- Country: Hanoi, Vietnam
- No of vacancies: N/A
- Salary: N/A
- Organization: UNDP
- Gender: Both
- Deadline: 2024-01-17
Duties and Responsibilities
The Agriculture and Rural Development Specialist will work under direct supervision and reports to Assistant Resident Representative (ARR)/Head of the Climate Change, Environment and Energy Unit.
The Agriculture and Rural Development Specialist is expected to carry out key tasks as below:
Provide technical support for effective implementation of the KVPVP projects in A Luoi district/Thua Thien – Hue, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh provinces:
- Identify and develop the clear and concise work plans including activities, deliverables, outputs with deadlines and responsible persons/organizations after consultation with UNDP and provincial partners and which are relevant to the workplans under Outcome 2 of the KVPVP: Enhancing sustainable agriculture and rural development through increased resilience of livelihoods for farmers and infrastructure of target communities;
- Draft relevant documents (concept notes, bidding packages, TORs for hiring consultants and firms for related project activities, technical work packages, training, workshops, etc.);
- Proactively contribute technical inputs to the implementation of project activities;
- Provide technical strategies and advices on all project intervention areas (climate agriculture, climate resilient housing and climate resilient commune health station construction);
- Provide technical inputs to project communication materials, briefs, standees, speeches, social media campaigns, etc.;
- Attend required meetings with KOICA, UNDP, relevant provincial partners and others if appropriate to develop and update the yearly workplan;
- Support Provincial Project Management Units (PPMUs) in A Luoi district/Thua Thien Hue, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh provinces in safeguard (settlement, social, gender, ethnic minorities, environment) and prepare safeguard reports;
- Support UNDP and PPMUs to deal with project implementation issues, safeguard policies and issues arising during implementation;
- Manage project risks, including timely implementation of mitigation measures, updating risk log and integrated work plan (IWP).
Take lead in quality assurance, M&E of project implementation, monitoring and evaluation:
- Establish the Quality Assurance mechanism for KVPVP project in 03 provinces;
- Support UNDP and three provinces to design, plan and manage effectively monitoring and evaluation activities;
- Undertake baseline data studies and periodic monitoring of KVPVP in 03 provinces based on the approved project document and the Annual Work Plan (AWP). Monitor the project activities from gender and social inclusion perspective and provide timely feedback to all staff and partner organisations.
- Review and provide comments on TORs, Request for Proposal/bidding packages, peer review/comments, approve of technical reports and products;
- Manage, provide technical inputs to and participate in the mid-term and final evaluation of the KVPVP project;
- Work with UNDP and PPMUs to prepare quarterly, annual and final project reports, also include the result, effectiveness and impact evaluation of the project, drawing lesson leant of the project implementation.
Contribute to the agriculture and rural development area of the Government of Viet Nam and UNDP:
- Contribution to the development of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s policies/regulations in term of the integrated rural development in the context of climate change;
- Contribute technical inputs to UNDP’s agriculture and rural development portfolio:
- Briefly describe the required activities and other information;
- Take lead and contribute to researches, policy papers, briefings, advocacy messages, and keynote speeches for policy dialogues and high-level events;
- If applicable, include any relevant literature/data/information/policy framework that may be required for each activity.
- Facilitate, participate and contribute to knowledge management, knowledge networks, including communities of practice and knowledge management networks;
- Promote and experiment innovative approaches in collaboration with global and national think tanks and with other team members and colleagues within UNDP.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Competencies
Core Competencies:
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:
Engagement and Effectiveness
- Effectiveness: Performance and data analysis and sharing lessons
2030 Agenda – People
- Gender: Women’s Economic Empowerment, including labour issues
2030 Agenda- Planet
- Nature, Climate and Energy: Climate Change Adaptation: agriculture/food security
Communications
- Advocacy strategy and implementation: Ability to create and implement advocacy strategies which lead to impactful change
Partnership
- Relationship Management: Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding
Ethics
- UN policy knowledge – ethics: Knowledge and understanding of the UN Staff Regulations and Rules and other policies relating to ethics and integrity
Business Direction & Strategy
- System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Agriculture, Rural Development, or related field is required Or
- A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree
- PhD is a desirable (with the official certificate)
Experience:
- Minimum of 7 years (with Master’s Degree) or 9 years (with Bachelor’s Degree) of relevant experience in Agriculture, Rural Development, or related fields;
- At least 5 years of field-based experience with progressive responsibilities Demonstrate experience in management, capacity building and development expertise;
- Experience working in Agriculture, Rural Development programmes or related programmes (Climate Smart and Resilient Agriculture and/or Rural Development programmes) in developing countries – preferably in Southeast Asia, experience in Viet Nam;
- Experience working with the application of climate smart and resilient agriculture and rural development programmes is an asset;
- Previous work experience with UNDP, ADB or other international partner is an asset;
- Proven experience of good analytical, conceptualization and communication skills to create and implement advocacy strategies which lead to impactful change is an asset;
- Experience of working with UNDP and UN system policies, programming and operational issues is desirable;
- Experience in project management, M&E, safeguards (gender, ethnic minority, stakeholder engagement) is advantageous;
- Proven experience in ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding is an asset;
- Demonstrated experience of ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objectives is an asset.
Language Requirement:
- Fluency in English is required
- Working knowledge of Vietnamese language is preferable.
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