Senior Agricultural Officer (Plant Production And Protection)

Overview

The Senior Agricultural Officer (Plant Production And Protection) role focuses on leading the development and implementation of regional programmes related to sustainable crop production and protection systems in Africa, aligning with FAO's Strategic Framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Plans, manages or leads highly specialized or multidisciplinary teams.
• Analyses global and country specific requirements and relevant technical issues.
• Implements and monitors programmes of work.
• Conducts, designs and oversees research and analysis activities.
• Provides technical and policy advice to Members and technical support to Decentralized Offices.
• Leads and/or collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality/effectiveness of capacity development and knowledge sharing activities.
• Represents the Organization at international meetings and conferences.
• Leads and/or participates in resource mobilization activities.
• Leads the development of interventions in RAF region that use modern crop production and protection systems.
• Promotes the use of modern agriculture technologies.
• Provides regional leadership, technical oversight, and resource mobilization for the incorporation of sustainable crop production systems.
• Leads RAF's efforts to strengthen capacities, partnerships, networks, and knowledge platforms.
• Strengthens institutional and human capacities to enable the active participation of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in relevant FAO's governance and normative mechanisms.
• Supports country level actions guided by FAO Country Programming Frameworks.
• Leads the incorporation of context-appropriate innovations.
• Collects, reviews and analyses relevant information and data on agrifood/agribusiness innovation and digital agriculture.

Required Experience

• Ten years of relevant experience with public or private sector institutions, international organizations with an emphasis on seeds and plant genetic resources including related policies including in developing countries.
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions, is essential.
• Demonstrated skills in the analysis of technical issues for policy development, as well as to provide advice at local, national, and regional level, including experience on main crops and/or cropping systems of the Africa region.
• Extent and relevance of experience in planning and implementation of programmes related to plant protection in development organizations.
• Proven ability to mobilize resources.
• Extent and relevance of experience in organizing international meetings, seminars and training courses.
• Extent and relevance of knowledge in the implementation of international instruments related to plant protection.
• Extent and relevance of knowledge and understanding of the work of international organizations and national governments.

Qualifications

Advanced University degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in agronomy, plant science with specialization in seed science/technology, crop improvement or related field.

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