Project
Technical Assistance for the Vanuatu Sustainable and Inclusive Rural Development Programme (VaVaC II)
Key expert 2: Expert in Agriculture (700 working days)
Position
Key expert 2: Expert in Agriculture
Project description
The Technical Assistance will assist the Government of Vanuatu with the implementation of the Vanuatu Sustainable and Inclusive Rural Development Programme (VaVaC II). VaVaC II is a Budget Support Programme. The overall objective of VaVaC II is to contribute to climate-resilient rural development that enables opportunities for rural communities. The specific objective is to promote climate-resilient food systems including production, value addition, safety and quality, and trade. The expected outputs of VaVaC II will contribute to: (i) enhanced capacity to implement and monitor climate-resilient rural development policies, (ii) the delivery of stability-orientated macro-economic policies, (iii) public finance management (PFM) reforms, and (iv) improvements in budget oversight and transparency. Technical Assistance will provide support for the productive sector line ministries, notably the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Trade, along with the Ministry of Finance for its leading role in PFM reforms, and the Ministry of the Prime Minister for its central position in the overall coordination of development assistance.
Job description
The expert in agriculture will be mainly in charge of providing technical assistance and supporting the team in specific interventions in the agricultural sector.
Requirements
Qualifications and skills
- Education: At least a master’s degree in agricultural engineering, agronomy or any other relevant discipline.
- Language: excellent command of written and spoken English. This shall be demonstrated by a diploma of a minimum C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or by demonstrable performance in English speaking environments (e.g. university degree from an English-speaking university, publication of papers and reports in English, professional experience in English-speaking countries).
General professional experience
- At least 10 years of post-graduate professional experience in providing technical assistance in the field of agriculture.
Specific professional experience
- At least 3 years of post-graduate professional experience in providing technical assistance in the field of sustainable agriculture based on agroforestry and/or inter-cropping practices.
- Post-graduate professional experience in Vanuatu is considered an asset.
Vanuatu
Attachments
- CV template english EU format
