Project Coordinator and Senior Land Management Advisor

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Organizational Setting

This assignment will support the FAO Sub-regional Office for Central Asia (SEC) and the project on ‘Enhancing agricultural land market development to address land abandonment and improve land consolidation procedures’ which was developed under the FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programme to assist Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan in designing land markets development measures and land consolidation and banking models to reduce land abandonment and to facilitate enlargements of farm.

The project will support the development of the institutional capacity to implement land banking and other land market development measures as instruments to address agricultural land abandonment and ensure sustainable use of agricultural land, facilitate farm structure improvement through better interconnection with the ongoing land consolidation programme in Türkiye and the planned land consolidation programme in Azerbaijan. The project will support the operationalization of land banking instruments in Türkiye and Azerbaijan and assess needs and feasibility of land markets development instruments in Uzbekistan.

The Project also aims to establish a well-functioning collaboration mechanism through knowledge exchange and capacity development between the three partner countries to maximise opportunities and benefits from sharing experiences and lessons learned. The intervention logic envisages activities in selected pilot areas (needs assessment and feasibility study) to inform preparation of secondary legislation and the core land banking methodology.

Reporting Lines

The incumbent will work under the overall supervision of the FAO Sub-regional Coordinator for Central Asia and FAO Representative in Türkiye, direct supervision of the Lead Technical Officer of the project, in collaboration with National and International Consultants, and under the operational guidance of SEC Field Programme Unit.

Technical Focus

Ensure the smooth and efficient implementation of the assigned tasks, lead the assessments and development of policy recommendations contributing to the project activities, and organize stakeholder consultations. He/she acts independently in routine matters and interacts with a wide variety of colleagues within the organization providing technical support.

Tasks and responsibilities

  • Act as a Technical Project Coordinator and coordinate project implementation in Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan;
  • Facilitate communication and cooperation between FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Türkiye, the General Directorate of Agrarian Reform (GDAR), and the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI);
  • Prepare a detailed project implementation work plan for 2022 for activities in Türkiye and two separate work plans for project activities in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan;
  • Coordinate the process of selection of pilot areas (in all three countries) and the preparation of the methodology for the assessment of agricultural land market development needs and land banking feasibility studies;
  • Lead implementation of the feasibility studies and needs assessments, including organization and facilitation of community workshops, data collection, etc.;
  • Lead the development of a set of criteria for appropriate categorization and monitoring of abandoned agricultural land;
  • Contribute to the development of core land banking procedures including a mechanism for incorporation of land parcels into the land bank;
  • Support to drafting and amending primary and secondary legislation on land banking and land consolidation in Türkiye;
  • Coordinate and organize meetings of the Technical Working Group, conduct meetings with relevant stakeholders in the country, and participate in the workshops and seminars as required;
  • Contribute to the drafting/reviewing of technical products/reports during project implementation;
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of training programmes and awareness raising on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security;
  • Assist the development and presentation of final documents, recommendations and guidelines to policy-makers;
  • Travel, as required, to project sites in Türkiye, and to Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan to ensure coordination of project components.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

  • Advanced university degree in land administration, land management, land surveying, agriculture, economics or related field
  • At least 10 years of relevant experience in land policy development and implementation, including land consolidation, land administration, land banking, land abandonment, land markets and state land management
  • Working knowledge of English
  • National or resident of the country

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills

  • Project management, including project development, planning, reviewing, monitoring and reporting
  • Good multicultural and interpersonal skills with an ability to build consensus with various stakeholders (government, NGOs, local community-based organizations, the private sector etc.)
  • Familiarity with purpose and functions of the FAO Türkiye Partnership Programme, operational guidelines, and project/programme management procedures, preferably those adopted by the United Nations or FAO.

Selection Criteria

  • Extent and relevance of experience, particularly with land management, land banking and/or land consolidation
  • Experience from international projects and working with international organizations
  • Work experience within the United Nations system, and particularly within FAO, would be considered an asset
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