The IFAD Regional Office Data Analyst 2025 position presents an exciting opportunity to contribute to data-driven decision-making in the realm of rural development and poverty reduction. In this role, you will analyze and interpret data to support IFAD’s mission of empowering smallholder farmers and promoting sustainable agricultural practices.
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As a Data Analyst, you will collaborate with various teams to provide insights that inform project design and implementation. Your work will be crucial in enhancing the effectiveness of programs aimed at improving livelihoods and fostering resilient rural communities in the region. This position is ideal for individuals passionate about leveraging data to drive impactful change in the agricultural sector.
Job Profile Requirements
Organizational Competencies:
Level 1:
- Building relationships and partnerships – Builds and maintains effective working relationships
- Communicating and negotiating – Communicates effectively; creates understanding between self and others
- Demonstrating leadership – Personal leadership and attitude to change
- Focusing on clients – Focuses on clients
- Learning, sharing knowledge and innovating – Continuously seeks to learn, shares knowledge & innovates
- Managing performance and developing staff
- Managing time, resources and information – Manages own time, information and resources effectively
- Problem-solving and decision-making – Demonstrates sound problem-solving and decision-making ability
- Strategic thinking and organizational development – Personal influence
- Team working – Contributes effectively to the team
Education:
- Education includes Advanced university degree from an accredited institution listed on https://whed.net/home.php in accounting, business administration, development, economics, finance, international relations, or related areas is required. Professional qualifications in Statistics, M&E, Digital and ICT would be an added value.
(*) Note: For internal candidates, this requirement will be assessed in line with the provisions set forth in IFAD’s Human Resources Implementing Procedures.
Experience:
- At least two years of progressively responsible professional experience in development institutions and/or government service.
- Qualifying work experience in country programme analysis, management of analytic data packages, production of analytic reports and management of data for decision making, operations management and/or loan/grant administration with International financial institutions, development cooperation agencies, etc., would be an asset.
Languages:
- Required: English and Spanish (4 – Excellent)
- Desirable: French or Arabic (3 – Good)
Skills:
- Procedure adherence: Ability to strictly adhere to established, formal guidelines, including in new situations
- IFAD partners: Knowledge of IFAD’s partners’ functioning and mandate , such as the public sector (e.g. governments and policy, institutions and system), non-state actors (NGOs, CSOs, Foundations, etc.) and private sector actors
- Advanced data analytics: Statistical & econometrics research, forensic and advanced data analytics / data mining
- Analytical skills: Outstanding ability to analyse and synthesize qualitative and/or quantitative information from a variety of sources and filter out key insights and recommendations
- Time management: Adherence to deadlines under time constraints and pressure (e.g. to deliver governing body documents on time); ability to coordinate and manage complex workflows and in-house and external teams
- Adaptability: Adaptability and flexibility when facing new or unexpected situations, and to specific constraints and circumstances and managing complex processes
- Basic ICT & digital fluency: High level of digital literacy and ability to quickly get familiar with new digital tools (e.g. ability to carry out EPR data entry and extraction when budgeting; monitoring security systems, uploading content to inter/intra-net websites, etc.)
- Client orientation: Strong critical thinking combined with communication skills to liaise between the business and technologies to understand business problems and needs, document requirements and identify solutions
- Initiative and good judgment: High sense of proactive initiative-taking and good judgement (including on security matters)
- Integrity and ethics: Strong emphasis on acting with honesty, not tolerating unethical behaviour, demonstrating fairness, impartiality and sensitivity in exercising authority and interacting with peers, stakeholders, High sense of moral purpose and ethical conduct
- Interpersonal skills: Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with others (e.g. visitors, clients, callers, etc.), including senior individuals (e.g. high-level meeting participants)
- Problem solving: Strong systemic and structured thinking, ability to identify and dissect problems into components and formulate a comprehensive set of creative viable and sustainable solutions and strategies
Project/Programme mgmt (incl. coordination, design, development): Know-how in Project design and evaluation
Other Information
IFAD staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the President of IFAD. In accordance with IFAD’s Human Resources Policy, the President can decide to assign them to any of the activities of the Fund. All International Professional staff members are required to be geographically mobile and positions in the professional category are subject to changes in location at any time in line with strategic priorities and reform initiatives in IFAD.
