Food and Agriculture Organization
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Project and Program Management
Apply By: 02-11-2022
As a Small Island Developing State, Cabo Verde is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The country’s key economic sectors: Fisheries and Aquaculture, Tourism and Energy, brought together under the Blue Economy (Cadre Stratégique Unifié pour l’Economie Bleue, CaSUEB, 2019) with the leadership of the Ministry of Maritime Economy, are essential to addressing the climate change challenges. Cabo Verde has already experienced extensive coastal erosion, and has suffered damages from extreme weather events (heavy rainfall and hurricanes), as well as strong and long drought.
The project “Enhance capacities of Cabo Verde in addressing the effects of climate change in key sectors of the Blue Economy “ aims at building the capacities of key Blue Economy sectors stakeholders through enhancing networks, knowledge and understanding on the impacts of climate change on the Blue Economy, thus contributing to building the enabling environment required to support the planning, programming and implementation of GCF-funded activities under a Blue Economy Climate Pipeline (supported by a Blue Economy Climate Investment Plan and A Blue Economy Climate Financing Strategy). More broadly, support will be provided to identify investment needs in other sectors relevant to FAO’s comparative advantage (Fisheries and the Blue Economy, Agriculture, Forestry and Forest Ecosystems, Food and Water Security, Early Warning Systems, etc.) that, together with the Blue Economy Climate Pipeline, will be integrated to Cabo Verde’s Country Programme to be developed by UNIDO.
Reporting Lines
The incumbent will be placed under the general supervision of the FAO Representative Cabo Verde, the technical supervision of the FAO REP - Program Assistant, in close collaboration with the other agencies, the National Directorate for Planning/Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Sea, Ministry of Tourism, and Ministry of Industry, Energy and Commerce and other relevant stakeholders.
Technical Focus
The National Project Coordinator (NPC) is responsible for day-to-day project management and regular monitoring of project results and risks, including social and environmental risks.
Tasks and responsibilities
In particular, the incumbent will:
Candidates Will Be Assessed Against The Following
Minimum Requirements
Technical/Functional Skills