Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 12 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Technical Focus
• The incumbent will support implementation of Partnerships for linking smallholder farmers to Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and agronomy activities at field level. This activity is part of the field level implementation of Research, Agribusiness and Agronomy Strategies of the Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Farming Systems in Zambia (SIFAZ) project.

Tasks and responsibilities
• Support and participate in the implementation of research, agribusiness and agronomy field activities including capacity building and training of beneficiary farmers and participating farmer organizations, linking of farmers and farmer organization to input, and output markets and service providers and agronomy activities in the assigned province.
• Support and participate in the application and implementation of research, agribusiness and agronomy knowledge products, including analytical work and practical tools, related to the project initiatives; promote knowledge sharing and best practices at meetings and conferences, and interact with provincial partners.
• Support and participate engagement of provincial and district SMDOs, Cooperative Inspectors and DMDOs to identify key plans and milestones for private sector engagement and facilitation of farmer cooperatives and SME partnerships. This will include supporting provincial and district teams to organize and undertake smallholder farmer and SME partnership facilitation events.
• Support and participate engagement in consultative processes to identify and engage potential SMEs operating in farmer locations targeted by the project (identified at national, provincial and district level) to partner with farmer cooperatives in produce off taking, financing, input provision and mechanization needs for smallholder farmers. This will include identification of SMEs relative to the functional collaboration required by the project (off taking, financing, mechanization, etc)
• Support drafting and negotiating of partnership framework involving smallholder farmers, the SIFAZ project and identified private sector (SMEs) in the province. This framework to clearly outline the key contribution of each stakeholder (smallholder farmers, the SIFAZ project, the Private Sector) into the partnership and key commitments to be upheld by each stakeholder to ensure the successful management of the partnership. This activity will include highlighting key requirements for each of the SME category (off taking, financing, mechanization, etc)
• Support any other activities critical to ensuring that the agribusiness strategy of the SIFAZ project is responsive to successful partnering of smallholder farmers and SMEs.
• Supports and facilitates project operational matters and handles day-to-day operational activities of the SIFAZ programme at provincial level and takes action, in consultation and liaising with other support units at national level, on problems which arise during the execution of project activities.
• Participates in the preparation of provincial and district project work plans, monitor progress and, where necessary, identify corrective measures to overcome operational constraints in consultation and liaising with other support units at national.
• Perform any other related duties, as required for successful execution of SIFAZ activities in the assigned district.

Minimum Requirements
Candidates should meet the following:
• Advanced university degree in agribusiness, agriculture, natural resource management social sciences or other fields related to the FAO mandate.
• At least five years of relevant experience in field implementation of project activities, project operations and support involving agronomy and agribusiness activities.
• Working knowledge of English
• National of Zambia

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

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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