National Project Manager- (GCP/INT/266/JPN)
NPP 10
Under the administrative and direct supervision of the FAO Representative in the recipient country, the technical guidance of the Lead Technical Units of FAO, and the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Project Manager will perform the identification, development, and monitoring of all activities consistent with the logical frame matrix of the project document in her/his respective country. The National Project Manager will work very closely with the National Project Coordinator (NPC) who will be assigned to the project by the government, the national, regional, provincial officials of line agencies concerned with the implementation of the project, particularly in drawing their support and coordinating the activities of the project with the on-going programmes of their respective agencies and municipalities. The National Project Manager has a lead role in providing management of various project component activities in close collaboration with the Project Steering Committee (PSC), and the National Project Management Team (NPMT), and the teams from AMICAF-1 countries (as south-south cooperation partner).
Expected output
- Coordinate with PSC and NPMT for the establishment and maintenance of functional and institutional linkages between concerned national and local agencies and stakeholders to obtain support during and after project implementation
- Coordinate the active involvement of all partners in all aspects of work planning, implementation,
- monitoring and evaluation
- Coordinate timely and efficient provision of project inputs and delivery of outputs, and regular monitoring and evaluation of project activities in conformity with the technical cooperation procedures of FAO
- Coordinate with AMICAF-1 countries with support from the FAO HQ team
- Provide technical inputs and organize project activities, including research, training, organization building and awareness raising campaign and project advocacy (including the preparation and dissemination of communication material)
- Oversee, guide and manage work of project staff
- Oversee all technical, administrative and financial matters relating to the project
- Coordinate the submission of reports on timely basis and that they are of high professional standard, in accordance with FAO guidelines
- Coordinate the development of an integrated, technically viable menu of adaptation options
- Perform other duties as may be required that would contribute to the better attainment of the project objectives
- Required completion date by July 2016
Academic Qualification
University degree, preferably with advanced degree, related to agriculture, food security, climate change, rural development, management or public administration.
Technical Competencies and Experience Requirements:
- At least five (5) years of professional work experience in managing and implementing agriculture, food security, climate change, rural development programs/projects.
- Experience in managing FAO technical cooperation projects
- Experience in climate change and/or food security projects
- Ability to manage multi-disciplinary team consisting of a number of different stakeholders
- Excellent report writing ability, proven communication and leadership skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Capacity to work independently and take responsibility for technical quality and timely delivery of project outputs
- Results oriented
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Full proficiency and ability to draft swiftly in English (oral and written
Duty station: Jakarta
Duration: 3 months initial contract with possibility of further extension subjects to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.
GENERAL NOTE TO ALL APPLICANTS:
Interested candidates should submit a CV and a covering letter clearly stating their relevant skills, experience, vacancy and reference code by e-mail to:
E-mail: FAO-ID@fao.org
Submission DEADLINE: 21st June 2015
FAO regrets to inform applicants that only short-listed candidates will be contacted
