Beatrice Gerli

Senior Gender and Targeting Specialist at International Fund for Agricultural Development

Rome, Latium, Italy2.2k followers
International Fund for Agricultural Developmentex-FAOex-UNESCO

Strategic leader with 20+ years of global experience driving gender equity and climate resilience through investment programmes across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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Proven success in designing and implementing high-impact financial mechanisms in collaboration with multilateral development banks, governments, and private foundations. Led multi-million-dollar partnerships—including a $23M gender and climate resilience fund supported by IFAD and the Gates Foundation—integrating robust impact measurement, inclusive finance, and transformative methodologies. Passionate about innovative strategies to deliver systemic and measurable change for women and marginalized communities.

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GTM Index

  1. INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTJOB
    1. Senior Technical Specialis…
      3Y 2M
    2. Gender and Targeting speci…
      11Y 4M
  2. FAOJOB
    1. Evaluation Analyst
      2Y
  3. UNESCOJOB
    1. Project Officer - Central…
      1Y
  4. EUROPEAN COMMISSIONJOB
    1. Policy Coherence and Forwa…
      6M
  5. UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM CAMPAIGNJOB
    1. External relations and adv…
      5M
  6. SMALL SCALE SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND (S3IDF)JOB
    1. Volunteer
      2M
  7. INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANKJOB
    1. Consultant - PPPs on infra…
      8M
  8. UNDPJOB
    1. Researcher - PPPs for infr…
      4M

Time in market 20Y 9MOpen 3Closed 8Stints 11

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  1. Job: International Fund for Agricultural Development — Senior Technical Specialist Gender, Targeting and Social Inclusion - GTM coordinator · 2023-08 – present · 3y
  2. Job: International Fund for Agricultural Development — Gender and Targeting specialist · 2012-04 – 2023-08 · 11y 4mo
  3. Job: FAO — Evaluation Analyst · 2010-04 – 2012-04 · 2y
  4. Job: UNESCO — Project Officer - Central America Regional Office · 2008-12 – 2009-12 · 1y
  5. Job: European Commission — Policy Coherence and Forward Looking Studies · 2007-09 – 2008-03 · 6 mo
  6. Job: United Nations Millennium Campaign — External relations and advocacy · 2007-05 – 2007-10 · 5 mo
  7. Job: Small Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund (S3IDF) — Volunteer · 2007-07 – 2007-09 · 2 mo
  8. Job: Inter-American Development Bank — Consultant - PPPs on infrastructure for low income population · 2006-05 – 2007-01 · 8 mo — Promoting Private Sector Participation in Low-Income Housing Finance: Diagnosis and Policy Recommendations for Latin America and the Caribbean Explored viable solutions to mitigate the impact of risks that are preventing private lenders from expanding their involvement in housing finance in selected countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The publication is based on available housing diagnostics and studies in the region, and complemented with information gathered by the consultants from public sources and correspondence with appropriate regulators and national statistical offices. This analysis provides basis for the policy and program recommendations to support a more effective, no…
  9. Job: UNDP — Researcher - PPPs for infrastructure and social sectors · 2006-01 – 2006-05 · 4 mo
  10. School: Università Bocconi — MSc, publuc administration, development
  11. School: FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas

Skills

International RelationsPolicy AnalysisInternational DevelopmentItalianCapacity BuildingNGOsGender MainstreamingGender AnalysisSocial InclusionWomen LeadersWomen's LeadershipSustainable AgricultureRural DevelopmentRural Community DevelopmentGender Lens Investing & ESG StrategyEnglishAnalysisStrategySpanishPortuguese

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