UNDP Jobs - 109430- AgriHub Development Officer (For Filipino National

AgriHub Development Officer (For Filipino Nationals only)

Location :

Butuan City, PHILIPPINES

Type of Contract :

NPSA (Regular)

Starting Date :

01-Dec-2022

Application Deadline :

05-Dec-22 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

NPSA-6

Duration of Initial Contract :

One year

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Initial duration of one year

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The UN Secretary-General established the UN SDG Action Campaign to inspire people and organizations from all backgrounds and every part of the world to take actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, while holding decision-makers to account for progress society-wide. The UN SDG Action Campaign is hosted and supported by UNDP and is based in Bonn (Germany) with a lean team that marshals rapid support for new initiatives as opportunities arise and provides partners with on-demand strategic creative services that inspire SDG action with an engaged community of activists and concerned individuals.

The UN SDG Action Campaign is working closely with cities and local governments to showcase how they are actively contributing to implement Agenda 2030, accelerating transformative action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for all, and everywhere. The UN SDG Action Campaign, together with the office of UNDP in the Philippines are supporting the city of Butuan to implement a component of their AgriBoost project, one of the winners of the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge.

Within this context, the UN SDG Action Campaign is seeking to recruit a AgriHub Development Officer to support the implementation of the AgriBOOST project in the City of Butuan in the Philippines. The AgriBOOST project aims to address the high rates of hunger and food insecurity in the city, in part because of challenges around local food production. AgriBOOST gives farmers predictive data to make better decisions about the type and quantity of crops to plant, by fixing some commodity prices to reduce the risk on vegetables and high-demand foods, and by engaging consumers and business organizations for additional support.

The AgriHub Development Officer will support the UNDP in the implementation of the Global Mayors Challenge in the City of Butuan.

Duties and Responsibilities

The AgriHub Development Officer, under the supervision of the AgriHub Component Lead and the AgriBOOST Program Lead, will work with the UNDP-UN SDG Action Campaign Network to perform the following functions:

Provide assistance in the Implementation of sub-projects and activities of the AgriHub Project Component;
Collaborate with the AgriBOOST Core Team, City Information and Communications Technology Office (CICTO), Department Information and Communications Technology, Department of Science and Technology, academe and other project partners in ensuring that respective commitments are carried out accordingly, interventions and technical assistance for the continues development of enterprise resource planner (ERP) are implemented;
Ensures provision of effective support in the strategic planning, decision-making processes, as well as facilitating the execution and review to deliver the target metrics, output and outcome of AgriHub Project Component;
Facilitates and implements the formulation of strategies and tactics to implement AgriHub Project Component Workstream;
Facilitates the selection process of AgriHub operator and liaises with partner AgriHub Operator
Facilitates capacity building activities for AgriHub Operator and social enterprise partners;
Collaborate and supports other AgriBOOST project components to ensure realization of marketing and supply agreements;
Manage supply and demand data, performs analyzes of commodity pricing and oversee inventory, in collaboration with AgriHub Operator;
Oversee the AgriHub database; and
Perform related tasks as deemed necessary.

Institutional Arrangement

Under the overall guidance of the City Mayor, the AgriHub Development Officer will directly report to the AgriBOOST Program Lead (the City Agriculturist).

The AgriHub Development Officer will work closely with AgriBOOST Project Supervisor, AgriHub Component Lead and other AgriBOOST Component Leads.

Competencies

Core:

Achieve Results: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work.

Think Innovatively: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking.

Learn Continuously: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning.

Adapt with Agility: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process.

Act with Determination: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously.

Engage and Partner: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships.

Enable Diversity and Inclusion: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making.

Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies:

Thematic Area	Name	Definition
Business Management	Project Management	Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
	Communication	Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.
	Working with Evidence and Data	Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information and informing conclusions and supporting decision making.
Business Direction & Strategy	Effective Decision Making	Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one's authority, area of expertise and resources.
	Strategic & Creative Thinking	Ability to consider something in a new way through intentional and rational thought process that focuses on the analysis of critical factors and variables that will influence the long-term success of a business, a team, or an individual.
2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness	SDG Integration	Role of science, technology, innovation for SDGs
2030 Agenda: Prosperity	Inclusive Growth	Urban development design/risk mitigation, inclusive design, resilience and sustainability.

Required Skills and Experience

Min. Education requirements	Completion of High School Diploma is required; Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Data Science, Computer Science, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Management and other related courses is an advantage
Min. years of relevant work experience	A minimum of six (6) years with High School Diploma or three (3) years with Bachelor’s Degree of relevant work experience in implementing projects on information and technology applications on socio-economic development, database management, business development and management or projects related to enterprise development by the public or private sector is required.
Required skills	Competence in computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.) is required.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section	Demonstrated competence in database management / software development / enterprise management and project management is an advantage Experience in implementing projects related to the Sustainable Development Goals is an advantage. Experience working on projects related to agriculture, food marketing and distribution and consumer-producer relations is an asset. Proven experience in working with local governments is an advantage
Required Language(s)	Proficiency in the English language is required. Working knowledge of Filipino language and Bisayan dialect is an advantage.
Professional Certificates	Civil Service Commision (CSC) second-level eligibility or Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) license is an advantage Project Management certificate is an advantage

The following documents shall be required from the participants:

Personal CV - indicating all part positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the candidate and at least three (3) references.
Cover letter - indicating why the candidate considers him/herself to be suitable for the position.