Capacity development and climate smart agriculture specialist

OrganizationalSetting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (“FAO” or “Organization”) is an intergovernmental organization with more than 194 member nations. Since its inception, FAO has worked to alleviate poverty and hunger by promoting agricultural development, improved nutrition and the pursuit of food security - defined as the access of all people at all times to the food they need for an active and healthy life. To achieve its goals, FAO cooperates with thousands of partners worldwide, from farmers’ groups to traders, from non-governmental organizations to other UN agencies, from development banks to agribusiness firms (further and more detailed information on FAO can be found on the internet site: http://www.fao.org). The main aim of FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve security and reduce hunger and malnutrition to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forest sectors, and use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.

Reporting Lines

The National Consultant will report to the FAO Representative (FAOR) and all reports will be finalized under the guidance of FAOR Assistant in Charge of Program and the national project manager.

Tasks and Responsibilities

- - Familiarise himself/herself with the project context. - - Liaise with key stakeholders involved in the project formulation to collect their inputs. - - work closely with the nutrition-sensitive agriculture specialist in the formulation of the curriculum objectives and outline - - Conduct desk review of existing documentation and conduct a situational analysis on capacity development and climate smart agriculture components to guide the formulation of the curriculum. - - Propose modules/content on capacity development and climate smart agriculture components of the curriculum, taking into consideration of the youth and gender factors. - - Conduct and participate in a series of consultations (virtual or face-to-face) of key stakeholders to raise awareness and commitment, to identify, collect data, information and insights to complement analysis that will feed into the process, and consolidate emerging issues and areas in line with priorities identified and agreed in the project document, and collect inputs for the development of the curriculum. - - Prepare and facilitate a stakeholder’s consultation process to share the main components and features of the curriculum (relevance and coherence, stakeholder engagement, etc.) and collect inputs for the finalization of the components for the curriculum. - - Finalize and submit the full component of the curriculum with annexes to FAO Rwanda. - - Compile all components into one finalized curriculum (components: capacity development, climate smart agriculture and nutrition sensitive agriculture).

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced University degree in Agriculture sciences, environmental sciences and other related fields. • A minimum of 5 years’ work experience in national, regional or international organizations in a variety of areas including agricultural development, institutional planning and budgeting; strategic planning and management. • At least 3 years' experience on climate-smart agriculture is required. • Experience on capacity development is required. • Excellent communication and writing skills in English. • Previous and demonstrated experience in supporting FAO or other UN agencies would be an advantage. • National of Rwanda or resident in the country with a regular work permit.

FAO Corporate Competencies

• Results focus • Teamwork • Communication • Building effective relationships • Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Show familiarity with current guidelines, policies, and regulations on capacity development and climate smart agriculture • Demonstrated experience and capacity in curricula development and writing. • Sound expertise in conducting situational analyses engaging public institutions and other development stakeholders. • Capable to work independently and perform under tight deadlines. • Good inter-personal and teamwork skills, networking aptitude, ability to engage effectively with policy and decision makers.