Title: National Agro-Processing Specialist
Company Name: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Advanced university degree in Food science, Food technology, Food processing engineering, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture engineering or related fields
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Conduct literature review of studies and papers relevant to the sector, also identifying key specialist in the country and region for further potential collaboration;
∎ Document and map ongoing work in the agro-processing sector both nationally and regionally, highlighting partnership opportunities for short, medium and longer-term, conducting targeted interviews with key government and private sector partners for validation;
∎ Review government, IFI and private sector investments in agro-processing to determine lessons learned and areas of success to build upon;
∎ Participate in the Technical Task Team, working closely with technical specialist from UN agencies, IFIs, civil society and private sector in representation of FAO;
∎ Review the agri-inputs market to identify market gaps in technology and investment, indicating strategies to fill gaps in availability of, and quality of, agricultural inputs and technology - highlighting options for technical innovations including Return on Investment and Value For Money for various subsectors, i.e. dairy, fisheries, livestock;
∎ Work closely with FAO specialists in Climate Smart Agriculture, Food Safety, Resilience, Food Systems Development, Agri-Business, Food and Nutrition Security, and others to ensure polices and recommendations are considerate of inter-sectoral linkages;
∎ Infrastructure investments and bottlenecks, such as strategic cold storage and agricultural aggregation and marketing approaches
∎ Develop Agro-processing components of larger programme proposal and strategies under development (GCF, Country Programme Framework, etc)
∎ Develop concept notes and proposals for the implementation of small-scale pilot project in appropriate and innovative technologies;
∎ Explore opportunities for partnerships with international agro-business and investments;
∎ Participate in UN technical coordination structures, including other UN working groups as requested;
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in Agro-Processing or Agro Industry in a humanitarian and/or development context with good analytical and reporting skills.
∎ Demonstrated and documented success in similar work.
Salary: Negotiable
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 3 May 2021
Company Information:
∎ 15 Apr 2021
∎ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Category: Agro (Plant/Animal/Fisheries)
Source: bdjobs.com