National Postharvest Specialist
Lead postharvest training and support for soyabean development in Ghana.
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Overview
Lead postharvest training and support for soyabean development in Ghana.
You have:
- Advance University degree in Agriculture or Agronomy or Agribusiness and any related discipline
- 5 years of relevant experience in project management; and at least 1 year experience in managing emergency food security and livelihoods projects
- Working knowledge of English
- National of Ghana or a legal resident in the country
Organizational Setting
The project, Support to Soyabean Development in Ghana, is being implemented in Ghana under FAO’s Global Programme on Green Development of Special Agricultural Products: One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative. The project employs the green production technologies; green processing and green marketing to harness the potential of soyabean to increase small actors’ resilience and improved livelihoods. The OCOP soyabean development project is being implemented by FAO Ghana under the overall supervision of the FAO representative to Ghana and technical supervision of the assistant FAO representative/head of programmes.
The project seeks to build capacities of smallholder farmers to adopt green production; good agronomic practices in soyabean production; green processing and storage and promotion of soyabean based nutrition for improved household nutrition. The project is being implemented directly with Directorate of Crop Services of Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Ghana; East and West Gonja Districts Department of Agriculture under the Savannah Regional Department of Agriculture.
Reporting Lines
The Postharvest Specialist will be under direct supervision of the FAO Representative in Ghana, and direct technical guidance of the Assistant FAO representative to Ghana and Lead Technical Officer (LTO).
Technical Focus
The Postharvest Specialist will work together with other technical members to contribute to FAO strategic framework; BP4 (Small-scale producers’ equitable access to resources) by aiming to enhance access to financial and economic resources, markets, services, information, education and technologies for women and men in soyabean production; and provide Gender equality and rural women’s empowerment (BL1) that will contribute to inclusive rural and transformation of the highly food insecure (BL2).
The project will seek to better the environment by promoting an agri-food system that mitigates climate change from climate smart soyabean production practices while building resilience of soyabean farmers. This will be achieved through solar-powered irrigation based system, land development and integrated soil fertility management practices among others (Better Environment BE1: Climate change mitigating and adapted agri-food systems).
Tasks and responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative to Ghana and the direct supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative in charge of Programme and Lead Technical Officer, the incumbent shall undertake the following tasks:
• Prepare training materials and collaborate with FAO to train project partners and beneficiaries on improved postharvest handling of soyabean including harvesting, threshing, etc; • Contribute to the promotion of postharvest technologies and green storage of soyabean; • Coordinate training of project partners and project beneficiaries on inclusion of soyabean recipes in household diet and school meals; • Support training of water users association production, marketing and financial management; • Contribute to developing letters of agreement, TORs and bill of quantities to engage service providers; • Support project activities, monitor progress on postharvest components of project according to approved work plan; • Ensure timely and orderly delivery of project equipment, materials and other necessary inputs from FAO to project beneficiaries; • Prepare progress reports of project activities for submission to FAO through the FAOR-Ghana; • Prepare and submit end of assignment report according to FAO guidelines and format; • Perform any other duties as may be required.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• Advance University degree in Agriculture or Agronomy or Agribusiness and any related discipline • 5 years of relevant experience in project management; and at least 1 year experience in managing emergency food security and livelihoods projects • Working knowledge of English • National of Ghana or a legal resident in the country
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus • Teamwork • Communication • Building Effective Relationships • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• The position requires good technical knowledge of the soyabean value chains in Ghana • Extent and relevance of experience in project management and coordination • Extensive knowledge and understanding of inputs credit schemes; VSLAs; market oriented Agriculture schemes and water users association • Extent and relevance of experience in management of computer programs such as Excel, Word, Power Point and statistical software • The candidate must demonstrate high communication skills, both verbal and written, negotiation, leadership, vision, strategy, coordination and teamwork • Experience working with smallholder producers in northern Ghana will be an added advantage
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with postharvest technologies in agriculture? | This question assesses your technical knowledge and practical experience relevant to the role. | Discuss specific postharvest technologies you have implemented or are familiar with, emphasizing positive outcomes. |
| How do you approach training different stakeholders in project management? | This question evaluates your communication and teamwork skills in a project management context. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenging project you managed and how you overcame obstacles. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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