Project Assistant for Guba Regional office

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FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
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Qualified female applicants and qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries are encouraged to apply.

Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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Organizational Settings

FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan

Reporting Lines

Mr. Bariz Mehdiyev , Assistant FAO Representative (AFAOR) in Azerbaijan

Technical Focus

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative (FAOR) in Azerbaijan, the direct supervision of the Assistant FAOR, operational supervision of relevant Program/Operations Officer, in close collaboration with Technical Team Leader and National Project coordinator, the project team and the technical experts (national and international) and the project counterparts, the Project Assistant will be responsible for the implementation of the following tasks:

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Support the Team of Agricultural Advisory Services (AAS) project in the implementation of pilot project activities in the Guba Region;
• Provide timely assistance to a Regional Project Expert, National Project Coordinator and Technical Team Leader upon request in line with the work plan to be implemented in the pilot region according to the approved work plan;
• Liaise between FAO, the national project team and the regional related ministries and institutions, coordinating their work;
• Initiate and follow-through all necessary administrative actions, following FAO standard procedures and requirements;
• Provide administrative support for the arrangements for workshops, training, seminars, recruitment of national consultants and field days as required according to the work plan;
• Provide administrative support for field missions and experts for the AAS project;
• Contribute to the arrangements of meetings, round tables and workshops;
• Participate and assist in summarizing the results of surveys, strategy and AAS model development;
• Support the development and implementation of the PR strategy for the project; assist the preparation of visibility materials and communication materials by providing necessary inputs and information that will be used in outreach and mass media campaigns;
• Drafting minutes of meetings and sharing them in a timely matter;
• Perform other duties upon request

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements:

• University/Master’s degree on social and administrative sciences such as economics, statistics, business administration, political sciences, international relations, sociology, social work, development studies with a focus on rural and community development and/or a degree on agrarian sciences or agronomy with an understanding of social and economic dimensions of rural and agrarian contexts;
• Working knowledge of English and Azerbaijani; Russian will be an asset;
• Minimum 2 years of working experience in similar assignments (project/program management).

• National of Azerbaijan 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:

• Effective organization of project workshops and meetings;
• Drafting, following-up of finalization and proper achieving of correspondence
• Coordinating Project meetings and their proper documentation through minutes and action points;
• Responsibility for the proper follow-up of Project work plans and initiation of relevant actions to achieve intended results.
• Experience working with rural communities, rural business development or organization of trainings;
• Knowledge or ability to learn and understanding the FAO Guidelines;

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