Organizational Setting
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and advocates at the local, national and international level for policies that contribute to rural transformation.
The Office of Legal and Governance (OLG) leads IFAD's governance dialogue with Members and provides strategic leadership and authoritative advice at the institutional level on all aspects of IFAD's work. In this manner, OLG guides the Fund's high-level strategic, corporate and operational policy discussions and decisions, protecting the institution and maximizing the impact of IFAD's investments.
OLG is led by the Chief Legal and Governance Officer (CLGO) and is comprised of two divisions: the Office of the General Counsel (LEG) and the Office of the Secretary (SEC).
LEG provides guidance and advice to IFAD's Management and Governing Bodies on all legal aspects of IFAD's operations and administration as IFAD strives to mobilize resources for, as well as to design and implement, agricultural development and projects in its Member States.
The office ensures that IFAD complies with the Agreement Establishing IFAD, Rules and Procedures of the Governing Bodies and other relevant laws and obligations and proposes new legal frameworks, instruments, and guidance that will help the organization meet new challenges with respect to designing and implementing IFAD's program of work, resource mobilization and capacity to respond to global events.
Job Role
The incumbent is accountable for the provision of high-quality legal advice and services in general legal matters and, more specifically, in areas of legal specialization relevant to the Fund's activities, to the CLGO, the DGC, divisional teams and other divisions and clients. They contribute to the development and application of IFAD's legal framework underpinning its corporate, institutional and operational activities, both technical and supervisory.
Working assignments are carried out with a high degree of independence and require sound professional judgment, with regular interaction with internal and external partners. The incumbent advises and supports LEG and divisions in the achievement of programme goals and objectives through legal research and analysis, and through the application of relevant legal instruments and departmental documentation.
Specifically, the incumbent's tasks will include advice in the legal area related to private sector/non sovereign operations including loans, co-financing agreements, blended finance, guarantees, risk-sharing arrangements and equity.
Key Functions and Results
1. RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: Conducts and/or reviews research on a wide range of legal issues relating to the functions, structure, governance, and activities of the Fund, including matters of a complex and sensitive nature. Provides interpretation and drafting of legal instruments, including amendments to IFAD's basic texts, treaties, constitutions, statutes, and IFAD policies, rules, and regulations, ensuring consistency with the Agreement Establishing IFAD.
The incumbent also participates in meetings with IFAD Management, at the request of the CLGO and/or DGC, where discussions are held related to the development of new products, internal policies and procedures, and model documents.
2. LEGAL ADVICE AND OPINIONS: Provides legal advice on complex issues relating to the functions, structure, and activities of the Fund. Working closely with internal clients, analyses and supports the development of creative and pragmatic solutions within the applicable legal framework to facilitate the work of the Fund. Provides legal advice to internal committees and bodies, as well as detailed legal analyses and briefing memoranda for the CLGO and DGC.
3. LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AND DOCUMENTS: Prepares and reviews drafts of legal instruments and documents, such as agreements, contracts, internal rules and regulations, pleadings in litigation, and other legal materials related to IFAD's activities, including communications with Member States, the design of new products, and other institutional or operational matters, as applicable.
Assists in the establishment and maintenance of a clear and transparent legal and regulatory framework for IFAD's activities and in drafting policies and procedures.
4. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: Contributes to the sharing of legal knowledge and precedents in LEG relating to IFAD's legal framework through providing technical support to more junior Legal Officers and interns, and by ensuring that legal advice and instruments prepared are readily available for use by colleagues through appropriate filing and database entry. Seeks to identify best practices for use by the Office. Provides training to various stakeholders on substantive legal topics.
Represents the supervisor in outreach to, and knowledge sharing with, UN entities, other international financial institutions (IFIs), and relevant institutions to share best practices, promote efficiency, and broaden the reach of IFAD's work.
5. REPRESENTATION: To the extent authorized by the President or the CLGO, negotiates agreements on behalf of the Fund. Liaises with counterparts in other organizations and, as appropriate, with representatives of Member States. Representation may also include preparing briefs and other documents for international or intergovernmental bodies and standard-setting entities.
6. MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS: The incumbent is accountable for integrity, transparency, and equity in the management of assigned IFAD resources, including a team of legal officers and administrative support staff whom the incumbent directly supervises. Among other functions, the incumbent may be required to select, manage, and supervise outside counsel.
Key Performance Indicators
The incumbent is recognized in their field both within and outside the Fund, and the impact of the work performed is considered specialized. The incumbent supports the development of new approaches that directly influence the approach, structure, and content of legal analyses and studies in matters of a sensitive or unprecedented nature, as well as the official interpretation of legal instruments.
The incumbent performs other related duties as assigned by the CLGO and/or the DGC, which may include legal work across IFAD's activities, including litigation, as applicable.
Working Relationships
Representational functions of the incumbent include, where delegated by the CLGO or the DGC, participating in the negotiation of agreements and contracts; presenting IFAD's position in meetings with other international financial institutions, UN organizations and agencies, and working groups; and liaising with external parties.
Such functions may also include, when duly authorized, representing the Fund in the strategic review of sensitive and complex legal matters, including submissions, opinions, or pleadings, and, as applicable, in proceedings or engagements before appeals bodies, administrative tribunals, arbitration panels, or other judicial, quasi-judicial, or oversight bodies; negotiating complex legal instruments (including contracts, international agreements, high-level corporate advice, sanctions matters, and related instruments); and engaging with external counterparts, as appropriate.
The incumbent also represents LEG on internal committees and at interdepartmental meetings.
Work relationships are established and maintained with senior-level counterparts to resolve complex issues and to develop legal advice and interpretations. In a consultative and advisory capacity, the incumbent provides expert advice on the Fund's policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
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Organizational Setting The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and advocates at the local, national and international level for policies that contribute to rural transformation. The Office of Legal and Governance (OLG) leads IFAD's governance dialogue with Members and provides strategic leadership and authoritative advice at the institutional level on all aspects of IFAD's work. In this manner, OLG guides the Fund's high-level strategic, corporate and operational policy discussions and decisions, protecting the institution and maximizing the impact of IFAD's investments. OLG is led by the Chief Legal and Governance Officer (CLGO) and is comprised of two divisions: the Office of the General Counsel (LEG) and the Office of the Secretary (SEC). LEG provides guidance and advice to IFAD's Management and Governing Bodies on all legal aspects of IFAD's operations and administration as IFAD strives to mobilize resources for, as well as to design and implement, agricultural development and projects in its Member States. The office ensures that IFAD complies with the Agreement Establishing IFAD, Rules and Procedures of the Governing Bodies and other relevant laws and obligations and proposes new legal frameworks, instruments, and guidance that will help the organization meet new challenges with respect to designing and implementing IFAD's program of work, resource mobilization and capacity to respond to global events. Job Role The incumbent is accountable for the provision of high-quality legal advice and services in general legal matters and, more specifically, in areas of legal specialization relevant to the Fund's activities, to the CLGO, the DGC, divisional teams and other divisions and clients. They contribute to the development and application of IFAD's legal framework underpinning its corporate, institutional and operational activities, both technical and supervisory. Working assignments are carried out with a high degree of independence and require sound professional judgment, with regular interaction with internal and external partners. The incumbent advises and supports LEG and divisions in the achievement of programme goals and objectives through legal research and analysis, and through the application of relevant legal instruments and departmental documentation. Specifically, the incumbent's tasks will include advice in the legal area related to private sector/non sovereign operations including loans, co-financing agreements, blended finance, guarantees, risk-sharing arrangements and equity. Key Functions and Results 1. RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: Conducts and/or reviews research on a wide range of legal issues relating to the functions, structure, governance, and activities of the Fund, including matters of a complex and sensitive nature. Provides interpretation and drafting of legal instruments, including amendments to IFAD's basic texts, treaties, constitutions, statutes, and IFAD policies, rules, and regulations, ensuring consistency with the Agreement Establishing IFAD. The incumbent also participates in meetings with IFAD Management, at the request of the CLGO and/or DGC, where discussions are held related to the development of new products, internal policies and procedures, and model documents. 2. LEGAL ADVICE AND OPINIONS: Provides legal advice on complex issues relating to the functions, structure, and activities of the Fund. Working closely with internal clients, analyses and supports the development of creative and pragmatic solutions within the applicable legal framework to facilitate the work of the Fund. Provides legal advice to internal committees and bodies, as well as detailed legal analyses and briefing memoranda for the CLGO and DGC. 3. LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AND DOCUMENTS: Prepares and reviews drafts of legal instruments and documents, such as agreements, contracts, internal rules and regulations, pleadings in litigation, and other legal materials related to IFAD's activities, including communications with Member States, the design of new products, and other institutional or operational matters, as applicable. Assists in the establishment and maintenance of a clear and transparent legal and regulatory framework for IFAD's activities and in drafting policies and procedures. 4. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: Contributes to the sharing of legal knowledge and precedents in LEG relating to IFAD's legal framework through providing technical support to more junior Legal Officers and interns, and by ensuring that legal advice and instruments prepared are readily available for use by colleagues through appropriate filing and database entry. Seeks to identify best practices for use by the Office. Provides training to various stakeholders on substantive legal topics. Represents the supervisor in outreach to, and knowledge sharing with, UN entities, other international financial institutions (IFIs), and relevant institutions to share best practices, promote efficiency, and broaden the reach of IFAD's work. 5. REPRESENTATION: To the extent authorized by the President or the CLGO, negotiates agreements on behalf of the Fund. Liaises with counterparts in other organizations and, as appropriate, with representatives of Member States. Representation may also include preparing briefs and other documents for international or intergovernmental bodies and standard-setting entities. 6. MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS: The incumbent is accountable for integrity, transparency, and equity in the management of assigned IFAD resources, including a team of legal officers and administrative support staff whom the incumbent directly supervises. Among other functions, the incumbent may be required to select, manage, and supervise outside counsel. Key Performance Indicators The incumbent is recognized in their field both within and outside the Fund, and the impact of the work performed is considered specialized. The incumbent supports the development of new approaches that directly influence the approach, structure, and content of legal analyses and studies in matters of a sensitive or unprecedented nature, as well as the official interpretation of legal instruments. The incumbent performs other related duties as assigned by the CLGO and/or the DGC, which may include legal work across IFAD's activities, including litigation, as applicable. Working Relationships Representational functions of the incumbent include, where delegated by the CLGO or the DGC, participating in the negotiation of agreements and contracts; presenting IFAD's position in meetings with other international financial institutions, UN organizations and agencies, and working groups; and liaising with external parties. Such functions may also include, when duly authorized, representing the Fund in the strategic review of sensitive and complex legal matters, including submissions, opinions, or pleadings, and, as applicable, in proceedings or engagements before appeals bodies, administrative tribunals, arbitration panels, or other judicial, quasi-judicial, or oversight bodies; negotiating complex legal instruments (including contracts, international agreements, high-level corporate advice, sanctions matters, and related instruments); and engaging with external counterparts, as appropriate. The incumbent also represents LEG on internal committees and at interdepartmental meetings. Work relationships are established and maintained with senior-level counterparts to resolve complex issues and to develop legal advice and interpretations. In a consultative and advisory capacity, the incumbent provides expert advice on the Fund's policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.