JOB SUMMARY:

To carry out studies on the operations in Proagro, including the Family Agriculture Insurance – SEAF and the Traditional Proagro, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, except for the micro-regions of Três Passos, Frederico Westphalen, Erechim and Sananduva, for the main insured crops, focusing on the occurrence of claims and related processes, as well as to develop an analysis on the prospects for the next year and trends for the next two years,  presenting propositions for the treatment of risks in these crops and improvement of processes within the scope of Proagro..

Tasks and Responsibilities

•    Systematize contracting information, claims notices and indemnity payments.
•    Analyze the occurrence of claims and the types of events and loss factors.
•    Develop analysis of the perspectives for the next year and trends for the next two years, presenting proposals for the treatment of risks in these crops.
•    Identify and map the critical and most relevant areas for the MDA within the scope of Proagro.
•    Assist the project in working in visits to local branches of financial agents and conducting interviews/meetings with the management and those responsible for the SEAF processes
•    Interviews with technicians/companies that carry out expert reports in loss proof processes.
•    Support in monitoring on-site visits to the crops to analyze the quality of the processes of proving losses related to the sampled reports, including verifying that the respective reports correctly record the production obtained, the causes of the losses, the planted area and the location of the crop using GPS and the fulfilment of other contractual conditions by the insured farmer..
•    Assist the project in working with the respective farmers, verifying the producer’s knowledge of the SEAF rules and other programs, the indicatives of the Agricultural Zoning and the ATER actions, making the notes in a specific complementary form and guiding the producer on these topics
•    Participate in technical meetings with experts in risk management in agricultural insurance and related areas.
•    Participate in technical meetings with financial agents, technical assistance entities, those in charge of proving losses, representatives of farmers’ entities and government agencies involved in the SEAF.
•    Systematize and present the records of activities according to the guidelines of CGSEAF/DEFIP/SAF/MDA.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING: 

Minimum Requirements  

•    Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Sciences according to the CAPES/CNPq table of areas of knowledge;
•    Minimum experience of 8 (eight) years in agronomic activities. In case of having specialization and 06 (six) years of experience in the requested areas. In case of having Master’s degree and 05 (five) years of experience in the requested areas and in case of having a Doctorate and 03 (three) years of experience in the requested areas.
•    Working knowledge (level C) and English or Spanish and Portuguese;
•    Brazilian Nationality or other legally authorized to work in Brazil.

FAO Core Competencies 

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

Technical/Functional Skills

Desirable experience related, in general, to the Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro) or agricultural insurance.

ABSTRACT:

Food and Agriculture Organization Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro) Specialist – Rio Grande do Sul and regions Brazil FAO Jobs 2024

Food and Agriculture Organization looking for “Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro) Specialist – Rio Grande do Sul and regions”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 30-Jul-24.

The Food and Agriculture Organization has published a job vacancy announcement on 15/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro) Specialist – Rio Grande do Sul and regions to be based in , Brazil. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: Food and Agriculture Organization

Job Title: Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro) Specialist – Rio Grande do Sul and regions

Duty Station: , Brazil

Country: Brazil

Application Deadline: 30-Jul-24