Partnership Officer
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Posted
Mar 03, 2026
Location
Remote
Type
Full-time
Mission
What you will drive
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Partnership Officer, Rome
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Organization:
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development -
Country:
Italy -
City:
Rome
- Office:
IFAD HQ Rome
Job Title** : Partnership Officer
ID : 34279
Location : ROME
Date of issue : 02/27/2026
Close Date : (Midnight, Rome Time) 03/23/2026
Organizational Unit : Global Eng., Part. & res. Mob.
Full/Part Time : Full-Time
Regular/Temporary : Regular
Assignment Duration : 2 Years
Grade : P-3
Organizational Setting
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and advocates at the local, national and international level for policies that contribute to rural transformation.
The External Relations Department (ERD) leads IFAD's external engagement through public and political advocacy, global policy engagement, partnership building, resource mobilization and strategic communications. ERD also leads IFAD's Replenishment, which is the process through which IFAD mobilizes core funding from Member States and agrees on priorities and targets for the Fund's work during each three-year replenishment period. ERD is led by an Associate Vice President and is comprised of two divisions: Global Engagement Partnership and Resource Mobilization Division (GPR) and the Communications Division (COM) and one initiative: The Food Systems Coordination (FSC).
The Global Engagement, Partnership and Resource Mobilization (GPR) Division has a specific focus on global policy engagement, partnerships (including with Member States and bilateral and multilateral organizations), and on driving the resource mobilization efforts with traditional and non-traditional donors and partners. Within this framework, the GPR Division addresses three main functions: Global policy engagement and multilateral relations; Strategic partnerships; Replenishment and resource mobilization, including supplementary funds and blended finance.
GPR is led by a Divisional Director and comprises four (4) Liaison Offices: the Americas Liaison Office which includes a presence in Washington, D.C. (ALO) and New York (NYLO); the Saudi Arabia Liaison Office (SLO); the Japan Liaison Office (JLO); and an office in Brussels (EU/BRX).
Job Role
The purpose of the position is to deepen corporate level collaboration with key stakeholders and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of assignment. The incumbent may also serve as focal point and resource for GPR colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. The incumbent works within cross-functional key partner management teams to leverage relationship management skills, assets and, most importantly, professional social networks. I ncumbents are experts in their focus areas. They provide technical expertise and develop new approaches which materially expand the range of services or programmes delivered to closely support internal and external stakeholders. I ncumbents work collaboratively with the other colleagues across the GPR Division to ensure consistency, cohesion and synergy in the application of technical advice and provision of programme development support within their assigned portfolios. The key result is to ensure greater visibility and influence for IFAD in support of its mission.
The incumbent is part of GPR's Global and Multilateral Engagement Unit. The goal of global and multilateral engagement is to cement IFAD's standing as an International Financial Institution and to position the Fund as a thought-leader that invests in food systems, and promotes rural transformation at the first mile, in policy processes, prioritizing high-impact platforms and strategic partnerships. The incumbent will provide technical support and collaborate at corporate level with key internal stakeholders on relationship management and thematic areas of strategic relevance for global and multilateral engagement. The incumbent will also work jointly with external partners and the envisioned portfolio will cover engagement with MDB (Multilateral Development Banks) and bilateral DFI (Development Finance Institutions) partners of IFAD.
Key Functions and Results
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PARTNERSHIP BUILDING: The incumbent seeks and promotes new partnerships and resource mobilization opportunities, working with IFAD colleagues to identify needs and broker resource mobilization agreements to meet those needs. The incumbent receives and screens inquiries from potential collaborators and facilitates communication with appropriate IFAD staff and advocates divisional priorities. The incumbent scans and scouts external environment within designated focus areas for opportunities and risks and shares information in a timely fashion with relevant IFAD staff. In addition, the incumbent provides strategic, logistical and programmatic support to senior management and other IFAD staff in corporate engagement and interaction with assigned partners.
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DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIES: The incumbent collaborates with internal stakeholders to strengthen IFADs approach to partnerships. The incumbent develops annual partnership engagement and resource mobilization plans and supports the implementation of partnership strategies within assigned portfolios. In addition, the incumbent builds IFAD's institutional capacity and knowledge for its partnership performance and ensures the development of efficient approaches for partnership knowledge management.
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GLOBAL POLICY ENGAGEMENT, REPLENISHMENT, AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND ADVOCACY: The incumbent is responsible for providing technical expertise to the development and implementation of corporate strategies for the engagement in global policy debates. The incumbent supports and contributes to IFAD's engagement in policy dialogues, including replenishment, resource mobilization and advocacy.
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FOCAL POINT FOR OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, POLICY INFLUENCE AND COLLABORATION: The incumbent acts as focal point for identification and pursuit of opportunities for outreach, engagement, policy influence and collaboration, including on how to anticipate and respond to partners' concerns and priorities, ensuring that IFAD's interests, perspectives, and knowledge are taken into account in relevant policy and institutional processes, and ensuring that they are fully aware of IFAD's perspectives, policies, priorities and capabilities. The incumbent contributes to the development and management of initiatives for high-level outreach, including for IFAD Senior Management.
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MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS: The incumbent is accountable for integrity, transparency, and equity in the personal use of assigned IFAD resources, including equipment, supplies and, as applicable, staff supervised.
The incumbent will:
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Act as a focal point and manages institutional relations with MDBs and DFI's, assigned to them, particularly with their Partnerships Offices and other important stakeholders for IFAD, aiming for coordinated collaboration agenda's.
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Prepare analytical reports, research, briefing notes, talking points, position papers, presentations and other materials as needed, particularly related to the MDB/DFI portfolio assigned to them. The incumbent identifies potential new MDB and DFI partner initiatives and events at all levels - national, regional and global - which provide opportunities for IFAD to promote and highlight its corporate agenda of transformative rural development. -
Develop global and multilateral engag...
Profile
What makes you a great fit
**
*
Partnership Officer, Rome
*
-
Organization:
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development -
Country:
Italy -
City:
Rome
- Office:
IFAD HQ Rome
Job Title** : Partnership Officer
ID : 34279
Location : ROME
Date of issue : 02/27/2026
Close Date : (Midnight, Rome Time) 03/23/2026
Organizational Unit : Global Eng., Part. & res. Mob.
Full/Part Time : Full-Time
Regular/Temporary : Regular
Assignment Duration : 2 Years
Grade : P-3
Organizational Setting
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and advocates at the local, national and international level for policies that contribute to rural transformation.
The External Relations Department (ERD) leads IFAD's external engagement through public and political advocacy, global policy engagement, partnership building, resource mobilization and strategic communications. ERD also leads IFAD's Replenishment, which is the process through which IFAD mobilizes core funding from Member States and agrees on priorities and targets for the Fund's work during each three-year replenishment period. ERD is led by an Associate Vice President and is comprised of two divisions: Global Engagement Partnership and Resource Mobilization Division (GPR) and the Communications Division (COM) and one initiative: The Food Systems Coordination (FSC).
The Global Engagement, Partnership and Resource Mobilization (GPR) Division has a specific focus on global policy engagement, partnerships (including with Member States and bilateral and multilateral organizations), and on driving the resource mobilization efforts with traditional and non-traditional donors and partners. Within this framework, the GPR Division addresses three main functions: Global policy engagement and multilateral relations; Strategic partnerships; Replenishment and resource mobilization, including supplementary funds and blended finance.
GPR is led by a Divisional Director and comprises four (4) Liaison Offices: the Americas Liaison Office which includes a presence in Washington, D.C. (ALO) and New York (NYLO); the Saudi Arabia Liaison Office (SLO); the Japan Liaison Office (JLO); and an office in Brussels (EU/BRX).
Job Role
The purpose of the position is to deepen corporate level collaboration with key stakeholders and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of assignment. The incumbent may also serve as focal point and resource for GPR colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. The incumbent works within cross-functional key partner management teams to leverage relationship management skills, assets and, most importantly, professional social networks. I ncumbents are experts in their focus areas. They provide technical expertise and develop new approaches which materially expand the range of services or programmes delivered to closely support internal and external stakeholders. I ncumbents work collaboratively with the other colleagues across the GPR Division to ensure consistency, cohesion and synergy in the application of technical advice and provision of programme development support within their assigned portfolios. The key result is to ensure greater visibility and influence for IFAD in support of its mission.
The incumbent is part of GPR's Global and Multilateral Engagement Unit. The goal of global and multilateral engagement is to cement IFAD's standing as an International Financial Institution and to position the Fund as a thought-leader that invests in food systems, and promotes rural transformation at the first mile, in policy processes, prioritizing high-impact platforms and strategic partnerships. The incumbent will provide technical support and collaborate at corporate level with key internal stakeholders on relationship management and thematic areas of strategic relevance for global and multilateral engagement. The incumbent will also work jointly with external partners and the envisioned portfolio will cover engagement with MDB (Multilateral Development Banks) and bilateral DFI (Development Finance Institutions) partners of IFAD.
Key Functions and Results
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PARTNERSHIP BUILDING: The incumbent seeks and promotes new partnerships and resource mobilization opportunities, working with IFAD colleagues to identify needs and broker resource mobilization agreements to meet those needs. The incumbent receives and screens inquiries from potential collaborators and facilitates communication with appropriate IFAD staff and advocates divisional priorities. The incumbent scans and scouts external environment within designated focus areas for opportunities and risks and shares information in a timely fashion with relevant IFAD staff. In addition, the incumbent provides strategic, logistical and programmatic support to senior management and other IFAD staff in corporate engagement and interaction with assigned partners.
-
DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIES: The incumbent collaborates with internal stakeholders to strengthen IFADs approach to partnerships. The incumbent develops annual partnership engagement and resource mobilization plans and supports the implementation of partnership strategies within assigned portfolios. In addition, the incumbent builds IFAD's institutional capacity and knowledge for its partnership performance and ensures the development of efficient approaches for partnership knowledge management.
-
GLOBAL POLICY ENGAGEMENT, REPLENISHMENT, AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND ADVOCACY: The incumbent is responsible for providing technical expertise to the development and implementation of corporate strategies for the engagement in global policy debates. The incumbent supports and contributes to IFAD's engagement in policy dialogues, including replenishment, resource mobilization and advocacy.
-
FOCAL POINT FOR OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, POLICY INFLUENCE AND COLLABORATION: The incumbent acts as focal point for identification and pursuit of opportunities for outreach, engagement, policy influence and collaboration, including on how to anticipate and respond to partners' concerns and priorities, ensuring that IFAD's interests, perspectives, and knowledge are taken into account in relevant policy and institutional processes, and ensuring that they are fully aware of IFAD's perspectives, policies, priorities and capabilities. The incumbent contributes to the development and management of initiatives for high-level outreach, including for IFAD Senior Management.
-
MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS: The incumbent is accountable for integrity, transparency, and equity in the personal use of assigned IFAD resources, including equipment, supplies and, as applicable, staff supervised.
The incumbent will:
-
Act as a focal point and manages institutional relations with MDBs and DFI's, assigned to them, particularly with their Partnerships Offices and other important stakeholders for IFAD, aiming for coordinated collaboration agenda's.
-
Prepare analytical reports, research, briefing notes, talking points, position papers, presentations and other materials as needed, particularly related to the MDB/DFI portfolio assigned to them. The incumbent identifies potential new MDB and DFI partner initiatives and events at all levels - national, regional and global - which provide opportunities for IFAD to promote and highlight its corporate agenda of transformative rural development. -
Develop global and multilateral engag...