2301573

Agribusiness Partnership Specialist

Job Posting: 06/Jul/2023

Closure Date: 20/Jul/2023, 9:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit : FAMON

Job Type: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition : NPP (National Project Personnel)

Grade Level : N/A

Primary Location: Mongolia

Duration : 31 Mar 2024 with the 3-month probationary period

Post Number : N/A

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•  Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
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•  All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
•  All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

Organizational Setting

FAO Mongolia works with the vision “to be a leading, credible and responsive partner in ensuring food and nutrition security of the population”. The office has been coordinating projects and programmes in research, capacity building, natural resources management, technology transfer, food and agriculture policy, livestock production systems management, emergency and post-crisis management, forestry information, statistics, food security and nutrition, emergency response operations, crop production system management, and food quality and safety.

The project “SDG-Aligned Budgeting to Transform Employment in Mongolia” aims to support increased employment and promotion of decent work in Mongolia. The Project is managed by UNDP in partnership with FAO and ILO. FAO will contribute to the Employment Promotion Component of the project. This component combines efforts towards four outcome areas for boosting employability: existing national programmes for employment, Mongolia’s ecosystem for enterprising/innovation, the range of skills and capacity development services, and scalable pilots that can yield insights for policy directions which, in turn, inform the first three. FAO’s main outcome will be to undertake selected pilots with scope for scaling up, with large-scale potential for youth employment and training, especially in rural areas. The experience of pilots will contribute to effective public-private partnership models, building evidence, establishing lessons, and policy development, and better informing national programmes, apart from expanding opportunities and worker productivity.

Reporting Lines

The incumbent will work under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative and direct supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative (Prog) in Mongolia and in close liaison with the project stakeholders.

Technical Focus

The Project is managed by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN-FAO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) and has the following four components: Component A) Bridging Policies with Budgets; Component B) Budget Oversight and Transparency; Component C) Employment Promotion: Boosting Employability; and Component D) Effective Application of International Labour Standards by Strengthening Institutions of Work.

UN-FAO is responsible for implementing a part of Component C: Employment Promotion and aims at Undertaking selected pilots with scope for scaling up, with large-scale potential for youth employment and training, especially in rural areas. The experience of pilots will contribute to effective public-private partnership models, building evidence, establishing lessons, and policy development, and better informing national programs, apart from expanding opportunities and worker productivity. It will be implemented in close coordination with the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry.

Tasks and responsibilities

•  Support in linking the public and private sectors in nurturing the product development process, beneficiaries of the project with different stakeholders involved in value chains, and potential to create youth employment opportunities in rural areas and promote public-private partnerships,
•  Contribute to establishing a network to support innovation-driven entrepreneurship in agribusiness to incubate and accelerate small businesses,
•  Participate in multi-disciplinary teams, and/or lead working groups/teams, collaborate with other departments and agencies on work groups and committees and promote best practices that are relevant to agribusiness,
•  Promote knowledge sharing and best practices at various platforms and fora and influences partners in stakeholder consultations,
•  Participate in meetings, conferences, workshops, consultations and field visits as needed; contribute to building collaborations and partnerships,
•  Contribute to the appraisal of capacity building needs and to developing training materials and training courses and activities,
•  Contribute to the collection and dissemination of relevant data and information related to agribusiness, value chains and systems, including trends and developments, approaches, impacts, lessons and good practices; support global learning and exchange of information,
•  Provide support to Monitoring & Reporting Specialist in identifying baseline, and impact indicators,
•  Compile and write success stories on project activities,
•  Perform other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•  A university degree in agriculture and post-graduate qualifications in agriculture economics or rural development
•  At least 7 years of work experience in agribusiness (meat, dairy, etc.) value chains,
•  Working knowledge of English
•  Nationality of Mongolia

FAO Core Competencies

•  Results Focus
•  Teamwork
•  Communication
•  Building Effective Relationships
•  Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement.

Technical/Functional Skills

•  Experience in partnership development and marketing is an advantage.
•  Experience working with private and public sectors in agribusiness,
•  High-level advocacy and communication skills and ability to disseminate results and share knowledge,
•  Demonstrated capability in establishing and maintaining partnerships with private companies, government institutions, NGOs as well as donors,
•  Experience in the government or UN system is an asset.
•  Excellent planning and organizing skills, accurate with attention to detail,
•  In-depth knowledge of programme and project management is considered a strong asset,
•  High computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook etc),
•  Demonstrated ability to process complex data and analyse information as the basis for technical and policy advice and mastery of subject matter,
•  Teamwork and strong soft skills including interpersonal, ethical, listening, and communication skills, proactive, problem-solving, self-organizing, planning, setting priorities and efficient use of time.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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•  Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
•  Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
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HOW TO APPLY

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