Call for Interest - Senior Advisor NSO Transformation and Implementation, Consultancy 6 Months

Organizational Context

IFAD is an international financial institution and a UN specialized agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger by investing in rural people. The Office of the President and Vice-President (OPV) provides strategic oversight, leadership, and liaison with member states and other international organizations. This consultancy supports the implementation of IFAD's NSO Transformation Programme within OPV.

Job Purpose

To provide senior-level implementation support for IFAD's NSO Transformation Programme, ensuring reforms are embedded in governance, operating models, portfolio management, and organizational culture. The role bridges the gap between process redesign and operational execution.

Responsibilities

Support NSO Transformation Programme implementation by monitoring the operating model, including deal teams, processes, and delegated authority; strengthen governance and accountability by clarifying roles and optimizing committee structures; operationalize the Investment Committee framework; translate risk appetite into operating guidance; enhance portfolio supervision and development capabilities; manage organizational change through stakeholder engagement and communication; facilitate capacity building and knowledge transfer; provide strategic advisory to senior management on NSO implementation, governance, and risk.

Work Experience

At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in development finance, private-sector investments, private equity, investment banking, infrastructure finance, or related fields. Extensive experience within multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, or comparable organizations. Demonstrated experience in establishing, restructuring, transforming, managing, supervising, or governing non-sovereign investment portfolios, private equity funds, investment funds, financial institutions, or comparable investment platforms. Significant experience across the full investment lifecycle (origination, due diligence, structuring, approval, supervision, portfolio management, restructuring, recovery). Demonstrated experience in governance, investment committee processes, risk management, and institutional strengthening. Proven experience supporting organizational transformation programs, implementation of institutional reforms, and management of organizational and cultural change. Strong understanding of three-lines-of-defence frameworks and investment governance. Experience operating effectively at Board, senior management, and government levels.

Skills

Implementation support, monitoring, governance strengthening, decision-making mechanisms, investment committee operationalization, risk appetite translation, portfolio management, organizational change management, stakeholder engagement, communication strategies, capacity building, knowledge transfer, strategic advisory, process refinement, international good practices.

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