Result 1: Farmers, farmers' association and rural communities have access to appropriate information and training tailored to their needs through Farmers Resource Centres.
Result 2: Farmers and local authorities are benefiting from an improved capacity in the agro-rural sector.
Job duration
250 working days
Job profile
Qualifications and skills
Postgraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant, directly related discipline (e.g. agriculture, rural development and/or development economics or a similar field). Alternatively, a relevant professional experience of at least 5 years in projects pertinent to this contract could replace and advance degree.
Fully proficiency in written and spoken English.
General professional experience
10 years of professional experience, but a minimum of 5, in the management and implementation of aid programmes.
Proven professional experience in the management and supervision of a team of experts.
Specific professional experience
A minimum of 1 year of professional experience in international agriculture.
A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in local institutional capacity development.
A minimum of 1 year of professional experience in applying EDF procedures.
A minimum of 1 year of professional experience in developing countries; professional experience in the Pacific region will be considered an advantage.