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ARMT is presently
comprised of several full-time staff and a cohesive team of short and
longer-term consultants. The team’s work is supported by donor trust funds.
To support ARMT’s risk management mainstreaming program and to contribute to
other areas of ARD’s work, the services of an experienced professional are
being sought with the following duties and responsibilities:
• Manage ARMT’s
portfolio of supply chain risk assessment in the context of the World Bank
analytical and operational work and other complementary programs. This will
involve identifying suitable opportunities, coordinating efforts with
pertinent project/country counterparts, recruiting/organizing/managing
assessment teams, coordinating with relevant stakeholders, ensuring the
operational relevance of assessment results, and preparing syntheses which
bring out lessons and broader findings from the different assessments.
• Build capacity of
the World Bank staff and other development partners in conducting supply
chain risk assessment s and incorporating risk elements in their existing and
planned operations. This will involve developing and delivering training
programs in supply chain risk assessment , refining the assessment
methodology, preparing assessment guidelines, distilling lessons learned from
the different assessments and sharing them with relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct
analytical work and provide operational advice pertaining to government
policies and regulatory measures that influence risk and risk management in
commodity supply chains, especially in relation to traditional export sectors
and staple food crops.
• Provide technical
guidance to WB staff and external clients on alternative approaches,
institutional arrangements, and good practices in relation to selected themes
in agricultural supply chain development and risk management.
• Contribute to the
design and implementation of ARMT’s training program (for external clients
and WB staff) on specific risk management themes.
• Lead/participate
in field missions, involving some combination of risk assessment ,
intervention design, and/or supervision/evaluation activity in specific
countries and regions.
• Work closely with
other staff to identify and implement partnerships with internal WB units or
external organizations to pursue joint work in agricultural risk assessment ,
risk management capacity building, and related areas.
• Handle selected
administrative tasks associated with ARMT’s work and its relationship with
key donors.
• Contribute to
other aspects of ARMT’s program of technical assistance and knowledge
management as demand for its services evolves.
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