Job Posting: 24/Jul/2023
Closure Date: 07/Aug/2023, 10:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: FRANG
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: NPP (National Project Personnel)
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: Angola-Lubango
Duration: 12 months with the possibility of an extension
Post Number: N/A
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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 work in Angola is focused on three medium-term priority areas for technical support: – strengthening smallholder production and productivity to improve food security and nutrition; – enabling farmers to apply improved production techniques through Farmer Field Schools; enhancing family farming capacity for commercialization and value chain approach, strengthening sustainable management of natural resources; – increasing resilience of rural livelihoods to climatic shock and climate change, through the development and application of an integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan.
In the context of the activities implemented with Farmer Field Schools (FFS), the FAO experience in Angola started in 2005 with FAO’s Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS). The positive SPFS impact led the FFS approach to be recognized by the MINAGRIF as the preferred capacity-building methodology for family farmers. FAO is currently the agency of reference in rural development and FFS is recognized by public institutions, development partners, and civil society organizations.
The FFS approach has been scaled up by several Projects such as the IFAD-funded Market-Oriented Smallholder Agriculture Project (MOSAP I); the United States-funded Disaster risk reduction/management to support agro-pastoral communities affected by recurrent droughts and other natural disasters in southern Angola and northern Namibia (PIRAN) and the GEF-funded Land Rehabilitation and Rangelands Management in Small Holders Agro-pastoral Production Systems in Southwestern Angola (RETESA). Those projects better defined FFS in the context of southern Angola, incorporating livestock-related issues (pastures management, animal health, herbs management, etc.) as a key resilience-enabling factor for communities.
Currently, an increasing number of projects are going to be included in the portfolio of the country. The main objective of these projects is to strengthen and to consolidate the FFS long-term interventions, which have been developed in Angola over these last years.
Reporting Lines
Under the general supervision of the SPAA-FRESAN Head of Mission, the candidate will provide technical support in his/her area of expertise for the proper execution of the SPAA mission and deliver all the respective reports and inputs according to the work plan.
Technical Focus
The candidate will be responsible for training FRESAN project technicians and providing technical assistance to producers in 6 FFS of the project to promote sustainable beekeeping management to obtain good honey yields and contribute to the nutrition of farming families.
Tasks and responsibilities
In collaboration with the SPAA-FRESAN Head of Mission and a multidisciplinary team, support with the following activities:
- Provide inputs on good beekeeping practices appropriate to the local context of southern Angola.
- Participate in the data collection in the field on the characteristics, difficulties and potential of the beekeeping activity developed by producers of 6 FFS in the southwest of Angola.
- Provide training to local project technicians about good beekeeping practices which includes the control/prevention of diseases and pests affecting bees, compliance with biosecurity of the apiary as well as maintaining the safety of producers.
- Participate in the planning and execution of participatory surveys with an agroecological approach in 6 FFS of the project.
- Provide technical advice for the implementation of hives with proper management in 6 FFS.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- Advanced university degree/ University degree/technical diploma/high school diploma in environmental sciences, agronomy, zootechnics, or related fields.
- At least 5 years of experience in working on sustainable beekeeping practices.
- Working knowledge of English or Spanish languages.
- National of Angola.
FAO Core Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
- Experience in good beekeeping practices for sustainable apiculture.
- Good knowledge of the rural context of southeast Angola and of the conditions for the development of sustainable beekeeping.
- Familiarity with the FFS methodology.
- Familiarity with climate-resilient sustainable agriculture and/or sustainable forest management.
- Communication skills in the local language of southwest Angola is a distinct advantage.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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HOW TO APPLY
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