Senior Advisor (Agricultural Inputs and Producer Organization)
Job Description
Title: Senior Advisor (Agricultural Inputs and Producer Organization)
Company Name: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in a subject related to agriculture, business administration, rural development, community based organizations, community development,
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 20 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
∎ Type of Requisition: NPP (National Project Personnel)
∎ Grade Level: N/A
∎ Primary Location: Bangladesh-Dhaka
∎ Duration: 6 months (Possibility of extension)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ In collaboration with the ISU coordinator, regional M&E officers, design the indicators for the institutional maturity assessment of the FO and rating criteria;
∎ Update the booklet on 'Seed Village' prepared during IAPP-TA and provide backstopping support to the MMI-FOs towards establishing 'Seed Villages';
∎ Provide necessary support and liaison with Ministry of Agriculture and BADC for mainstreaming 'Seed Village' and MMI concepts for developing strong agricultural investment projects.
∎ In collaboration with the ISU Coordinator design the training programme modules on leadership, governance, negotiations, financial management and accounting, and organizational management and communication, using training materials used by FAO for the IAPP project and other available materials used in similar programmes in Bangladesh and other countries;
∎ Test and finalize the developed materials;
∎ Train all the FO BFs;
∎ Support FO BFs to deliver the training to the FO members and support BFs in their mentoring role and follow-up coaching;
∎ Analyze the results of the annual FO maturity assessment and provide additional support to FOs lagging behind in their development;
∎ As the project progresses, develop and deliver refresher and advance course modules in the area of organizational development;
∎ Develop materials that explain the most important government policies of concern to the project beneficiaries (smallholders, marginal and landless men and women) for use in study circles.
∎ Ensure regular coordination and exchange of lessons learned with the national, regional and local authorities and institutions, apex farmer organizations, private sector organizations, financial service providers and other partner organizations involved with the project.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum of 20 years professional experience in development of farmer organizations, cooperatives (preferable multi-purpose) or farmer group formation, seed production and marketing.
∎ National of Bangladesh
Application Deadline: June 7, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
∎ Business : UN Organization
Category: NGO/Development
