Agriculture Associate

PURPOSE

The  Associate will be responsible for delivering the following specific activities. 

• Support and guide local governments (municipalities) in planning and implementation of climate-smart agriculture activities involving all value chain actors.
• Support technical teams (e.g., agriculture extension officers) of municipalities in developing policy/guidelines (including climate-smart agriculture guidelines) supporting farmers, self-help groups and agri-entrepreneurs.
• Provide technical inputs and guidance to technical staff of local partners in promoting climate smart agricultural technologies.
• Coordinate and work with service providers (such as local input suppliers, agriculture cooperatives) to promote innovative transmission of agriculture weather advisory services for farmers and other stakeholders to improve resilience of the local farmers and communities.
• Facilitate integrating climate change adaptation initiatives through supporting budgeting and planning processes of municipalities.
• Monitor potential disruptions to agri-supply chains and support municipalities and implementing partners in resolving issues that emerge.
• Document project outputs and outcomes and ensure that programmatic lessons learnt are documented and used to generate a knowledge base for improved project practice and learning.
• Other relative duties assigned by the Country Representative and the Senior Project Coordination Officer.

ENGAGEMENT

• Support municipalities to develop and implement Climate Smart Agriculture Sectoral Plans at municipality level
• Supporting agricultural policy and guidelines making of municipalities
• Assist engagement with key government counterparts, implementing partners and, non-governmental agencies to identify best practices, lessons to be learned in development of and implementation of capacity-building related to climate-smart small-holder agricultural systems, and promotion of climate-resilient agri-technologies.
• Assist coordination among GGGI/partner experts to consolidate a coherent curriculum of best practices in climate-smart small-holder agricultural systems and to oversee its delivery to stakeholders.
• Support coordination among GGGI/ implementing partner experts to mainstream social/gender inclusivity consideration across the project/country portfolio and ensuring that this is effectively reported upon.
• Support organizing events and sessions between farmers, entrepreneurs and enabling institutions, and potential investors.

DELIVERY

• Inventory of Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies
• Survey and assessment reports tracking the progress monitoring
• Collection/submission of information for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) purposes, and technical reporting and administrative reporting needs.
• Regular progress report with high level of quality in a timely manner
• External updates and publications that communicate project results; social, economic, and environmental impacts of the project; and lessons-learned.

REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree in agriculture, plant sciences or related field.
• Preferred 3-5 years’ experience in agriculture mainly in vegetable and cereal sector with more focus on climate smart agriculture practices.
• A clear understanding of current development issues, particularly climate change and agriculture
• Knowledge and experience of working with local governments and smallholder farmers in the Madhesh Pradesh of Nepal.
• Ability to work independently and in a multi-cultural team environment.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written with fluency in English, Maithili and Nepali required,
• Experience in writing high-quality reports/documents.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office suite applications.
• Work experience in Madhesh Province preferred.

FUNCTIONAL

• Strong understanding of the needs and challenges of climate change in agriculture, smallholder farmers and other related value-chain actors in Nepal or similar contexts.
• Working experience on climate resilience project with focus on agriculture.
• Experience in working with the Government of Nepal, local governments, bi-lateral organizations and I/NGOs.

CORPORATE

• Understand and actively support GGGI's mission, vision, and values
• Promote an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect, and partnership
• Has strong client orientation
• Process and share information easily and is excellent at problem solving
• Manage emotions and stress positively, builds rapport and resolves conflict easily
• Demonstrate high level of integrity in handling privileged information and in stewardship of public resources
• Value the importance of promoting environmental sustainability within the workplace and green growth within society as a whole

WORKING CONDITIONS

• GGGI provides 15% of base salary towards retirement plan/long-term savings, 27 days of annual leave, and private health insurance that covers dental and vision. 
• GGGI is committed to providing a work environment that is sufficiently flexible to accommodate diverse life-cycle challenges and assist Staff members to achieve a better balance between work and personal/family commitments, thus ensuring high performance, long-term productivity, and well-being of Staff members. 

About GGGI

Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an intergovernmental organization founded to support and promote a model of economic growth known as "green growth", which targets key aspects of economic performance such a poverty reduction, job creation, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. GGGI works with countries around the world, building their capacity and working collaboratively on green growth policies that can impact the lives of millions. With the organization’s partners, including countries, multilateral institutions, government bodies, and private sector, GGGI aims to help build economies that grow strongly and are more efficient and sustainable in the use of natural resources, less carbon intensive, and more resilient to climate change.

GGGI has a diverse portfolio of programs in developing countries around the world. These in-country programs, together with global products and services, focus on delivering results through an integrated approach of evidence-based green growth planning and implementation aligned to countries’ development priorities. The organization also focuses on knowledge development and management activities which build a strong theoretical and empirical basis for green growth, while providing concrete options and guidance for policymakers; as well as building the conditions for public and private green infrastructure investments. 

Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.