ET Consultant - Agriculture Insurance

The Extended Term Consultant (ETC) will provide senior-level technical advice and engagement support for the Disaster Risk Finance Unit's work program on agriculture insurance. The role involves leading delivery of agriculture insurance solutions, providing actuarial and quantitative analysis, knowledge sharing, and stakeholder engagement to strengthen financial protection for farmers and agriculture businesses.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of agriculture insurance solutions in countries, such as parametric and crop yield insurance.
• Provide ad hoc actuarial and quantitative analysis to support client engagement, policy dialogue, and internal decision-making, including identifying options to strengthen financial protection for farmers and agriculture businesses.
• Review and quality-assure technical outputs prepared by others, including diagnostic reports, strategy documents, financial models, and presentations.
• Curate and share knowledge on agriculture insurance and broader insurance market development, including key bottlenecks, global trends, insurance technology, the integration of insurance into climate risk management, relevant case studies, and financial innovations for client countries.
• Co-author policy and research notes, prepare internal guidance, develop policy and industry toolkits, and organize seminars and workshops.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as Farming and Agribusiness Global Department, IFC, MIGA, and external stakeholders, including the Insurance Development Forum (IDF).
• Represent the CDRFI team in stakeholder consultations, interagency coordination forums, workshops, and donor dialogues, as needed.
• Perform other duties and tasks assigned by the Unit Manager.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in actuarial science, economics, finance, public policy, or a closely related quantitative or development field.
• At least 12 years of relevant professional experience in agriculture insurance or closely related fields, including direct experience supporting governments in developing countries on agriculture insurance schemes, or offering the solutions from the private sector.
• Strong knowledge of agriculture insurance.
• Quantitative and analytical skills, including modeling or actuarial analysis, are an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of disaster risk finance including sovereign risk transfer products, risk pooling arrangements, contingent financing facilities, disaster reserve funds, and public financial management reforms related to disaster risk, is an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to engage senior government counterparts and lead substantive policy dialogue in a development context.
• Experience working in complex institutional environments, including multilateral development banks or comparable organizations, is valued.
• Strong analytical skills and a proven record of producing high-quality technical reports, policy documents, and advisory outputs.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and produce high-quality reports and studies.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks effectively, set priorities independently, and deliver agreed results.
• Self-starter with a high level of initiative.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work in teams, lead small teams, and foster collaboration across organizational boundaries.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Spanish or French language skills would be an advantage.

Skills

• Actuarial Health Analysis
• Quantitative Analysis
• Disaster Risk Financing
• Risk Pooling Arrangements
• Contingent Financing Facilities
• Disaster Reserve Funds
• Public Financial Management
• Policy Dialogue
• Technical Report Preparation
• Policy Document Development
• Advisory Services
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Government Relations
• Multilateral Bank Experience
• Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Agricultural Insurance
• Sovereign Risk Transfer Products
• Financial Protection

Languages

English, Spanish, French