National Rural Advisory Service (RAS)/ Gender Specialist

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Application deadline 2 years ago: Thursday 10 Mar 2022 at 22:59 UTC

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Organizational Setting

The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors, and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.

Reporting Lines

The incumbent will work under the general and operational supervision of the FAO Representative in Albania, the direct supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative in Albania and the technical guidance of the REU Gender and Social Protection Specialist, as well as in close liaison and consultation with the Project Coordinator/Gender Specialist

Technical Focus

Responsible for the implementation of the project outputs related to gender-responsive services for rural tourism, agri-business and value chain development under the UNJP/ALB/015/UNJ "Gender Rural Equality and Tourism" (GREAT) Project.

Tasks and responsibilities

  • In close collaboration with the Project Coordinator/Gender Specialist, identify and document gender-responsive training needs of key stakeholders including the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Regional Agriculture Extension Agencies, ATTCs, municipal authorities and other related institutions;
  • Develop capacity building syllabuses, prepare training plan, and deliver training activity to address the gender-responsive needs of identified stakeholders based on the findings’ and recommendations’ of the draft report prepared within the framework of GREAT project;
  • Prepare training reports including participants’ evaluation;
  • Provide inputs to the FAO Quarterly Monitoring Reports and other reports (progress against planned activities, outputs, and immediate outcomes) and assist the management staff for the preparation of SC meetings;
  • Participate and contribute to important meetings with stakeholders and project partners;
  • Support the Project Coordinator/Gender Specialist to finalize the study on the assessment of the existing bottlenecks in gender-responsive rural advisory services;
  • Contribute to advocacy and awareness raising on gender-responsive RAS

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

  • University degree in agricultural economics, agriculture, sociology, social anthropology, gender or other relevant sciences
  • At least three years of relevant experience in knowledge generation, evaluation, policy formulation, capacity building in relation to gender equality, value chains and rural advisory services, preferably in an international development context
  • Previous experience on syllabus preparation and training delivery;
  • Working knowledge of English.
  • National of Albania or resident in the country with a regular work permit.

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills

  • Demonstrated experience in mainstreaming gender issues or research in agriculture, agribusiness, and rural development.
  • Familiarity with rural advisory services analysis and evaluation, such as FAO GRAST tool
  • Analytical and research skills with focus on gender inequalities
  • Prior relevant working experience in Albania
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