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Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Location: Afghanistan
Grade: Consultancy , Consultant - Contractors Agreement
Occupational Groups:
Agriculture and Forestry
Closing Date: 2024-07-01
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device
- 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 Members 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 FAO’s values
- FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
- All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
- All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
Organizational Setting
FAO Afghanistan is investing across all 34 provinces, in resilience reinforcing actions that focus on protecting agriculture livelihoods and local ecosystems, boosting local production of nutritious foods and cash-incomes, and safeguarding critical agriculture sectoral development gains achieved over the past couple of decades through revitalizing rural markets and economy. In 2024-2026, FAO will continue to implement emergency and longer-term, resilience-building projects and programmes in the context of the UN Strategic Framework for Afghanistan (UNSFA) and the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan.
Reporting Lines
Under the overall supervision of FAOR and guidance of the Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer / Head of Field Programme Unit and the direct supervision of the National Professional Officer (programme), the Seed Specialist shall perform the following activities:
Technical Focus
Provide full support on terms of identification, selection, and capacity building of PSEs for collaboration with by FAO on the crop diversification plan of FAO.
Tasks and responsibilities
• Coordinate the next steps in terms of identification, selection, and capacity building of PSEs for collaboration with by FAO on the crop diversification plan of FAO.
• Provide regular technical guidance on the crop diversification actions, as per FAO’s plan, to the selected PSEs.
• Provide regular technical guidance and coordination support to the Head of the plant production and protection team of FAO Afghanistan in undertaking the various actions as per the crop sector priorities identified by FAO Afghanistan.
• Oversee and advice on all technical matters related to seeds production at relevant stations, including field level seed multiplication, processing and packaging, quality assurance and safe storage.
• Manage training of national staff in essential technical aspects of certified and foundation seed production.
• Ensure close working relations with the seed certification services regarding seed quality assurance measures of apart from wheat seed.
• Conduct awareness creation and other promotional activities for quality seed produced by ARIA, Improved Seed Enterprises and PSEs.
• Ensure timely conduction of summer crops seed production planning and coordination workshop with support of relevant stakeholders including Seed Certification Directorate.
• Prepare a strategy and plan for crop diversification based on a technical analysis of existing crop cultivation systems and markets as well as enablers and barriers in crop diversification in Afghanistan.
• Substantively contribute to the formulation of the crop cultivation strategy cum investment plan of FAO in Afghanistan, which is currently under formulation.
• Perform any other pertinent task assigned by the FAOR / Head of the Field Programme Unit.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• Advanced University (Master) degree or University (Bachelor) degree in Agriculture or preferably in Seed Sector.
• For an advanced university degree, a minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience in Agriculture, or preferably in Seed Sector.
• For university (Bachelor) degree a minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience in Agriculture, or preferably in Seed Sector.
• Working knowledge (level C) of English and local languages (Pashto and/or Dari);
• National of Afghanistan.
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Experience of working with the United Nations or other international organizations (especially those working in the field of agriculture) is preferred.
• Ability to work independently, to organize and coordinate with demonstrated ability to write clearly and concisely in working languages.
• Experience of work under emergency conditions is preferred.
• Experience organizing stakeholder meetings or workshops with various partners.
• Strong professional command of Microsoft Office, in particular Word and Excel.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
- Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
- Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
- For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
- Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
HOW TO APPLY
• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
If you need help or have queries, please create a one-time registration with FAO’s client support team for further assistance: https://fao.service-now.com/csp
FAO IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT
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