National Project coordinator and irrigation specialist

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National Project coordinator and irrigation specialist
Job Posting: ‎25/May/‎2022
Closure Date: ‎08/Jun/‎2022, ‎4:59:‎00 PM
Organizational Unit: FNEGY
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: PSA (Personal Services Agreement)
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: Egypt-Cairo
Duration: ‎3 months
Post Number: N/A
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 Members 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 FAO's values


• FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination


• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks


• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality


• FAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.

Organizational Setting:
The Regional Office for Near East and North Africa (FAO-RNE) leads a key
Regional Initiative on Water Scarcity. Established in the second half of ‎2013,
the Water Scarcity Initiative (WSI) intends to support countries in coping
with one of their most striking challenges: the pursuit of food and water
securities, for a sustainable social and economic development, under an
unprecedented severe escalation of water scarcity. The objectives of the WSI
are: enhancing policies, investments, governance and best practices to
sustainably increase water and land productivity; providing critical thinking
and tools for strategic planning of optimal and sustainable allocation of
scarce water resources; implementing a regional collaborative strategy for a
water-reform agenda.
With the endorsement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by the world
countries, the WSI has focused its attention to the SDG ‎6.4 ('By ‎2030,
substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure
sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and
substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity') due
to the relevant alignment of this SDG with the WSI goals.

Reporting Lines:
Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Egypt and in close
cooperation with the technical team of the project, the expert will work in
close collaboration with the national coordinators at the focal ministries in
the country, and the team of Egypt FAO Office, he/she will ensure the timely
and effective implementation of the following tasks:

Technical Focus:
The National project coordinator and irrigation specialist will ensure that
coordination and most relevant and appropriate irrigation technologies are
applied and adopted. He/she should moreover have managerial skills to run the
project and manage all personnel assigned under the project.

Tasks and responsibilities:
The incumbent will perform the following tasks:

Coordination:
* Assist on the overall coordination, implementation and monitoring of the regional project and of the application of the WAPOR project at country level (Egypt) with a focus on water sustainability, conflict resolution, and identification of constraints related to water resources, water use and productivity
* Organise and facilitate regular meetings of the national multidisciplinary team for the water scarcity initiative (WSI) acting as advising board for the two projects and facilitating synergies with other national projects; of the project in order to keep them engaged and informed
* Ensure regular communication on the two projects and their joint implementation with different National Projects Coordinators from MWRI and MALR.
* Ensure the communication and adequate information flow among the national and international consultants.
* Take care of logistical arrangements and other matters during missions and for workshops (with the support of the FAO country office);
* Organize workshops and events required by the project; including preparing the agenda, budget, list of participants, media coverage/web-story in close coordination with the national project team, and the NMDT
* Assist on the overall coordination, implementation and monitoring of the water-related country TCP facility projects of FAO Egypt.
* Contribute, as relevant, to the review of water-related aspects of FAO Egypt programme, including projects, UN join activities, etc.
* Contribute to development of new water-related projects in FAO Egypt.

Technical inputs:
* Provide guidance and technical support to the projects activities as required in particular on irrigation technology and water management in agriculture.
* Provide guidance and technical support on use of remote sensing for water accounting, water productivity or crop mapping.
* In collaboration with the technical team, organize the revision of the reports and technical documents. Follow up corrections, editing and publishing of reports.
* Ensure close monitoring of the field experimentation include the measure of evapotranspiration, water levels etc, reviewing progress and reporting monthly
* Carry out a preliminary technical review of reports from consultants and services providers before sharing with technical leads of the relevant outputs.
* Identify needs for capacity development related to project activities and prepare tailored capacity development requests to be considered by regional project coordination unit;
* Support on a case-by-case basis formulation, design, of proposal ideas related to water projects.

Project management:
* Develop country implementation and engagement plan in the country together with project partners and key stakeholders.
* Coordination and communication with government counterparts, national partners and stakeholders and the project partners;
* Identify additional country expertise (additional country level consultants) and Prepare Terms of Reference (ToR) of studies and consultancies, technical specifications for procurement ;Manage the selection and recruitment of national expert consultants and national service providers as needed;
* After each mission/event preparing the report and sharing with participants
* Ensure gender-sensitive implementation of project, including gender disaggregated data, gender-sensitive analysis and gender balanced participation in workshops;
* Ensure grievance mechanism is implemented, informing stakeholders of process and responding when needed.
* Take care of logistical arrangements and other matters during missions and for workshops (with the support of the FAO country office);
* Prepare and monitor the implementation of the letters of agreements/contracts with national partners for implementation of project activities. The monitoring will include the technical review of the deliverables prior to sharing them with the related technical experts of the project.
* Prepare project mid-term reviews, the annual reports and project completion reports;
* Monitor and report on project-related expenditures.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements
* An advanced university degree in water resource management.
* At least ‎5 years of relevant professional experience.
* Demonstrated knowledge and research experience relevant to water management as well as knowledge of the functioning of the FAO system.
* A deep understanding of water, land, agricultural development challenges and opportunities in low-income countries and emerging economies.
* National of Egypt 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
* Extent and relevance of experience in project operations whereby financial management, human resources management, public Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions throughout Egypt.
* Training ,and Participatory interactive learning skills "Learning by doing"
* Familiarity with new land communities is considered a strong asset
* Documentation & Reporting skills
* Understanding of FAO policies and programmes is considered a strong asset
* Good capacity for strategic thinking and planning.
* Good oral and writing skills in the English and Arabic languages.
* Proven ability to communicate results to stakeholders at different management levels.
* Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and other stakeholders in a multicultural setting, with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
* FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
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* Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
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* Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances. Subject to certain exemptions, vaccination against COVID-‎19 will in principle be required. Vaccination status will be verified as part of the medical clearance process.

HOW TO APPLY
• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your
online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete
and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language
skills
* Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
* Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
* Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
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* We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

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