2102659 agriculture specialist job posting: 29/sep/2021 closure date: 13/oct/2021, 4:59:00 pm organizational unit: faphi job type: non-staff opportunities type of requisition: psa (personal services agreement) grade level: n/a primary location: home-based duration: 2 months post number: n/a fao seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve fao members in all regions.
Fao is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background, and culture
Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member nations, and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
Everyone who works for fao is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct and to uphold our valuesFao has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the united nations and fao, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
All selected candidates, therefore, will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities and/or duty stations depending on the evolving needs of the organization
Organizational setting:
Fao’s approach to development assistance in mindanao focuses on supporting the rehabilitation of agriculture and fisheries-based livelihoods, accelerating agriculture-based enterprises and increasing access to sustainable energy, and resilience to risk in municipalities affected by natural disasters and conflictFao interventions will include, among others:
Introduction of various productivity enhancing technologies to improve household incomes and promote sustainable agricultural practices.
Technical assistance to government in reviewing existing policies that promote equitable agribusiness venture arrangements between farmers and agribusiness firms and capacity building activities for farmers that are anchored on the value chain approach.
Capacity building on enterprise development and agribusiness that will allow farmers, fisherfolk and local government units to maximize potential market opportunities.
Restoring and increasing the productivity of agriculture and fisheries-based livelihoods of smallholder farmers and marginalized fishers, decommissioned moro islamic liberation front (milf) combatants and their families
Enhancing the competitiveness of farm households, particularly women, to establish and manage microenterprises
Facilitating the establishment of agribusiness enterprises with production-market contract agreements or similar arrangements
Reporting lines:
The agriculture specialist will be under the overall supervision of the fao representative in the philippines and assistant fao representative (programme), and the direct supervision of the mindanao and emergency response and preparedness group (merg) (natural and human-induced) team leader.
Technical focus:
The project is aimed at establishing marawi and lanao del sur as one of the agro-industrial cooperative zone in the mindanao development corridors-food basket clusterIt aims to contribute to rebuilding communities of marawi and lanao del sur by supporting food supply chain, restoration of agricultural production in affected areas and reactivation of small and micro enterprises.
Tasks and responsibilities
The agriculture specialist will work in collaboration with the mindanao development authority (minda), ministry of agriculture, fisheries and agrarian reform (mafar) – bangsamoro autonomous region in muslim mindanao (mafar - barmm) and regional economic zone authority (reza)-barmm, to carry out the following tasks:
Assess the technical soundness of proposed agri-based production/processing plan.
Closely liaise with minda, mafar - barmm, reza, ngos/cbos and lgus (province and municipal) during the planning and implementation of the proposed interventions in the targeted sites.
Assist in the formulation and implementation of capacity building activities relative to aez development given the local context.
Coordinate with relevant government agencies including, among others the mindanao development authority (minda), ministry of agriculture, fisheries and agrarian reform (mafar) – bangsamoro autonomous region in muslim mindanao (mafar - barmm), ministry of trade, industry and tourism (mtit), department of science and technology (dost), regional economic zone authority (reza)-barmm, private sectors including buyers and traders, and various municipal and provincial local government units (lgus), task force bangon marawi (tfbm) sub-committee on business and livelihoods, and other key counterparts, to ensure coherent designing of programmes and interventions by all actors.
Provide support and technical assistance needed by the agribusiness/enterprise development specialist/agricultural economist in developing the assessment methodologies, development tools and activity design documents for various consultative workshops required.
Prepare and submit an end of assignment report.
Carry out any other relevant duties within his/her technical competence as may be requested by fao
Candidates will be assessed against the following
Minimum requirements
Advanced university degree in agricultural science, farming systems, agricultural systems, agronomy, horticulture, soil science or other related fields.
At least five (5) years professional experience on agricultural development or rural development.
A national of the philippines or resident in the country with a regular work permit
Fao core competencies
Results focus
Teamwork
Communication
Building effective relationships
Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
Technical/functional skills
Demonstrated knowledge of integrated farming systems, analysis of and market linking
General knowledge and skills in the use of standard office software, such as ms office (word, excel, power point).
Language requirement: excellent written and oral communication skills in english
In line with fao policy, commitment to placing accountability to people affected by disaster framework at the core of fao’s emergency policy and practice, from preparedness up to the onset of an emergency in all phases of the programme cycle
Please note that all candidates should adhere to fao values of commitment to fao, respect for all and integrity and transparency.
Additional information
Fao does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
Incomplete applications will not be consideredIf you need help or have queries, please contact: careers@fao.org
Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Only language proficiency certificates from un accredited external providers and/or fao language official examinations (lpe, ile, lrt) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications.
For other issues, visit the fao employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
Apply Now
To apply, visit the recruitment website at jobs at fao and complete your online profileOnly applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered.
Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile.
If you need help, or have queries, please contact: careers@fao.org
Fao is a non-smoking environment
