Vacancy Announcements
The FAO Representation to Timor-Leste in Dili is seeking for qualified candidates to fill in the following position for:
National Entrepreneur and Market Development Coordinator
Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative for Indonesia and Timor-Leste, and the day-to-day supervision of the Pro-Resilience Team Leader based in Dili and with the technical support of the international Entrepreneurship Adviser and mechanization adviser, in liaison with all national technical unit and operation staffs, other FAO backstopping officers and other consultants, officials and government counterparts (national and municipal), the National Entrepreneur and Market Development Coordinator will be responsible for the efficient and timely implementation of component III of the project.
The coordinator will undertake the following duties:
· Lead, coordinate and guide the implementation of all activities under component 3, in particular:
o Facilitate the corn value-chain/market analysis & processing technology analysis, including the identification of adapted equipment regionally, in view of facilitating local entrepreneurs investments;
o Support women and men CA farmers to access markets and improve corn processing;
o Provide training to, at least, 200 women on entrepreneurship and accessing local markets;
o Provide incentives to at least 100 women farmers and youth group members willing to engage in small agri-business activities (vertical integration production, processing and marketing);
o Link at last 5 farmers groups to institutional markets such as school feeding, MSSI social assistance, etc.
· In coordination with the National CSA Institution and Community Mobilisation Coordinator and with advice from the National CSA/DRM policy, partnership and training coordinator, implement the activities 3.3 and 3.4 of the project, in particular:
o Develop at least 5 public-private-community partnerships (Project-local blacksmiths-FG) for the construction and provision of metallic silos at subsidized price to 1 500 CA women and men farmer producing a surplus of maize production (cost-sharing basis);
o Develop at least 1 public-private partnership for the importation, provision at subsidized price and maintenance of hand-tractors, rollers and trailers silos at subsidized price to FG implementing CA (cost-sharing basis);
o Develop at least 2 public-private-community partnership with women or youth groups on food processing;
o Organise, with service providers, capacity building activities for the maintenance of CA equipment accessed by farmer with the project support;
o Under overall coordination of training schedule and in close collaboration with other national consultants, design and facilitate seminars, learning events, demonstrations, hands-on exercises on entrepreneurship and marketing activities;
o In coordination with the project team, initiate the procurement process of inputs, equipment and machineries to facilitate CA farmers market linkages, maintenance of CA equipment and stimulate investment in value-chains;
· Conduct visits with MAF staffs to supervise activities in the Municipalities, Suco and Aldeia;
· Ensure linkage between component I (CSA/CA) and component III of the project;
· Ensure systematic documentation of the component III implementation activities;
· Support administrative and reporting requirements under the project:
o Assist the Team Leader in fine-tuning a time-phased project annual work plan for the respect to project Output 3 covering the entire duration of the project;
o Participate and assist in the preparation of meetings for the project backstopping missions;
o Assist the Team Leader in facilitating knowledge exchange among project partners as needed;
o Assist the M&E officer to update the project dashboard monthly;
o Support the monitoring of project activities for Output 3 and prepare monthly brief and yearly project progress reports for Output 3.
· Work closely with FAO mechanization TCP project team, FAO green-job project team, the GIZ agroforestry project team and other similar projects and programs to promote CSA technologies and practices
· Perform other related duties as required.
Start date/Duration: 01 April 2020/12 months (3-month probation period and possibility of further extension)
Duty Station: Dili, with in-country travel as required
Required competencies:
Minimum: university degree in economy, agro-economy, business development or related technical disciplines.
Technical Competencies and Experience Requirements:
· Familiar with business environment in Timor-Leste, particularly in the agriculture sector;
· Possess strong supervisory, communication, team building, computer (word processing, spreadsheets and databases) and report writing skills;
· A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in market development, training and community mobilization;
· Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner;
· Ability to work with private sector, women groups, women entrepreneurs, youth groups, etc.
· Ability to work with multidisciplinary and different cultural background teams
· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written;
· Working knowledge of English.
· A Timorese National.
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The detailed terms of reference for the positions are available at: FAO office at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Comoro, Dili. Please submit your application with curriculum vitae and references to one of the following addresses: FAO Representation in Timor-Leste, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Avenida Presidente Nicolao Lobato, No. 5. Comoro, Dili OR Email to: FAO-TL@fao.org. Please DO NOT attach certificates and / or diplomas. They will be requested if needed.
The deadline for submitting applications is 15 March 2020.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified. FAO is an equal opportunities employer.
“Eligible female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.”
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