Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Job Title: Technical Officer (Water for Production)Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Report to: FAO Representative
Vacancy Announcement No; FRUGA-960-13-PRJ
About FAO:
The global mandate of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is to improve nutrition, increase agricultural productivity, raise the standard of living in rural populations and contribute to global economic growth. Achieving food security for ail 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. For more information about the Organization visit www.fao.org.
Job Summary:
The Technical Officer is responsible for technical advice to the Head of the Water for Production Department of the Ministry of Water and Environment and will coordinate the technical support for development and management of water for production facilities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical advice in the implementation of water for production (WfP) facilities under the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) project;
- Support the Ministry of Water and Environment to enhance and stabilize livestock and farmers access to this resource;
- Support institutional development, training and capacity building (including development of training modules) for sustainable management of water for productive use services;
- Design and implement capacity building initiatives and training programme for water for multiple use and management services, including and participation for private sector players in operation and maintenance of WfP facilities;
- Develop information materials (brochures, handbooks, pamphlets, charts etc), including preparation of site implementation documentaries, for dissemination of appropriate practices as well as guidelines, regulations, standards, design manuals and technical back-stopping for water for production facilities;
- Support the establishment of demonstrations and pilot water for productive multiple uses and management to ensure transfer of knowledge and skills;
- Contribute to the establishment and implementation of a framework for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for development and management of WfP facilities;
- Promote research and development into application of appropriate water for production technologies;
- Recommend and formulate proposals on specific matters of relevance to the WfP as well as on matters of relevance to the whole Project and the Climate Change realm in Uganda;
- Prepare quarterly progress reports, joint annual performance appraisals, and capacity development and training reports;
- Support information management and monitoring framework for water for production;
- Support design, establishment and operation of ICT/MIS/GIS system and monitoring framework for water for production development and management
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The prospective FAO employee should possess an advanced university degree in rural/water engineering, rural development, agriculture, or a related field
- At least seven years of relevant experience in agricultural, water resource management projects and technical support to Government institutions;
- Significant experience in water resource management and technical assistance to government institutions
- Ability to analyze complex problems and provide sound technical advice and support to government counterpart for water resource management
- Demonstrated experience with the design and implementation of systems of monitoring and evaluation of the impacts of rural and water investment projects and familiarity with methodologies for the economic, financial and institutional appraisal of projects
- Relevance of experience in Eastern Africa is considered a strong asset
- Please note that all candidates should possess computer/word processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
- Language Proficiency: Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of one of the other official languages of FAO (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish)
How to Apply:
For full guidelines to applicants on How to Apply, please visit the Application Toolkit at: http://www.fao.org/employment/current-vacancies/project/en/
Please send your application to: V.A FRUGA-960-13-PRJ
The Food and Agriculture Organization,
Plot 88 Buganda Road, Kampala PO Box 521, Kampala, Uganda E-mail: FAO-UG@fao.org
NB: Please note that FAO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director-General and may be assigned to any activities or office of the organization.
Deadline: 17th January 2014
