Deadline: 02 April, 2021
Location: Cotonou, Benin
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is seeking to fill the role of Natural Resources Management Specialist.
FAO is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
Responsibilities
- Support the activities of project and liaise with government counterparts, IFAD country office and the local project implementation partner for the efficient implementation of the project and identification of scope of the project to be harmonised across project countries
- Assist in the preparation of the targeting strategy of the project and the selection of the target areas and project beneficiaries
- Support the technical assessment of the main crop varieties produced and traded by local farmers, main agro-ecological zones/conditions production/productivity constraints and water requirements
- Support the baseline data collection, analysis and report writing that will be conducted in partnership with national implementation partners
- Support and facilitate the organisation of regular meetings of the project task force at the country level and the technical support group at headquarters
- Assist in data collection (crops and cropping patterns, water, agriculture and nutrition-related data) and analysis from primary (preferred) and secondary sources
- When applicable, assist in the collection and analysis of macro and micro-nutrient data for the calculation of nutrition-sensitive agricultural water productivity indicators
- Support the development of the project communications strategy to raise awareness about the project in the country, including the development of a dedicated project webpage, maintenance, update and creation of content for the webpage
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Agricultural Economics, Natural Resources Management, Agriculture, Irrigation, Nutrition, or a related field
- Five years, minimum, of relevant experience in economic and quantitative analysis of food and agricultural issues, food security and nutrition analysis, water productivity assessment and capacity building at the national and field levels
- Excellent analytical and report drafting skills in French or English
- Proven knowledge of UNFCCC greenhouse gas inventories and ETF requirements will be an asset
- Ability to adapt to an international multicultural environment
- Good communication skills
- Proven ability to implement studies in a multidisciplinary team
- Nationality of Benin
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