Country: Somalia
Closing date: 31 Aug 2017
Key expert 1 (KE1) : Team Leader and Agriculture Development expert
The Key Expert on Agriculture Development Policies and Strategies will be responsible to provide technical guidance and support to Ministries of Agriculture on capacity development, policy dialogue and strategic planning. It will also perform functions of Team leader coordinating the work conducted by the project team, ensure delivery of the requested services described in the ToR and also alignment with National priorities.
The operational base for the Project will be Mogadishu, Somalia and logistical arrangements should be made to facilitate frequent (and long) missions to ISWA (Baidoa), Jubaland (Kismayo and/or Gedo) and Hirshabelle (Belet-Weyne and Jowhar), according to the planning and the security situation. Also a few missions to Galmudug and Puntland, in the framework of the Component 2, during Phase 2 will be required.
Qualifications and skills
- The expert should hold a degree and/or advanced degree (certified Master or equivalent) in Agriculture or Public Sector administration related disciplines.. In the absence of requested degrees, the expert must have at least 15 years' of professional experience in consultancy and management of programmes in public administration capacity building and reform in the agricultural sector.
- Excellent communication skills, both in written and spoken English. (Written and Spoken Somali language will be an added advantage)
- Fully computer literate.
General professional experience
- At least 15 years of professional experience in the development field.
- At least 10 years’ experience in public sector environment with a focus on capacity building, of which at least 8 years’ in developing countries.
- At least 3 years work experience in conflict context with weak institutions;
Specific professional experience
- At least 10 years previous experience of carrying out assignments in the field of Policy and Strategic Technical Assistance on Agriculture Development;
- At least one long tem assignment (more than 6 months) performed as international expert to the Ministry of Agriculture or equivalent in a developing country.
- At least one long term assignment (more than 6 months) performed as a Team Leader of a pool of international and local experts.
- Work experience in Somalia will be an asset.
The expert must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities she/he takes on.
How to apply:
If you are interested, please send your CV to adriana.vozzi@agrer.com mentioning in the subject 9576 Somalia KE1