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Food and Agriculture Organization Dairy Sector Development Expert Kazakhstan FAO Jobs 2024

Food and Agriculture Organization looking for “Dairy Sector Development Expert”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 18-Jul-24.

The Food and Agriculture Organization has published a job vacancy announcement on 28/06/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Dairy Sector Development Expert to be based in , Kazakhstan. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: Food and Agriculture Organization

Job Title: Dairy Sector Development Expert

Duty Station: , Kazakhstan

Country: Kazakhstan

Application Deadline: 18-Jul-24

About the Company:

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.

The assignment involves providing international experience and technical advice to develop a long-term dairy farming development program in Kazakhstan. This includes creating an action plan and investment roadmap, guiding baseline analysis, recommending sustainable and competitive practices, and aligning with Sustainable Development Goals. The expert will also analyze international government support systems for applicability in Kazakhstan, coordinate expert group activities, and organize related national events.

Reporting Lines

The incumbent will report to the Lead Technical Officer of the project and OiC FAO Kazakhstan.

Technical Focus

The candidate will guide the development of a long-term dairy farming development program, provide technical advice on sustainability and competitiveness, and adapt international best practices for government support to the Kazakhstani context. Consultant will also support baseline sector analysis, coordinate expert group activities, and organize related national events. Consultant need to work closely with the international expert on dairy VC and taking into considerations the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the VCA.

Tasks and responsibilities

•    Provide guidance on international experience and technical advice to Expert group on developing the long-term dairy farming development program, its Action Plan, and Investment Roadmap, with emphasis on medium and large size dairy operations;
•    Guide the baseline analysis of dairy farming sector and its role in ensuring food security and development of recommendations for its adjustment in the Kazakhstani context, taking into consideration the farm/herd size structure in the country;
•    Advise on the main directions for ensuring the sustainability and competitiveness of the national dairy farming sector in the context of achieving Sustainable Development Goals and combatting climate change and geopolitical challenges, taking into consideration the current structure of the dairy farming system in the country;
•    Advise the Expert group regarding sustainable dairy farming practices especially for medium to large dairy operations;
•    Provide guidance in meetings with representatives of the expert group of the project and, if necessary, with other national stakeholders;
•    Lead the development of the long-term dairy farming development program and coordinate, analyse and review final versions of national consultants` outputs in the mentioned areas;
•    Provide analysis of international practice in government support systems and assess their applicability in Kazakhstan for designing effective government support mechanisms in connection with the internationally adopted best practices;
•    Lead in the preparation and organization of national events on dairy farming program;
•    Contribute to the formulation of the goals, objectives and performance indicators for the government support;
•    Provide the analysis of government support systems internationally and assess their applicability in Kazakhstan;
•    Support establishing the Expert group;
•    Support the FEKAZ office for organizing and coordination of consultant inputs;
•    Perform other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements  

•    Advanced university Degree in agriculture, animal science economics, business administration, agricultural economics, finance or related discipline;
•    At least 10 years of relevant experience in the above-mentioned fields;
•    Working knowledge of English and knowledge of any other FAO language is an asset

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills 

•    Excellent communication skills
•    Agricultural Economics and Finance
•    Data Analysis
•    Stakeholder Engagement
•    Proven international experience in transition economics
•    Effective use of standard office software (MS Office: Windows, Word, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Exchange);
•    Proven ability to work collaboratively with international and national experts and stakeholders;
•    Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills