FAO is looking for National Investment Specialist 2025 in Dhaka
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of six Regional Priority Investment Plans (RPIPs) based on agro-ecological, socio-economic, and environmental profiles.
- Conduct a comprehensive review of existing plans, projects, and investment gaps in each agro-ecological zone.
- Facilitate regional consultation workshops to validate diagnostic findings and investment priorities.
- Guide data collection and analysis using tools such as FAO’s TAPE and other relevant methodologies.
- Assess climate-smart agriculture (CSA) options, nutrition-sensitive approaches, and market-oriented investments in each zone.
- Identify public, private, and international financing opportunities and develop a resource mobilization strategy aligned with national priorities.
- Coordinate with relevant ministries and relevant agencies (e.g., BARC, DAE, BARI, BRRI, BADC) to ensure institutional alignment and ownership of the investment plans.
- Develop implementation roadmaps with sequencing, costing, and monitoring frameworks for each RPIP.
- Provide technical input for organizing investor roundtables or bilateral meetings with potential resource partners.
- Ensure the gender equality, environmental sustainability, and disaster risk management are fully integrated into all investment planning.
- Contribute to capacity-building activities and policy recommendations arising from the investment planning process.
- Prepare progress reports, technical notes, presentations, and documentation as required by FAO, Gates Foundation, and GoB.
Location:
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Eligibilities
Job Requirements:
Key Qualifications
- Advanced university degree in Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Public Policy, Investment Planning, Agribusiness, Statistics or a related field
- At least 9 years of progressively responsible experience in agricultural investment planning, public and private sector financing, or agri-food systems development, preferably in the context of Bangladesh or similar agro-ecological settings
- Working knowledge of English (level C)
- National of Bangladesh
Technical/Functional Skills
- Strong technical expertise in agricultural investment planning, including regional and subnational investment frameworks, project design, and resource mobilization
- Proven ability to apply quantitative and qualitative analytical tools for investment gap analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and agro-ecological diagnostics (e.g., FAO’s TAPE)
- Demonstrated skills in developing bankable and climate-resilient investment plans, with clear implementation and monitoring frameworks
- Experience in formulating sectoral or regional investment plans, preferably linked to national agricultural transformation strategies or donor-funded programmes
- Expertise in data analysis, and proficiency in using statistical software, especially R, Stata, SPSS, SAS or similar (preferably open-source) software
- Expertise in investment gap assessments, and project costing, with demonstrated ability to apply tools such as cost-benefit analysis or agro-ecological diagnostics
- Familiarity with Bangladesh’s agricultural policy landscape, including ATP, NAP 2018, Delta Plan 2100, and the institutional environment for investment planning
- Strong ability to synthesize technical information into actionable policy and investment recommendations
- Excellent skills in stakeholder consultation, facilitation, and coordination, including with government, private sector, and development partners
- Competency in preparing high-quality technical reports, investment briefs, and presentations
- Good working knowledge of standard software tools (Excel, PowerPoint, statistical software, GIS tools would be an asset)
Application Process
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Application Deadline: September 1, 2025 (18 Hours Remaining)
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