National Project Coordinator - Green Jobs

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Project & Program ManagementProject Coordinator

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Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the planning, implementation and monitoring of project activities in Liberia, ensuring alignment with the project workplan,

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Project & Program ManagementProject Coordinator

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Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
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FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.
FAO is a specialized agency of the UN that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO's goal is to achieve food security for all and ensure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 Members (194 countries and the European Union), FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.
FAO Country Offices, working under overall corporate guidance and in line with the Strategic Framework, offer policy advice and support to countries in the mandated areas of FAO, facilitated through partnerships, resources and an active country programme to provide technical assistance, develop capacities and deliver core services while fully observing international standards of accountability to establish leadership and strengthen impact at the country level.
The offices deliver on the programmatic priorities of each country as agreed in their respective Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and ensure effective and efficient operations with adequate human and financial resources.

Specifically, FAO Country Offices:

a)    advocate, inform and support policies and investments in the areas of FAO’s mandate
b)    provide technical assistance and deliver core services
c)    assist and catalyse partnership and resource mobilization activities to support agrifood systems transformation
d)    position FAO as the specialized/authoritative technical agency in food and agriculture and agrifood systems transformation; and
e)    ensure risk-smart and accountable operations and management

The Position is located Monrovia, Liberia. It specifically supports the implementation of the FAO Green Jobs for Youth in Resilient Agrifood System in Liberia. The project is regional project also implemented in Nigeria and Sierra Leone and funded by the Korean International Agency (KOICA).

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative, and the direct supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative for Programme and in collaboration with the Lead Technical Officers LTO based in the FAO Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SFW) and the National project coordinator for Green Job will provide programme implementation support as follows:

Technical Focus

The National Project Coordinator (NPC) will provide overall technical, managerial and operational leadership for the implementation of the Green Jobs for Youth in Resilient Agrifood Systems in Liberia Project. The incumbent will ensure effective delivery of project outputs and outcomes aimed at improving youth employment opportunities, entrepreneurship, skills development, and sustainable livelihoods within resilient and climate-smart agrifood systems