JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Tasks and responsibilities
• Facilitate the FFF national programme management in coordination with key implementing partners
• Facilitate the development of in-country programme framework and annual work plans with the direct FFF partners in particular FAO, IUCN, IIED and AgriCord (main FFF partners) and relevant government institutions, and in consultation with FAOR and the FFF management team;
• In coordination with country partners, country coach and FAOR, facilitate the effective participation of the FFF country advisory committee and core partners in FFF activities;
• Prepare and monitor the FFF country budget in line with the annual work plan and with support of the relevant in-country FAO officers;
• Prepare, contribute and oversee the country regular assessment of FFPOs for the implementation of the FFF in the country.
• Monitor FFF baseline studies for all implementing partners in the country;
• Foster linkages, networks partnerships and synergies with ongoing national and regional programmes from FAO and other core FFF partners (IIED, IUCN, AgriCord), as well as with other partners related to producer organizations, support to improving livelihoods of rural people, climate resilient landscape management and natural resource management with a special focus on the important role of women. These synergies will be clearly showed in the FFF work plan;
• Plan and facilitate exchange visits for experience and knowledge sharing among producer associations in- and outside the county;
• Act as a support channel for contacts between FFF and local/national and international partners, including communication, visits;
• Support the FFF management in ensuring gender mainstreaming throughout the implementation in Ghana, based on the gender strategy and relevant tools prepared by the FFF gender team;
• Prepare monthly and annual reports (including images – with captions and photo credits, press releases, radio programmes and other coms activities) to the FFF management team and national stakeholders on implementation progress, monitoring and learning experience;
• In consultation with key stakeholders, prepare Terms of Reference and provide technical backstopping to national consultants whenever required;
• In consultation with key stakeholders, identify potential implementation partners and prepare in-country Letter of Agreements (LoAs) and Direct Beneficiary Grants (DBGs) and follow up on implementation and monitoring, using the FFF-LoA package based on FAO standards;
• Comply with the administrative procedures of FFF, including those related to updating its monitoring system FORIS with all country LoAs/DBGs, their progress on reporting and payments, the latter in close collaboration with the Country Coach.
• Participate actively in national, regional and global FFF events and other policy platforms relevant to FFF implementation;
• Enhance Resource Mobilization efforts at national level in support of the FFPOs;
• Facilitate basic FFF tools to partner FFPOs, such as the FFPO self-assessment tool, proposal writing workshops, risk management, etc.
• Ensure that the FFF programme is implemented by partners is in line with FAO regulations and standards;
• Provide supervision and/or technical backstopping to potential new initiatives and projects in synergy with the FFF Ghana and FAORAF programme.
Minimum Requirements
• Advanced University Degree in forestry, natural resources management, social and/or political science, international relations, or other relevant field to the Terms-of-Reference;
• Minimum of seven years of responsible professional experience, including development, management and / or evaluation of field projects relating to socio-economic forestry;
• Full proficiency in English (writing and speaking);
• National of Ghana.
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
, East Gonja Municipal District, Savannah Region, Ghana, Savannah Region, Ghana
, East Gonja Municipal District, Savannah Region, Ghana, Savannah Region, Ghana
