Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO

Deadline For Application: 18 March,
2020
JOB TITLE: National Agronomist

TYPE OF CONTRACT: NPP
LOCATION: FAO REPRESENTATION IN LIBERIA DUTY STATION: Monrovia,
Liberia
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: FRLIR DURATION: 11 months
(with
possibility
of
extension
subject to
availability
of funds)
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 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..
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
 Contribute in the sensitization of communities and stakeholders (project sites and aspects associated with
commercial poultry, rice and vegetable production and marketing)
 Participate in the identification of beneficiary groups, construction sites and contractors for poultry houses and
pack house, processing (rice) facilities
 Participate in various project training (Leadership and Group Management Practices; Dimitra Listening Club;
Farmers’ Filed School);
 Participate in the baseline studies, joint missions, technical monitoring of production sites and beneficiaries
 Conduct training on sustainable farming techniques, good agricultural practices, technology use and
maintenance and agro-ecological farming approaches for rice and vegetable production.
 Record data and analyze relevant technical, social, economic and technology related information to support
the delivery of project outputs and activities;
 Provide technical input for plans and reports and edit/revise technical documents;
 Participate in the development of improved work methods, tools and systems;
 Participate on multi-disciplinary work teams; missions on the projects
 Collaborate in the development of training tools and materials and the organization of workshops;
 Participate in the organization, conduct and follow-up of meetings and consultations, the
development/production of required materials and the provision of information and assistance to partners.
 Provide back to office report after each mission; monthly and progress reports
 Submit end of assignment report
 Perform other duties, as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
 Advanced university degree in agriculture – crop protection, plant sciences or related field
 Three to Seven years of relevant experience in vegetable crop production and protection, in developing training
tools and information materials, in the preparation, editing and revision of technical/scientific documents
 Knowledge and experience in collecting and analyzing technical information and data. Good knowledge of the
country agriculture policies and main crops development strategy.
 Working knowledge of English
 Candidates should be national 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, fluency in written and spoken English, teamwork
skills;
 Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with people of different national and cultural
backgrounds;
 Past experience working in the UN/and other international systems preferred;
 Concise and sound communication capacity;
Selection Criteria
 Extend of experience in vegetable and rice crop production and protection
 Extend of experience in planning; business farming and management
 Extend of experience in extension methods especially participatory approach such farmers field school,
 Extend of experience of working with farmers organizations (groups, cooperative, associations)
 Extend of understanding of the position terms of reference.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and
Transparency.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 All applications will be reviewed and qualified applicants will be contacted for interviews.
 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/

HOW TO APPLY
To apply, Click the apply button below. Only applications received through the
recruitment portal will be considered.
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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