updated: 4 February, 2008
IFAD
About IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFAD operates with well-motivated staff of the highest quality. Current level of staffing is as follows:

  • 227 professional and higher-category positions
  • 241 general service positions

The professional positions exclude the positions of the President and Vice-President.

In the Professional and higher categories, staff are nationals of 60 Member States, reflecting IFAD's adherence to the principle of equitable geographical distribution. Women make up 44 per cent of staff in the Professional and higher categories. IFAD engages the services of consultants for specific tasks, and of other temporary staff to enable it to meet its operational needs during peak periods and conferences.

Under its Associate Professional Officer/Special Programme Officer Programmes, the organization benefited from the services of 18 professionals from nine donor countries: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the Republic of Korea and Sweden. In the Internship Programme, at 31 December 2007 IFAD had accepted 29 professionals from 13 countries: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, India, Italy, Kuwait, Nepal, the Philippines, Togo, United Kingdom and United States of America.

In the Internship Programme, at 31 December 2007 IFAD had accepted 29 professionals from 13 countries: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, India, Italy, Kuwait, Nepal, the Philippines, Togo, United Kingdom and United States of America.

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