Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is seeking applications from qualified Nepalese nationals to immediately fulfill the following post under the GEF project "Reducing vulnerability and increasing adaptive capacity to respond to impacts of climate change and variability for sustainable livelihoods in agriculture sector in Nepal" (GCP/NEP/070/LDF):
Job title: District Technical Coordinator - One (28 months) Work station: Siraha district
Type of Contract: NPP Service Contract
Qualification/experience: Master degree in agriculture or animal husbandry with at least 3 years' of working experience. Specific experience in planning and implementation of climate change adaptation and Farmer Field School programs will be an advantage
Detail ToR is available at UN Reception Desk, UN House, Pulchowk, Lalitpur from 23 February to 8 March 2017 from 0900 to 1700 hrs from Monday to Friday or can be downloaded from website: http://www.fao.org/nepal/fao-in-nepal/employmentprocurement/en/
Interested qualified persons should forward their application along with an updated CV in electronic format to FAO-NP@fao.org not later than 8 March 2017 at 1700 hrs. The subject box in the email should indicate the post applied for.
Women and people from disadvantaged and minority groups and those having proficiency in Maithili language are especially encouraged to apply. No telephone enquiry will be entertained.
Nepal became a member of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 21 November 1951. Since that time Nepal and FAO have been cooperating to improve the agricultural and rural development in the country.
FAO was the first among the different UN agencies to start its office and field level work in Nepal focusing initially on agriculture and water resource management. During last 64 years of service, FAO Nepal office has made great strides in vital areas of agriculture and rural development by providing advice on policy matters and technical support in relevant sub sectors. It also mobilizes extra-budgetary sources in times of disaster and emergency to provide urgent humanitarian support.