Field Programme Assistant at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN) - An intergovernmental organization, FAO has 194 Member Nations, two associate members and one member organization, the European Union. Its employees come from various cultural backgrounds and are experts in the multiple fields of activity FAO engages in. FAO’s staff capacity allows it to support improved governance inter alia, generate, develop and adapt existing tools and guidelines and provide targeted governance support as a resource to country and regional level FAO offices. Headquartered in Rome, Italy, FAO is present in over 130 countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Field Programme Assistant

Location: Damaturu, Yobe with frequent travels in-country especially within the North-East States of Bomb, Yobe and Adamawa
Job Type: Service Contract - NPP
Duration: 6 Months, renewable

General Description Of Task(S) And Objectives To Be Achieved
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy FAO Representative, with functional guidance from the operations, policy and technical units, immediate supervision of the Area Manager (Yobe State-Nigeria); the incumbent will:

• Support the day-to-day operation of the project activities in the field
• Participate in/conduct community based participatory planning within the displaced, returnees and the host communities.
• Assist in the identification and selection of project beneficiaries
• Support monitoring and evaluation of the project activities
• Provide support to the implementation of activities in the field in various areas (crops, livestock, fisheries, environment...)
• Collaborate with implementing partners in preparation of training material and training of project beneficiaries
• Liaise with cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support programme reviews and improve services.
• Receive and collate comments and feedback from cooperating partners, beneficiaries, and beneficiaries, to support identifying programmatic issues with a view to fostering efficient operations.
• Provide guidance for cooperating partners on FAC operational practices, monitoring tools and methods in order to support them to complete self-monitoring tasks and to contribute to the visibility of FAO in the coverage areas.
• Prepare field mission reports to document programme implementation.
• Perform any other duties as may be required by FAO.

Minimum Requirements
Technical Competencies and Experience Requirements:

• At least 5 years of professional experience related to Agricultural and or Livelihoods Project design, planning and or implementation.
• Good contextual knowledge; local issues in NE Nigeria, community priorities, social and cultural constraints or realities.
• Previous knowledge on information analysis and report writing is an added advantage.

Academic Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Animal Health Science and/or other related field of study is preferable.

IT Skills:

• Ability to effectively use standard MS Office software, especially experience with Excel, MS Word.
• Experience in working with mobile phone enabled data collection platforms is an added advantage.

Languages:

• A strong capability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written English, and other languages in the North-East Nigeria, including Hausa and/or Kanuri

Work Relationship:

• Frequent contact with internal and external officials many,of whom are at the senior level.

Application Closing Date
29th December, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications which should include detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) as well as copies of all academic and professional certificates.

Candidates applying for this position are further required to apply through the FAO iRecruitment system:
Click here to apply via iRecruitment System

Kindly complete the online "FAO Personal Profile Form" in iRecruitment which can be accessed from any Internet connection. Please scan the completed form and send the same along with your credentials ELECTRONICALLY via e-mail to: [email protected] and should be addressed to:
The FAO Representative in Nigeria,
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN),
UN House,
Abuja - Nigeria.