FAO, which stands for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, is investing across all 34 provinces in Afghanistan. It is undertaking resilience-reinforcing actions that specifically focus on protecting agriculture livelihoods and local ecosystems, while simultaneously boosting local production of nutritious foods and cash incomes. Moreover, FAO is dedicated to safeguarding the critical agriculture sectoral development gains achieved over the past couple of decades through revitalizing rural markets and the economy. In 2024-2026, FAO will continue to implement emergency and longer-term, resilience-building projects and programmes in the context of the UN Strategic Framework for Afghanistan (UNSFA) and the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan.
What are the advantages that come with being employed at FAO:
- Working at FAO provides individuals with a chance to contribute to global efforts in achieving food security, promoting sustainable agriculture, and addressing hunger and malnutrition.
- Providing employees with opportunities for international assignments, cross-cultural experiences, and exposure to diverse agricultural practices and challenges worldwide.
Job Details: Job Title: District Value Chain Facilitator Unit: FAO Job Place: Various Locations in Pakistan Deadline: 29/Mar/2024
Education & Qualifications Requirements:
- University degree in Social Sciences, Agriculture, Livestock Production.
- Understanding of and competencies in participatory extension methods, training need assessments and development of capacity development plan.
- Remain open to change and ability to manage complexity.
- Ability to work and operate under challenging conditions and with discretion in a multicultural environment.
- Demonstrate capacity to plan, prioritize and deliver tasks on time to meet goals in a high-pressure environment.
- Possess strong supervisory, communication, team building and computing skills (word processing, spreadsheets and data-bases).
- National of Pakistan.
Work Experiences:
- Minimum of 3-5 Years of relevant field experience, particularly in value chain development and agricultural development projects.
- Practical knowledge of and experience in Community Mobilization skills and management of FFS/FBS.
- Experience in communication and diffusion strategies and techniques, reporting, documentation.
Languages:
- Working knowledge (Level C) of English and fluency and knowledge of local languages used in Balochistan province is essential.
Career Key Responsibilities:
- Regular and close interactions with the farmers and local communities to understand the needs on the ground, existing issues and possible solution options;
- Mobilize farmers into interest groups using Farmer Field School techniques for learning, sharing experience and improving farming practices;
- Support the established farmer groups to undertake joint value addition activities with agricultural produces;
Collect information from the field and support FAO technical team in developing knowledge materials, such as handouts, brochures, guidelines and training modules; - Establish and facilitate of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) or Farmer Business Schools (FBS) for participatory learning and regularly visit the established groups to support them with daily activities.
- Provide support and facilitate farmer groups in introduction and establishment of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and improved (post) harvest handling and marketing of high value horticultural and/or livestock products;
- Prepare and submit monthly work plan and progress reports.
- Perform any other associated duties as required by the supervisor or Project Coordinators.