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National Team Leader in Kazakhstan (Part-Time position)

Sultan

  • Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Location: Sultan
  • Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Managerial positions
    • SEC
  • Closing Date: Closed

FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

  • FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background, and culture
  • Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member nations, and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
  • Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct and to uphold our values. FAO has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and FAO, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
  • All selected candidates, therefore, will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
  • All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
  • The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities and/or duty stations depending on the evolving needs of the Organization

Organizational Setting:

FAO's Subregional Office for Central Asia is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing sub-regional food, agriculture and rural development priorities. It develops and maintains relations with subregion wide institutions including Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs). The Subregional Office reports to the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU).

The GEF/FAO project “Lifecycle Management of Pesticides and Disposal of POPs Pesticides in Central Asian countries and Turkey” (GEF ID 5000) is to reduce POPs releases from obsolete pesticide stockpiles and contaminated sites and strengthen the capacity for the sound management of pesticides. Project countries are Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkey.

Specific objectives are to: safely destroy up to 900 tonnes of POPs and obsolete pesticides and remediate a pesticide-contaminated site (Component 1); strengthen the institutional and regulatory framework for managing pesticides through their life cycle (Component 2); and increase the successful uptake of alternatives to chemical pesticides on key crops (Component 3). These three components are supported by a horizontal project management, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and communication component (Component 4), which will inform project execution decisions and create the necessary conditions for beneficiary knowledge and participation in project activities.

Reporting Lines:


Under the overall supervision of the FAO Subregional Coordinator for Central Asia and FAO Representative in Turkey (SEC/SRC), FAO Budget Holder, the direct technical supervision by the Lead Technical Officer (LTO), the operational guidance by the Field Programme Unit, SEC, and the day-to-day supervision by the Senior Technical Advisor (STA), the National Team Leader will be responsible for the different activities in Kazakhstan across the different components. All the works have to be carried out in close coordination with FAO Kazakhstan, the government partners and other national stakeholders. The post is located in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Tasks and responsibilities:


• Overall management of all activities in Kazakhstan including liaising with governmental stakeholders, elaborating work plans and budgets in consultation with stakeholders, and managing administrative and operational procedures at FAO to implement activities;
• Lead and supervise the multidisciplinary national team carrying out different activities under the project; liaise with technical departments at FAO and with all relevant national stakeholders such as Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan;
• Liaise with potential LoA partners, draft LoAs under all components, provide technical guidance to LoA partners and monitor day-to-day implementation of LoAs;
• Provide necessary support to International and National Consultants as needed;
• Report on progress as requested, participate in the Team Calls every second week;
• Highlight implementation issues in a timely manner and suggest mitigation activities;
• Organise and/or attend project meetings;
• Update annual Work Plans including in minimum following elements:
o Provide support to the development of a national inventory on obsolete pesticides under guidance by the FAO project team;
o Provide support to the assessment of national disposal options for obsolete pesticides and related wastes as well as of annual arisings of legacy and confiscated pesticides under guidance by the FAO project team;
o Provide support to the establishment of a National Container Management System in -Kazakhstan including legislative aspects, baseline assessment and pilot activities;
o Provide support in assessing the current situation on Agricultural Plastic Wastes;
o Provide support to the development of a pilot inventory of contaminated sites;
o Design and implement IPM promotion activities and investigate marketing opportunities for IPM products under guidance by the FAO project team;
o Design and implement activities to strengthen the pesticide registration system;
o Design and implement activities for decreasing the amount of chemical pesticides (and especially of HHPs) used in Kazakhstan under guidance by the FAO project team;
o Implement and follow up activities related to the Communication Road Map of Kazakhstan to be prepared under this project;
• Implement the annual Work Plan;
• Provide inputs for the Project Implementation Report (PIR) and the Project Progress Report (PPR);
• Mobilize in kind contributions from the government to the project;
• Facilitate missions of the LTO, STA, FAO TO, LOA partners and consultants to/in Kazakhstan by assisting in arranging meetings with stakeholders and beneficiaries;
• Organise national trainings, workshops and webinars;
• Maintain regular contacts with related projects on waste management and improved agricultural practices and relevant stakeholders;
• Travel (pending Covid-19 situation) to relevant project meetings, workshops and sites and prepare mission reports with clear indications of findings and recommendations;
• Carry out any other activities relevant to the project.


CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements


• University degree in Agronomy and / or plant protection or integrated pests and pesticide management pest or in a related subject matter;
• At least 5 years of experience in project management, at the local or/and international level. Demonstrated experience in IPM, pest and pesticides life cycle management will be an asset;
• Working knowledge of English and Russian is required, a good command of Kazakh will be an asset;
• National of Kazakhstan or resident in the country with a regular work permit.

FAO Core Competencies


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

Technical/Functional Skills


• Detailed understanding of international conventions, internationally accepted best practice and relevant agreements on pest and pesticide management.
• Knowledge or ability of understanding the FAO Guidelines.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.

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