom are based in country offices, and to undertake the roles and responsibilities in the World Bank Office in Cameroon described below.  The Country Director for Cameroon, Chad, CAR, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Sao Tome and Principe is located in Yaounde, and many staff work across these countries.

Duties and Accountabilities

The selected staff member will contribute to the effectiveness and coherence of our agricultural work in Cameroon, together with other country-based AFTAR colleagues, colleagues in AFTAR as a whole, and the Cameroon country team.  Accountabilities include the following:
•	Contribute to policy dialogue on agricultural and rural issues and interactions with the client and partners, and alert management (both country and sector) to issues requiring attention;
•	Lead/initiate/participate in analytical and strategic work pertaining to agricultural growth and productivity in Cameroon, including work managed by AFTAR and that managed by other units, but requiring input from our staff, such as public expenditure analysis; 
•	Assume an active role in the Cameroon country team with the aim to ensure adequate and appropriate integration of relevant aspects of the agriculture and rural development agenda in core Bank products, including country assistance strategy, country economic memorandum and the like.
•	Contribute to, and where possible lead, key operations important to the agricultural sector, both within the portfolios within Sustainable Development, and more generally; e.g., budget support operations.  Assure timely delivery of these operations with high levels of quality; 
•	Provide regular follow-up on implementation issues for the AFTAR portfolio with the Government of Cameroon, the project implementation team, partners, and civil society; 
•	Serve as an active member of the AFTAR technical and operational unit, contributing to the Region’s strategic scale up of support for agricultural productivity. 
•	Participate in collaborative and coordination efforts with local donors to optimize synergy with Bank supported projects and programs and to leverage IDA resources where feasible.
•	Participate in the dialogue with relevant representatives of the private sector in order to keep abreast with issues related to the business investment climate and identify possible areas of collaboration through public-private-partnerships.

Selection Criteria

•At least Masters  in Agricultural Economics or related discipline;
•At least five (05) years of experience on agricultural development issues; 
•Recognized substantive leadership in one or more of the strategic/ technical areas noted above;
•Proven operational experience with recognized ability to deliver high quality results and to meet deadlines; 
•Relevant working experience in Cameroon and/or countries in West Africa;
•Strong communication skills;
•Ability to lead and work with multi-disciplinary teams;
•Evidence of effective team work and client relations, including with private sector;
•Fluency in English required; fluency in French essential.

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