Vacancy
Announcement no.003/2013
Post
Title: National Agriculture Value Chain Officer
Duty
station: Nairobi
Start
Date: ASAP
Reporting
to: Assistant
FAO Representative for programme implementation and the FAO Representative
Job
Role, Duties and Responsibilities
Under overall
supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative for Programme Implementation
and direct supervision of the Head of the Crops Unit, in close collaboration
with the FAO Kenya Programme team and other FAO teams in the sub-region, the
National Agriculture Value Chain Officer will provide programme support
functions aimed at ensuring linkages between FAO Kenya’s work on Agriculture
production and marketing following a value chain approach.
Through this role,
the National Agriculture Value Chain Officer will conduct a number of different
activities including: project formulation, planning, management and
coordination.
Key
responsibilities of the position will include:
- Ensure that all
relevant proposals submitted for funding incorporate an element of
engagement with subject specific value chain actors (effectively ensuring
a linkage between outcomes 2 and 4 under FAO Kenya’s Country Programming
Framework).
- Lead FAO Kenya’s
engagement with the private sector and develop linkages between private
sector companies and producer cooperatives.
- Support market
assessments and provide technical support to FAO’s agricultural
programmes.
These
responsibilities will be implemented through the following activities:
- Liaise with the
Government of Kenya through Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock
Development, Water and Irrigation, Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands and
other stakeholders to coordinate efforts linked to programme objectives.
- Identify
relevant partners and, in liaison with the operations unit prepare and
manage Letters of Agreements (LoAs) and Contracts with implementing
partners and contractors.
- Assist in
organizing FAO missions to Kenya, link consultants and contractors to the
Government of Kenya and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
- Provide technical
advice, training and support to implementing partners as required.
- Review
implementing partners’ project progress reports and prepare mid-term and
final narrative projects technical and financial reports.
- Contribute to
the monitoring and evaluation of the FAO programme (with a particular
focus on commodity value chains).
- Ensure adequate
procurement planning and the quality of any crop production inputs.
- Perform other
related duties and activities upon instructions received from the head of
the crops unit, the AFAOR Implementation or the FAO Representative.
Qualifications
and experience:
- Holder of M.Sc.
or equivalent in agriculture/crop production.
- At least six
years of relevant experience.
- Proven
experience and understanding of agricultural value chains
- Excellent
understanding of crop production systems in the affected areas.
- Experience in
coordinating a complex project with many stakeholders.
- Excellent
interpersonal communication skills and the ability to bring diverse
stakeholders together over a common goal.
- Proven report
writing ability.
- Excellent
written and spoken English.
FAO is an equal
opportunity employer; qualified women are encouraged to apply. Acknowledgements
will only be sent to applicants in whom FAO has a further interest.
Interested candidates
who meet the above qualifications may send their application letter, and a
detailed CV clearly marked ; National Agriculture Production Officer; STRICTLY
BY EMAIL not later than 21st February 2013 addressed to:
Office of the FAO
Representative in Kenya
FAO Representation in Kenya
United Nations Office at Nairobi
Block P, Level 3
Gigiri
PO Box 30470, 00100
Nairobi Kenya
FAO Representation in Kenya
United Nations Office at Nairobi
Block P, Level 3
Gigiri
PO Box 30470, 00100
Nairobi Kenya
E-mail :
vacancy-Kenya@fao.org
ONLY EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED
