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ILRI Job Vacancy 2025
| ILRI Job Vacancy 2025 A total of 01 vacancies for Experienced only. | |
| Position | Associate Program Officer – Inclusive Finance. |
| Total Vacancy | 01. |
| Opening Date | May 26, 2025. |
| Closing Date | June 04, 2025. |
| Job Location | Addis Ababa. |
| Salary | As Per Rules. |
| Requirements | Experienced Only. |
Job Vacancy Summary
- Hiring Authority: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
- Department: HR Department.
- Organization Type: NGO Jobs.
- Employment Type: Full time.
- Total Vacancy: 01.
- Experience: Experienced Only.
- Closing Date: June 04, 2025.
- Application Process: Online.
- Position: Associate Program Officer – Inclusive Finance.
- Grade: HG 16
- Minimum Base Salary: Birr 130,890 per month
- Official Website: www.ilri.org
- Vacancy Notification
Job Requirement
Education:
- Masters degree or PhD in Agricultural Finance, Economics, Business, or a related Field.
- Relevant professional certification
Skills:
- Deep understanding of emergent opportunities in inclusive finance, agriculture finance, digital finance, and related ecosystem actors. Familiarity with existing industry challenges and constraints for accessing financial services, especially for youth and young women.
- Demonstrates extensive experience working with partners to manage agricultural value chain development programs and design and implement capacity-building initiatives for SMEs and smallholder farmers in developing countries, particularly in Ethiopia.
- Exhibits sound knowledge of the financial sector in Kenya, including rural and green finance, and experience working with financial sector actors to develop and deliver innovative digital financial services tailored to the needs of SMEs and smallholder farmers.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Environmental and Social Management systems and green finance concepts, with experience in incorporating sustainable practices and climate resilience into agricultural value chain interventions while assessing and mitigating associated risks.
- Demonstrates extensive experience in designing and implementing innovative solutions for delivering Business Development Services (BDS), financial literacy programs, and financial services, with a strong emphasis on leveraging digital technologies to enhance access and effectiveness for underserved communities, including SMEs and smallholder farmers.
Experience:
- Nine years relevant experience with masters or two years relevant experience with PhD
- Professional experience in agricultural finance.
- Relevant experience in the development and design of rural or agricultural finance solutions and programs, preferably in both the private and public sectors (financial services providers, development programs, public institutions, DFIs/IFIs, digital finance, agricultural companies)
- Experience in conducting needs assessments, terms of reference development, procurement processes, and management of consultants and trainers in the agricultural finance sector.
- Solid experience in an advisory role, engagement of financial ecosystem stakeholders, and knowledge of product development.
- Possess a solid network of relevant agricultural finance and Agri SME actors at the national level.
- Strong negotiation skills and private-sector acumen
- Good understanding of food crop value chains, access to markets and trade for small-scale food crop producers and Agri SMEs, and youth engagement in the agricultural sector.
- Excellent writing (ToRs, grant proposals and knowledge documents) and communication (conducting webinars, chair meetings, panel, and moderation roles) skills.
How to apply for ILRI Jobs 2025?
Applications: Applicants should provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to be included in the curriculum vitae. The position and reference number, as given above, should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter. All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com/ on or before 4 June 2025.
AGRA/ILRI does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training).
To find more about AGRA, visit our Website at www.agra.org.
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at https://www.ilri.org/
Suitably qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.