Le Groupe de la Banque mondiale recrute pour ce poste (12 Mai 2022)

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Agriculture is an essential pathway to meeting the World Bank Group’s (WBG) twin goals—eliminating extreme poverty by 2030 and promoting shared prosperity. Food production must increase by at least 35 percent to meet the needs of the rising global population. Thus, ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity cannot be achieved without more and better investment in agriculture, food security, and nutrition. Meeting today’s challenges on the food and agriculture agenda will require major strides in agricultural innovation and climate smart agriculture, efficiency in food production and distribution systems, promoting environmentally and socially sustainable production practices, strengthening agricultural policy and institutions, supporting agribusiness value chains, and joint private- and public- sector action. The Agriculture Global Practice (GP) of the WBG, working closely with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), supports a Global Vision for Food and Agriculture with agriculture able to feed every person, every day, in every country with a safe, nutritious and affordable diet, and where jobs and income gains in the food system are sufficient to meet poverty reduction targets.

To help the achievement of the twin goals, the strategic focus of the Agriculture GP, as reflected in the Agriculture Action Plan, is to help client countries on the issues mentioned above. Our current work program (150+ operations) consists of engagement in policy dialogue, investment, and forging partnerships across the globe seeking to (i) raise agricultural productivity, (ii) link farmers to markets and strengthen value chains, (iii) support rural non-farm income, (iv) reduce risk, vulnerability, and gender inequality, and (v) enhance environmental services and sustainability.

The Agriculture GP is led by a Global Director, who has overall responsibility for the GP. The Agriculture GP Management Team, which is the group that leads and manages the GP, consists of the Director mentioned above and ten Agriculture Practice Managers, who manage the roughly 280 staff working on Agriculture in all six Regions and on global programs.  About a third of the staff are located in Country Offices.

The Agriculture GP works with and across multiple sectors, in recognition of the fact that Agriculture outcomes often depend on actions that lie outside the Practice, and the GP actively contributes to work managed by other Global Practices.   Accordingly, a capacity to work across GP boundaries, forge coalitions and influence multi-practice solutions is essential for achieving the major objectives of improving agriculture outcomes.

In Burkina Faso, the agriculture and livestock sector continue to play a key role in regard to jobs, GDP, and poverty reduction. The sector is still dominated by subsistence production and characterized by low crop and livestock productivity, low but increasing diversification, and the limited participation of formal private businesses in the development of agri-value-chains. Cotton exports are still dominant and represent about 60 percent of total agricultural exports. Therefore, interventions aiming at spurring increases in non-cotton agricultural exports—and particularly at increasing the competitiveness of selected sub-sectors that target national and international markets—are critical to reduce Burkina’s dependency on only a few commodities and take advantage of new high-growth and higher value-added opportunities. The country has a potential comparative advantage in several non-traditional cash crops, such as fruit (especially mangoes) and vegetables (such as onions, tomatoes, potatoes and beans), both for West Africa’s coastal countries and for European countries, where demand is high. To take advantage of these potential sources of growth, Burkina needs to address a series of constraints to be able to reach a position from which it can increase the competitiveness of its supply chains and gain better access to these markets. The Bank is currently supporting Burkina Faso to develop these sectors through a number of projects and instruments (policy dialogue, technical assistance and IPFs).

Duties & Accountabilities

The primary responsibility of the Sr. Agriculture Economist will be to contribute to the development and implementation of the Agriculture GP’s work program in Burkina Faso.

The Sr. Agriculture Economist will report to the Practice Manager in charge of SAWA 4, who is based in Washington DC, and assist him in the delivery of the work program, assurance of quality, interaction with internal and external clients, including the government and private sector, and strategic partnerships.
In addition, the Sr. Agriculture Economist will work under the regular oversight of the Country Manager, based in Ouagadougou, on strategic and operational matters.

 In particular, the Sr. Agriculture Economist will:

• Contribute as core team member to the preparation and implementation of selected operations, both in agriculture and multi-sectoral ones, as well as those led by other GPs (e.g. Water) assuring quality in all stages of the project cycle;
• Serve as the focal point for liaison with key counterparts and other partners for colleagues working with the Burkina Faso program, providing them with advice and support as needed;
• Work with the relevant Sector Leaders and staff of the Agriculture GP and other GPs to identify opportunities for addressing agricultural issues in Burkina Faso as part of the World Bank’s Systematic Country Diagnostic, Country Partnership Framework, country policy dialogue, sector investment operations, budget support operations, and other multi-sectoral projects;
• Stay abreast of relevant developments for Burkina Faso’s agri-food sector and effectively communicate them to the country team; 
• Identify innovative opportunities or ways to address existing needs in the agri-food sector;
• Remain current with relevant major pieces of analytical work in the profession. Participate in strategic analytical work in Burkina Faso and/or on a sub-regional level, and work with teams engaged in analytical work relevant to the Agriculture GP’s work program in Burkina Faso;
• Represent the World Bank in fora involving the community of development partners. Provide support, either explicit or implicit, to the work of the development partners in the sector;
• As necessary, represent the World Bank and the Agriculture GP’s management at events with sectoral focus that take place in the field;
• Develop strong client relations and partnership, including with the International Finance Corporation, on operational matters and policy dialogue;
• Work with other Global Practices in representing Burkina Faso specific issues in regional and corporate strategies;
• Initiate and maintain a high level and quality of engagement and dialogue with key stakeholders, including government, civil society, private sector and research/academic community on strategic and policy issues concerning the agri-food sector in Burkina Faso.

Selection Criteria

• Masters, MBA or PhD in Agricultural Economics, Economics, or in a relevant discipline;
• At least eight years of experience on agricultural development issues;
• Strong technical and analytical skills in the range of issue of relevance to agriculture;
• Familiarity with the institutional context of African agricultural development would be an advantage;
• Team player able to function in a fast-paced, multi-sectoral and multi-cultural environment;
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving and team skills with ability to find balanced, pragmatic and implementable solutions also in a multi-disciplinary context;
• High level of energy, ability to work under pressure, and willingness to travel and work under challenging conditions;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and in French, including the ability to present complex issues to World Bank management and senior Government representatives, as well as to non-specialist audiences.

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