Food and Agriculture Organization
Experience: Above 10 Years
Skill Required: Project and Program Management
Apply By: 19-11-2022
Through its Country Offices or Representations, FAO provides policy advices, technical assistances and investment supports to its member governments in ending hunger, addressing malnutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development. The activities of the FAO Country Offices include advocating and formulation of relevant strategies and policies; introduction and dissemination of suitable approaches and technologies; design and implementation of country-tailored field programmes and projects; and liaison with government departments, UN Country Team, donor agencies and other development partners on subject matters related to FAO mandate areas.
The FAO Representation in Malawi is developing and implementing field programmes and projects based on the FAO Country Programming Framework (CPF) in Malawi. The total number and portfolio of the programmes and projects largely increased in recent years, mainly focus on sector capacity development on nutrition sensitive food security through Farmer Field School (FFS) approach, but also cover the areas of sustainable land management, climate smart agriculture and resilience building. Management and further development of the country portfolio requires deployment of a Senior Programme Officer to lead relevant operation, coordination and facilitation affairs.
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Provides leadership, guidance and operational support to the overall investment portfolio of the country office. This will entail providing guidance and coordination in project implementation, coordination and reporting, focusing on investment projects in food and nutrition security, sustainable natural resources management and resilience building; support to capacity development and agriculture extension through farmer field school among other approaches; supervision and guidance to sections responsible for procurement, project operation, coordination, monitoring - evaluation and information management; contribution to donor coordination and outreaching to stakeholders and partners. Coordination and cooperation with relevant divisions, groups and officers at FAO headquarters, the Regional Office for Africa and the Subregional Office for Southern Africa.
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Source: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2202939