Vacancy for National Consultant - Technical Expert

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Description

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 

Achieving food security, for all is at the heart of FAO's efforts — to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. Our three main goals are: the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition; the elimination of poverty and the driving forward of economic and social progress for all; and, the sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, including land water, air, climate and genetic resources for the benefit of present and future generations. 

Organizational/Project Context 

The project "Emergency assistance to restore agricultural livelihoods of vulnerable households affected by the drought" is a project under FAO Technical Cooperation Programme. This project provides assistance to the Government of Sri Lanka to support the livelihoods of most vulnerable agricultural families by distributing emergency seed packages and micro irrigation units, targeting women farmers. This project also provides capacity development to Extension Officers on simple water management practices that can be implemented by farmers to increase their resilience to future climate variability and climate change. 

Job Title                : National Consultant (Technical Expert) 

Duty Station        : Home based 

Duration                : 5 months 

Remuneration    : SB 4 

• Oversee and coordinate with relevant Government authorities the distribution and monitoring of agricultural input.

• Coordinate the training provided by the Department of Agriculture (DOA) on the use of micro irrigation systems.

• Identify appropriate on-farm water management techniques for small scale farming through desk study and field trips.

• Train extension officers on "On-farm water management techniques for small scale fanning".

Qualified candidates are invited to send a CV by post or by e-mail to the FAO Representative at the address mentioned indicating the positions applied for, to reach this office on or before 30 April 2017. Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply. Only those candidates under active consideration will be contacted.