International Specialist on Agri-Tourism

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Application deadline 1 year ago: Wednesday 7 Sep 2022 at 21:59 UTC

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Organizational Setting:

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations and the private sector to address challenges in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector. Joint efforts have included increasing sustainability in agricultural production, promoting value-adding practices, improving post-harvest management, enhancing productivity and increasing the resilience of agriculture-based livelihoods to natural disasters, climatic hazards and armed conflict.

Reporting Lines:

The International Expert on Agri-Tourism reports to the Socio-Economic & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Environment and Natural Resource (ENR)/ Forestry Team Leader.

Technical Focus:

FAO is implementing a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) on enhancing farm tourism development in the Philippines for inclusive rural development. This is through capacity building of public and private stakeholders to set up and implement sustainable farm tourism enterprises, which will help achieve agricultural diversification, sustainable agricultural production and inclusive agro business development. The project will also support the establishment of pilot sites on designing farm tourism sites and their related infrastructures, on establishing and operating social enterprises, and on developing farm tourism camp designs and activities.

Tasks and responsibilities

The International Expert on Agri-Tourism shall contribute to the development of pilot farm tourism sites and capacity building of farm tourism stakeholders supported by FAO and will carry out the following tasks:

1. Prepare training design and materials on the identification of appropriate agri-tourism plans and activities for proposed farm tourism sites; 2. Serve as resource person for regional trainings on development of agri-tourism plans and activities for farm tourism stakeholders; 3. Provide inputs and facilitate workshops related to the development of agri-tourism plans and activities for pilot farm tourism sites, as well as share identified success stories, technologies and practices of other countries related to agri-tourism; 4. Contribute to the development of farm design and farming systems of pilot farm tourism sites; 5. Prepare and submit progress reports for activities undertaken; 6. Prepare and submit an end-of-assignment report in English according to FAO's guidelines; and 7. Perform other tasks that may be assigned by the FAO Representative.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• University degree (advanced degree preferred) in the field of agriculture, agri-tourism, or related discipline; • Minimum of 5 years of proven knowledge and experience in implementing agri-tourism-based projects and enterprises, or any other relevant fields; and • Working knowledge (level C) of English and limited knowledge of one of the other FAO languages (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian). Working knowledge of English for PSA.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus • Teamwork • Communication • Building Effective Relationships • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Familiarity with farm tourism sites in the Asia-Pacific Region • Proven ability to conceptualize, plan and execute complex processes across a wide range of stakeholders; advance ability to work quickly and under pressure • Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and take leadership when appropriate • General knowledge and skills in the use of standard office software, such as MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).

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