{"id":16944,"date":"2020-06-26T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/?p=16944"},"modified":"2020-06-26T10:38:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T07:38:10","slug":"job-vacancy-at-fao-national-project-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/job-vacancy-at-fao-national-project-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Vacancy at FAO, National Project Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-body-8673290382757685882\" class=\"post-body entry-content\"><b>National Project Coordinator\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Organizational Setting<\/p>\n<p>Within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), under the overall administrative and functional supervision of the FAO Representative in Tanzania, the National Project coordinator will provide overall leadership, management and technical guidance to ensure the achievement of project objectives and delivery of project outputs at the country level.<\/p>\n<p><b>Reporting Lines<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The National Project Coordinator for Global Framework for Transboundary Animal Diseases \u2013 African Swine Fever (GFTADs-ASF) will work within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and under the direct supervision of the Country Team Leader (CTL) of FAO-ECTAD, Tanzania and in close collaboration with the programme and administration staff in FAO Tanzania. He\/she will also work in close collaboration with the Regional Project Coordinator and the technical backstopping and supervision of the ECTAD Regional Manager for Eastern Africa.<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Tasks And Responsibilities<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Project Coordinator will undertake the following duties and responsibilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide overall leadership, management and technical guidance to ensure the achievement of project objectives and delivery of project outputs at the country level in close consultation with the FAOR, the CTL and Government authorities.<\/li>\n<li>Plan the recruitment, develop TORs and provide supervision of short-term consultants required to undertake specific tasks within the framework of the project as set in the SOW and\/or WP,<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate country specific field missions to achieve the aims and objectives of the project.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to updating or development of a country level strategy and contingency plan for ASF,<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate national validation workshop for the country strategy and contingency plan for ASF,<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate in-country national consultative workshops on public-private sector engagement to control ASF<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate national workshops on biosecurity and animal husbandry practices<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring and reporting on indicators and targets set to evaluate the progress and results achieved by the project in 2020; and for planning the implementation for year 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring accurate and timely submission of quarterly and annual activity progress reports, and financial reports to The Project Coordinator will undertake the following duties and responsibilities:<\/li>\n<li>Provide overall leadership, management and technical guidance to ensure the achievement of project objectives and delivery of project outputs at the country level in close consultation with the FAOR, the CTL and Government authorities.<\/li>\n<li>Plan the recruitment, develop TORs and provide supervision of short-term consultants required to undertake specific tasks within the framework of the project as set in the SOW and\/or WP,<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate country specific field missions to achieve the aims and objectives of the project.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to updating or development of a country level strategy and contingency plan for ASF,<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate national validation workshop for the country strategy and contingency plan for ASF,<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate in-country national consultative workshops on public-private sector engagement to control ASF<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate national workshops on biosecurity and animal husbandry practices<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring and reporting on indicators and targets set to evaluate the progress and results achieved by the project in 2020; and for planning the implementation for year 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring accurate and timely submission of quarterly and annual activity progress reports, and financial reports to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Minimum Requirements<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Master\u2019s level degree in veterinary science\/medicine \u2013 Advanced degree in Veterinary Epidemiology is an added advantage<\/li>\n<li>Minimum of five years of increasingly responsible professional experience in rural development work preferably in programme management in animal health;<\/li>\n<li>Substantive knowledge and practical experience in Transboundary Animal Diseases, particularly ASF, in terms of population, management, and gender programming;<\/li>\n<li>Good understanding of the Government systems, particularly in the veterinary \/ animal health service areas;<\/li>\n<li>Experience in working in a multi-cultural environment and at district and\/or community level;<\/li>\n<li>Good analytical and strategic thinking and sound judgment; team building and advocacy skills;<\/li>\n<li>Experience in programme\/project planning, design, follow-up, monitoring and evaluation;<\/li>\n<li>Strong verbal and written communications skills are a strong asset; and<\/li>\n<li>Fluency in English<\/li>\n<li>Candidate should be Tanzanian;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>FAO Core Competencies<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Results Focus<br \/>\nTeamwork<br \/>\nCommunication<br \/>\nBuilding Effective Relationships<br \/>\nKnowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement<\/p>\n<p><b>Technical\/Functional Skills<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Substantive knowledge and practical experience in Transboundary Animal Diseases, particularly ASF, in terms of population, management, and gender programming;<br \/>\nGood understanding of the Government systems, particularly in the veterinary \/ animal health service areas;<br \/>\nExperience in working in a multi-cultural environment and at district and\/or community level;<br \/>\nGood analytical and strategic thinking and sound judgment; team building and advocacy skills;<br \/>\nExperience in programme\/project planning, design, follow-up, monitoring and evaluation;<br \/>\nStrong verbal and written communications skills are a strong asset;<\/p>\n<p><b>Selection Criteria<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A Master\u2019s level degree in veterinary science\/medicine \u2013 Advanced degree in Veterinary Epidemiology is an added advantage<br \/>\nSubstantive knowledge and practical experience in Transboundary Animal Diseases, particularly ASF, in terms of population, management, and gender programming;<br \/>\nDocument writing skills especially experience in programme\/project planning, design, follow-up, monitoring and evaluation<\/p>\n<p><b>Additional Information<\/b><\/p>\n<p>FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)<br \/>\nIncomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help please contact: Careers@fao.org<br \/>\nApplications received after the closing date will not be accepted<br \/>\nOnly language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and\/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications<br \/>\nFor additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: httpss:\/\/www.fao.org\/employment\/home\/en\/<br \/>\nClosure Date 12\/Jul\/2020, 4:59:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Organizational Unit<\/p>\n<p>FRURT<\/p>\n<p><b>Job Type<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Non-staff opportunities<\/p>\n<p><b>Type of Requisition<\/b><\/p>\n<p>NPP (National Project Personnel)<\/p>\n<p>Grade Level<\/p>\n<p>N\/A<\/p>\n<p><b>Primary Location<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tanzania, United Republic of-Dar Es Salaam<\/p>\n<p><b>Duration<\/b><\/p>\n<p>11 months<\/p>\n<p>IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device<\/p>\n<p>FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.<\/p>\n<p>Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<p>People with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<p>All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"httpsss:\/\/jobs.fao.org\/careersection\/fao_external\/jobdetail.ftl?job=223942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO APPLY<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Project Coordinator\u00a0\u00a0 Organizational Setting Within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), under the overall administrative and functional supervision of the FAO Representative in Tanzania, the National Project coordinator will provide overall leadership, management and technical guidance to ensure the achievement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16944","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tzjobs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16944\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}