Thursday, January 06, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: FAO Economist, Investment Centre Division
The Investment Centre Division (TCI) promotes investment in agriculture and rural development in developing countries and countries in transition, assisting governments, international financing institutions and other development partners to achieve growth, poverty alleviation and food security. The incumbent will:
- advise in identification and preparation of investment projects and programmes;
- establish the feasibility of the proposals through studying market prospects, prices, costs and risks, and carrying out financial and economic analysis;
- evaluate performance of investment projects or programmes during implementation, and their impact after completion;
- review investment implications of agricultural and rural development policies and national plans and programmes for poverty alleviation and food security;
- provide implementation support to ongoing investment operations and assist in improving their performance;
- support development and implementation of capacity building activities to private and public stakeholders on project preparation, appraisal and other related topics;
- interact at working level with government officials, development partners and beneficiaries to facilitate exchange of critical information and validate the findings and recommendations regarding the investment proposals;
- conduct thematic studies related to investment operations in rural development;
- perform other related duties as required.
Deadline: January 14, 2011
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