Food and Agriculture Organization Agronomist Job Vacancy in Liberia

technical design of the humanitarian relief and sustainable
production programme. The incumbent will address issues related to the impact
of the Ebola outbreak on the food security and agriculture sector. S/he will
have contacts with staff at various levels across the Organization including
Technical Divisions, FAO’s decentralized offices, and staff in national
governments and with national, regional and international organizations.

• Formulation
  of targeted strategies to respond to agriculture challenges and threats;
  assisting in formulating and implementing agriculture need assessments and
  projects; and supporting the sustainable production and farming-related
  emergency food security interventions;
• Analyze
  challenges and threats to food security and sustainable food production;
  and plan and oversee efficient/effective delivery of services to food
  security crises (early-warning response planning);
• Develop
  an agriculture response Plan including the capacity development of
  vulnerable communities in resilience building and mitigation strategies;
• In
  collaboration with the Food Security Experts determine the beneficiaries
  targeting criteria and priority zones of FAO interventions
• Develop
  a procurement plan aligned on the projects objectives and outcomes ;
• Coordinate
  with FAO and partners nutrition experts to ensure that all opportunities
  of nutrition sensitive agriculture are used
• With
  the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer ensure that a Post Distribution
  Monitoring (PDM) and outcomes surveys are implementing in due time
• Ensure
  that the gender dimension is integrated in the planed agriculture projects
• Ensure
  that links are established with cash transfer, seed fair/vouchers and ‘caisse
  de resilience‘ opportunities
• Make
  available information to partner organizations and work with sister UN
  organizations (WFP, UNICEF etc.) in establishing synergies in food
  security and nutrition analysis and development;
• Actively
  engage in visibility by working with the Communication’s Expert and
  maintain awareness on issues and approaches relevant to FAO Response
  programme;
• Perform
  other related duties as required

• Advance
  University degree in Agronomy, Crop, Soil or Environmental Science,
  agricultural engineering, or related field;
• Seven
  years of relevant experience in the planning and implementation of
  agriculture and farming systems programmes, sustainable crop production
  intensification with emphasis on seed systems, land rehabilitation, soil
  biodiversity and climate change adaptation and mitigation, preferably at
  the international level;
• Extent
  of experience in emergency and rehabilitation settings;
• Fluent
  in English or French and working knowledge of the other language.

• Proficiency
  in computer skills and current use of the Internet;
• Ability
  to work in a multidisciplinary team and multicultural environment;
• Women
  are encouraged to apply;

Please
note that FAO staff members are international civil servants subject to the
authority of the Director-General and may be assigned to any activities or
office of the organization.