Senior Private Sector Portfolio Officer

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## Senior Private Sector Portfolio Officer, Rome, Italy

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• Organization:
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

• Country:
Italy

• City:

Rome

• Office:

IFAD HQ Rome

Job Title**
: Senior Private Sector Portfolio Officer - Rome, Italy
**ID**
: 32836
**Location**
: ROME
**Date of issue**
: 12/19/2025
**Close Date**
: (Midnight, Rome Time) 01/19/2026
**Organizational Unit**
: Private Sector Op Division
**Full/Part Time**
: Full-Time
**Regular/Temporary**
: Regular
**Assignment Duration**
: 2 Years
**Grade**
: P-4
**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 Department for Country Operations (DCO) oversees the origination, design and management of IFAD investments, including sovereign and non-sovereign operations, as well as the design and implementation of non-lending activities within country programmes, including policy engagement and SSTC. DCO is the department that primarily interfaces with governments, the private sector and other stakeholders to deliver IFAD's programme of work and to provide oversight to ensure quality of the portfolio.

DCO is led by an Associate Vice-President and is composed of five (5) regional divisions: Asia and the Pacific Division (APR), East and Southern Africa Division (ESA), Latin America and Caribbean Division (LAC) , Near East, North Africa and Europe Division (NEN) and West and Central Africa Division (WCA), the Private Sector Operations Division (PSD), and two (2) units: the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Unit (SSTC) and the fragility unit (FRU).

The Private Sector operations Division (PSD) is led by a Divisional Director based in IFAD Headquarters in Rome, Italy. PSD is responsible for origination, structuring, delivery and portfolio management of IFAD private sector investments, or Non-Sovereign Operations (NSO), as well as for business development, which includes developing the NSO pipeline and supporting complementarity between NSOs and sovereign operations within country programmes.

PSD is composed of a Front Office and two units: an Investment Unit and a Portfolio Management Unit. The division also has a Trust Fund Administration function as part of its Front Office, which is responsible for the administration and control of the Private Sector Trust Fund and other off-balance as well as the on-balance sheet funding (PSD financial resources). The PSD division works in close coordination with other divisions in DCO and other departments, offices, and divisions in IFAD. In alignment with the decentralised structure of the Fund, the division operates in a geographically distributed manner, including IFAD Headquarters and Regional Offices.

**Position specifics:**

The Portfolio Management Unit , for which this position will oversee, provides strategic oversight and supervision to the investment portfolio to ensure it supports the organisation's broader objectives. While the management of individual projects is the remit of the Investment Unit, the portfolio management function overseas overall NSO portfolio administration, coordination, monitoring, and reporting to ensures that the portfolio delivers optimal value and remains responsive to organisational priorities. The unit also coordinates and works with Investment Officers and IFAD divisions regarding non performing investments with the aim of improving their performance. In addition, this unit leads division data collection and reporting, creates and maintains dashboards and ensures data integrity; in collaboration with ICT and other divisions it is also responsible for data systems needs identification and overseeing systems development (together with ICT) and its subsequent usage.

The incumbent works under the direct supervision of the Director, PSD.

**Job Role**

The incumbent is an expert in a specialized thematic area. The incumbent provides technical expertise and strategic guidance at the corporate level and all stages of design, development, monitoring and evaluation of IFAD's private sector investments. The incumbent may work collaboratively with other thematic Technical Specialists, Country Directors, Investment Officers and other staff to ensure consistency, cohesion and synergy in the application of technical advice and provision of programme development support.

**Position specifics:**

Under the supervision of the Director , PSD, the incumbent has a global technical role in private investment and private sector operational engagements. The incumbent also works collaboratively with regional teams , including Country Directors and regionally mapped thematic Technical Specialists, as well as with the rest of PSD staff, to ensure consistency, cohesion and synergy in the application of technical advice and provision of private sector operation and activities.

The incumbent contributes to: a.) oversight and delivery of IFAD's private sector investment activities ( non -Sovereign private sector Operations-NSOs) on a global level, as required; b.) advising on, and facilitating, the integration of a private sector development and private sector investment perspective into Country Strategic Opportunities Programmes (COSOPs) and sovereign projects, upon request from the Regional Director and concerned Country Directors and based on planning agreed with Director PSD; c.) activities carried out by PSD globally, including in the areas of partnerships, knowledge management, and reporting.

The incumbent will develop and lead NSO portfolio management, coordination, monitoring, and reporting to ensure that the portfolio delivers optimal value and remains responsive to organizational priorities. This includes being the focal point at PSD in the management of problem investments, working with Investment Officers and other departments. The incumbent will help shape IFAD's NSO portfolio management function, utilizing deep technical understanding and collaborating across PSD as well as throughout the organization. Working together with IFAD departments, offices, and divisions, this role will also help design and optimize processes, systems, and guidelines required for effective and efficient NSO portfolio management; this includes ensuring data capture, data integrity, and effective data usage for NSO portfolio management and accurate and timely division reporting, corporate dashboard design and maintenance, and measuring impact.

**Key Functions and Results**

1. SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVICE IN PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT: The incumbent will work closely with the other PSD unit, IFAD directors, regional and country directors, and technical specialists in HQ and decentralized offices on the management of IFAD

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s non -Sovereign private sector operations (NSOs) portfolio. Main accountabilities include:

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Provide strategic oversight and efficient and effective supervision of IFAD

•
s NSO portfolio as a whole, while individual supervision responsibilities of performance of individual investees remain with the Investment Unit.

•
Provides oversight to NSO portfolio management, coordination, and division reporting to ensure that the portfolio delivers optimal value and remains responsive to organizational priorities.

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## Senior Private Sector Portfolio Officer, Rome, Italy

*

• Organization:
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

• Country:
Italy

• City:

Rome

• Office:

IFAD HQ Rome

Job Title**
: Senior Private Sector Portfolio Officer - Rome, Italy
**ID**
: 32836
**Location**
: ROME
**Date of issue**
: 12/19/2025
**Close Date**
: (Midnight, Rome Time) 01/19/2026
**Organizational Unit**
: Private Sector Op Division
**Full/Part Time**
: Full-Time
**Regular/Temporary**
: Regular
**Assignment Duration**
: 2 Years
**Grade**
: P-4
**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 Department for Country Operations (DCO) oversees the origination, design and management of IFAD investments, including sovereign and non-sovereign operations, as well as the design and implementation of non-lending activities within country programmes, including policy engagement and SSTC. DCO is the department that primarily interfaces with governments, the private sector and other stakeholders to deliver IFAD's programme of work and to provide oversight to ensure quality of the portfolio.

DCO is led by an Associate Vice-President and is composed of five (5) regional divisions: Asia and the Pacific Division (APR), East and Southern Africa Division (ESA), Latin America and Caribbean Division (LAC) , Near East, North Africa and Europe Division (NEN) and West and Central Africa Division (WCA), the Private Sector Operations Division (PSD), and two (2) units: the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Unit (SSTC) and the fragility unit (FRU).

The Private Sector operations Division (PSD) is led by a Divisional Director based in IFAD Headquarters in Rome, Italy. PSD is responsible for origination, structuring, delivery and portfolio management of IFAD private sector investments, or Non-Sovereign Operations (NSO), as well as for business development, which includes developing the NSO pipeline and supporting complementarity between NSOs and sovereign operations within country programmes.

PSD is composed of a Front Office and two units: an Investment Unit and a Portfolio Management Unit. The division also has a Trust Fund Administration function as part of its Front Office, which is responsible for the administration and control of the Private Sector Trust Fund and other off-balance as well as the on-balance sheet funding (PSD financial resources). The PSD division works in close coordination with other divisions in DCO and other departments, offices, and divisions in IFAD. In alignment with the decentralised structure of the Fund, the division operates in a geographically distributed manner, including IFAD Headquarters and Regional Offices.

**Position specifics:**

The Portfolio Management Unit , for which this position will oversee, provides strategic oversight and supervision to the investment portfolio to ensure it supports the organisation's broader objectives. While the management of individual projects is the remit of the Investment Unit, the portfolio management function overseas overall NSO portfolio administration, coordination, monitoring, and reporting to ensures that the portfolio delivers optimal value and remains responsive to organisational priorities. The unit also coordinates and works with Investment Officers and IFAD divisions regarding non performing investments with the aim of improving their performance. In addition, this unit leads division data collection and reporting, creates and maintains dashboards and ensures data integrity; in collaboration with ICT and other divisions it is also responsible for data systems needs identification and overseeing systems development (together with ICT) and its subsequent usage.

The incumbent works under the direct supervision of the Director, PSD.

**Job Role**

The incumbent is an expert in a specialized thematic area. The incumbent provides technical expertise and strategic guidance at the corporate level and all stages of design, development, monitoring and evaluation of IFAD's private sector investments. The incumbent may work collaboratively with other thematic Technical Specialists, Country Directors, Investment Officers and other staff to ensure consistency, cohesion and synergy in the application of technical advice and provision of programme development support.

**Position specifics:**

Under the supervision of the Director , PSD, the incumbent has a global technical role in private investment and private sector operational engagements. The incumbent also works collaboratively with regional teams , including Country Directors and regionally mapped thematic Technical Specialists, as well as with the rest of PSD staff, to ensure consistency, cohesion and synergy in the application of technical advice and provision of private sector operation and activities.

The incumbent contributes to: a.) oversight and delivery of IFAD's private sector investment activities ( non -Sovereign private sector Operations-NSOs) on a global level, as required; b.) advising on, and facilitating, the integration of a private sector development and private sector investment perspective into Country Strategic Opportunities Programmes (COSOPs) and sovereign projects, upon request from the Regional Director and concerned Country Directors and based on planning agreed with Director PSD; c.) activities carried out by PSD globally, including in the areas of partnerships, knowledge management, and reporting.

The incumbent will develop and lead NSO portfolio management, coordination, monitoring, and reporting to ensure that the portfolio delivers optimal value and remains responsive to organizational priorities. This includes being the focal point at PSD in the management of problem investments, working with Investment Officers and other departments. The incumbent will help shape IFAD's NSO portfolio management function, utilizing deep technical understanding and collaborating across PSD as well as throughout the organization. Working together with IFAD departments, offices, and divisions, this role will also help design and optimize processes, systems, and guidelines required for effective and efficient NSO portfolio management; this includes ensuring data capture, data integrity, and effective data usage for NSO portfolio management and accurate and timely division reporting, corporate dashboard design and maintenance, and measuring impact.

**Key Functions and Results**

1. SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVICE IN PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT: The incumbent will work closely with the other PSD unit, IFAD directors, regional and country directors, and technical specialists in HQ and decentralized offices on the management of IFAD

•
s non -Sovereign private sector operations (NSOs) portfolio. Main accountabilities include:

•
Provide strategic oversight and efficient and effective supervision of IFAD

•
s NSO portfolio as a whole, while individual supervision responsibilities of performance of individual investees remain with the Investment Unit.

•
Provides oversight to NSO portfolio management, coordination, and division reporting to ensure that the portfolio delivers optimal value and remains responsive to organizational priorities.

•
Coordinati...