Organizational Setting FAO Representation in Sierra Leone implements an integrated food security programme, focusing on diversification of livelihoods, managing natural resources and building resilience. The office employs diverse team of experts locally, but also attracts the available technical experts from the region and the Head Quarters (HQ). FAO works in close partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone, farmers and other stakeholders, supporting plans and policies that affect the food and nutrition security in the country; our work is a part of the corporate commitment to support countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, especially SDG 2 on Zero Hunger.
Reporting Lines The Coordinator will perform his/her duties under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Sierra Leone, in cooperation with the Decent Rural Employment Team Leader at ESP/FAO and the technical guidance of the Programme Officer of the Green Jobs for Rural Youth Employment (GJ4RYE) based at ESP/FAO Headquarters. The Decent Rural Employment (DRE) Team in ESP is central to the implementation of FAO’s corporate work plan under Strategic Objective 3, Organizational Outcome 2 (SO3/OO2), “The rural poor have greater opportunities to access decent farm and non-farm employment”. The Coordinator will oversee the day-to-day operation of the project of Green Jobs for Rural Youth Employment in Sierra Leone. The Coordinator will provide all necessary support, guidance, co-ordination and technical advice to achieve the expected project objectives in Sierra Leone.
Technical Focus Project Coordination Tasks and responsibilities In the context of the support of HQ (ESP) work on the Project ‘Green Jobs for Rural Youth Employment (GJ4RYE)’ in Sierra Leone (20%): - Support the Programme Officer of GJ4RYE in implementing the project, by actively providing inputs to the design of curricula and training modules of green jobs for youth employment;
- Support the Programme Officer of GJ4RYE in conducting country research for identifying viable agricultural value chains, green jobs opportunities, and potential public and private sector partners; as well as monitoring and evaluation of the project progress;
- Support the Programme Officer of GJ4RYE in communicating and liaising with partners, beneficiaries, donor organization (KOICA) and stakeholders.
- Support the Programme Officer of GJ4RYE in developing a sound project communication strategy, including by assisting in the development of information materials on the project, to guarantee adequate access to information for all relevant stakeholders through different communication means.
In the context of country-level activities support in Sierra Leone for the GJ4RYE (60%): - Oversee the process of policy dialogue with the national partners of the project and key agriculture, employment and rural development stakeholders. In collaboration with line ministries, map policies and strategies that would benefit from an increased attention to green jobs and youth employment aspects.
- Provide policy support to government ministries and public organizations to adequately reflect rural youth voices and concerns in national policies and strategies;
- Provide technical support to operational tasks such as the organization of an awareness raising session for government ministries, public organizations and private sector on decent rural youth employment and related sub-topics (child labour, OSH, migration, etc.);
- Provide logistical support as required by the projects, including organize missions, workshops and other relevant events, and actively participate in meetings and joint monitoring mission to the project sites in the country.
- Lead the coordination of the steering committees /executive committee responsible for selecting and managing grant applicants;
- Communicating with the local partners and participating youths in tracking the progress of the project, and reporting to the Programme Officer accordingly.
- Assist the DRE Team Leader and FAO Country Representative in liaison and communication with relevant line ministries, research institutions, KOICA, KOTRA, and other international organizations in collaboration on the GJ4RYE implementation;
- Lead, implement and manage contractual responsibilities under the Letter of Agreement (LOA) with main project partner in the country
- Perform any other research/analytical activity that may be required.
In the context of other DRE Team’s thematic areas and tasks in the country office (20%): - Provide support to the operational tasks of the DRE-related themes in the country office;
- In consultation with HQ team, collaborate with other existing intervention, programmes and activities within DRE Team, e.g. Integrated Country Approach (ICA), Child Labour Prevention, Migration, to give guidance and promote coordination of youth employment programmes and projects within the country.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING Minimum Requirements - 2 years of relevant work experience in green jobs (green economy), agricultural policy, agricultural business models, rural development, decent rural employment and youth employment issues or international development;
- Advanced university degree in international development, public administration, business administration, environmental studies, economics, agricultural or development studies, social sciences or other related fields. 2 years of relevant work experience can be replaced in lieu of an advanced university degree;
- Excellent command of written and oral English; working knowledge another UN language is an asset;
- Excellent command of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and others). - National of Sierra Leone. FAO Core Competencies - Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
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