Climate Smart Agriculture Specialist (International Consultant)

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WHY JOIN WFP? 

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

The consultant will:

• Provide technical leadership and advise across the CSP Strategic Outcomes (SO) on climate-smart agricultural practices tailored to the Lao PDR context, including agroecology, conservation farming, Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture (NSA), small livestock raising systems, small scale agricultural technologies and infrastructure smallholder agriculture market support,) and integrated soil and water management.

• Represent WFP in various fora on food systems and provide technical leadership on Climate-Smart and Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture as a Pillars of Resilient Food Systems in Lao PDR 

• Provide technical leadership for the integration of CSA into school feeding supply chains and advise on the design and implementation of HGSF models that strengthen sustainable environmental sensitive local food systems and smallholder farmer linkages.

• Design and support the implementation of field-based CSA pilot initiatives in alignment with government strategies, National Adaptation Plans and WFP’s operational priorities.

• Support analysis of climate risks and food system vulnerabilities using available data and tools, including climate risk profiles, food security and nutrition analyses; VAM and national sources.

• Coordinate with national institutions (e.g. Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), U.N. agencies, and development partners to promote harmonized approaches to CSA and build new public-private partnerships in line with CSA priorities

• Develop practical tools, training materials, and technical guidance to support capacity building and increase CSA demand and awareness , technical and implementation capacity among WFP staff, government partners, and local communities.

• Contribute to donor reporting, knowledge management, and documentation of lessons learned, research, evidence generation, and case studies.

• Support resource mobilization efforts through technical inputs to proposals or concept notes related to CSA, resilience, and food systems.

• Perform other tasks as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

EDUCATION:

· Advanced University degree (master’s or equivalent) in Agriculture, Environmental Science, Climate Change, or a related field

EXPERIENCE:

· Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience in climate-smart agriculture, rural development, or food systems programming

· Experience with international organizations or UN agencies, ideally in Southeast Asia

· Experience working with nutrition-sensitive agriculture, smallholder farmer programmes, climate risk analysis, and agriculture value chains is a strong asset

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

· Solid understanding of CSA practices, environmental sustainability, and agriculture policy frameworks

· Capacity to work in multidisciplinary teams and manage field-based programming

· Strong writing, presentation, and facilitation skills

· Familiarity with WFP’s programme cycle, Country Strategic Plans, and Monitoring & Evaluation is desirable

LANGUAGE:

· Fluency in English required

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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