The National Project Coordinator will provide the technical support related to the multi-stakeholder engagement, policy analysis, dialogues, formulation, and capacity development functions and coordination with project partners of the JobAgri project.
Tasks and responsibilities
• Facilitate the engagement of multi-stakeholders including line ministries, farmers association, trade unions and employers’ organizations by organizing workshops to disseminate new evidence and support its integration into policy dialogues and the policy formulation process.
• Organize meetings with existing multi-stakeholder platforms in agriculture (e.g., agriculture sector platform and United Nations Country Teams) to ensure alignment of this project with the national stakeholders in agrifood systems.
• Coordinate a technical workshop with multi-stakeholders on key FAO guides, tools, frameworks relating to decent work in agriculture, as decided by the multi-stakeholders or as appropriate.
• Conduct a mapping exercise of national agricultural and employment policies, as well as subnational and sectoral policies based on selected region and value chain in Ghana and prepare sections of reports with the results of the mapping.
• Participate in project workshops and meetings that project partners will organize and report to the FAO country office, the FAO regional office, and headquarters.
• Provide inputs for ad-hoc research to identify broader policy gaps. If necessary, conduct research in a specific issue as determined by the multi-stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication between project partners, stakeholders, the FAO country office, the FAO regional office, and headquarters.
• Support the development of progress reports, the final report, and other technical documents as required for submission to ILO.
• Perform other related duties as required.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• Advanced university degree in economics, agricultural economics, development economics, political sciences, international relations, international development or a related field.
• 3 years of demonstrated qualified and relevant experience in decent work in agriculture, multi-stakeholder engagement, policy analysis, and research in rural development or livelihoods projects in the NGO and/or international organization/UN context.
• Working knowledge of English.
• National of Ghana
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Demonstrated experience in multi-stakeholder engagement in Ghana.
• Demonstrated knowledge of national agricultural and employment policies, as well as subnational and sectoral policies.
• Demonstrated understanding of key FAO guides, tools, frameworks relating to decent work in agriculture.
• Demonstrated research and report writing skills.
• Excellent communication and network facilitation skills.
• Experience in working with on employment issues and decent work in agrifood value chains.
Selection Criteria
• Prior experience in facilitating multi-stakeholder engagement.
• Extent and relevance of experience in policy analysis.
• Extent and relevance of experience in facilitating technical workshops.
• Level of communication skills, good writing skills including ability to write concise technical reports in English is a strong asset.
