Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO
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Issued on: 4 MARCH, 2020
Deadline For Application: 18 March, 2020

JOB TITLE: Agriculture Technician – ( 3 Positions)

TYPE OF REQUISITION: NPP

DUTY STATION: Monrovia, Liberia
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: FRLIR DURATION: 11 Months with possibility of

extension

FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
Qualified female applicants and qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries are encouraged to apply.

Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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 develop the agricultural,
fisheries and forestry sectors, and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner..
Main Purpose
The Agriculture Field Technician will facilitate the implementation of the project’s outputs activities in assigned County. .S/he will
work closely with the County Agriculture Office, especially, the District Agriculture Officer.
Reporting Lines
Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Liberia and the direct technical supervision of the project coordinator, in
collaboration with the Assistant FAO Representative (Programme) and the national project focal person from the Ministry of Agriculture
and other project staff the incumbent will support the project activities in rice and vegetable production. The incumbent will undertake
the following:
Tasks and responsibilities
 Prepare a detailed work plan as per assignment;
 Day-to-day supervise the overall implementation of project activities in assigned County;
 Receive and distribute the inputs (seeds, tools and agro-processing equipment);
 Establish farmer’s field school and conduct season training to improve farmers’ skills on best practices for rice, vegetable,
poultry and fish production
 Provide technical support for the layout of farmers’ fields plots and to all agricultural activities of the project;
 Ensure proper involvement of beneficiaries, MoA and other stakeholders within the County;
 Monitor the implementation of activities under letter of agreement with County Agriculture Coordination Office and the progress
of beneficiaries in the crop value chains (production, post-harvest, harvest handling, soil and water management practice,
Value addition);
 Keep record of beneficiary groups
 Participate in the assessment and studies missions
 Collect data (production, yield, organizational level) on the farmers’ groups performance
 Prepare timely monthly update on the project’s activities progress
 Contribute to the preparation of projects terminal reports;
 Participate in organization and facilitation of meetings and workshops in the assigned county;
 Perform other duties as reasonable for successful project implementation
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
 University Degree in Agriculture;
 Good knowledge in Rice, Cassava, and Vegetable value chain;
 Minimum Three years of working experience, of which at least two years are related to extensive experience in Agriculture;
 Fluency in written (both reading and writing) and spoken English and working knowledge of the local language(s) is required
 Must be Computer literate
 Candidates should be nationals of Liberia;
FAO Core Competencies
 Results Focus

 Teamwork
 Communication
 Building Effective Relationships
 Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
 Relevance and extent of experience in operations;
 Organizational & communication skills, computer literacy, teamwork skills;
 Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
Selection Criteria
 Knowledge and experience in Agriculture
 Independent worker and excellent skills working as part of a team;
 Fluency in reading, writing and communication skills in English
 Very high skills/knowledge of background related to the ToR’s Requirements
 Experience with UN, and other international Organizations would be an asset
 Past experience working in the UN/FAO and other international systems preferred

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and
Transparency.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
 Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help, or have queries, please contact: iRecruitment@fao.org
 Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
 Only 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.
 For other issues, visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
 For further information on categories, contract duration and honoraria, please refer to the Conditions page.
HOW TO APPLY
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Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile.
Vacancies will be removed from the recruitment portal at 23:59 Central European Time (CET) on the deadline for applications date.
We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

If you need help, or have queries, please contact: iRecruitment@fao.org

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