Organizational Setting:

FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan

Reports to:

Melek Cakmak, Head of Office

Technical Focus

Under the overall supervision of the Head of Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan, the operational supervision of Deputy Head of the Office, the direct supervision of FAO Azerbaijan Partnership Program (FAPP) Manager and the technical guidance of the FAO Technical Teams associated with projects at Regional and HQ levels, with support of and coordination with the other members of the Field Programme Unit and project staff and in collaboration with the Admin Unit and the project team and programme counterparts at the Ministry of Agriculture, the Programme Associate will be responsible for supporting the smooth and effective implementation of the FAPP Projects contributing to the achievement of specific project goals and objectives as well as the overall results of the programme.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Support planning, monitoring and reporting of the implementation of FAPP projects;
• Follow-up the implementation progress of the annual and quarterly workplans and lead the process for their regular review and revisions, sharing the revised workplans with all interested parties, ensuring their contributions and agreements;
• Coordinate the processes and follows through the arrangements necessary for the provision of the required inputs for project activities;
• Assist the international and national consultants in delivering the technical and organizational elements of the related project outputs, including specific activities within respective project components;
• Facilitate and strengthen collaboration between project’s national stakeholders and project technical team and possible regional/international partners to ensure the highest quality and sustainability of project outputs
• Lead the organization of and participate (as need be) in field missions, including provision of guidance and logistical support to external consultants, government officials and other parties and support the drafting and dissemination of mission reports;
• Coordinate the planning of training and other capacity building activities and ensures their proper documentation and any necessary follow-up;
• Support the cooperation with the relevant government agencies and other stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration for smooth project implementation and delivery;
• Coordinate regular Task Force Meetings for projects and ensures their proper documentation and subsequent follow-up of the decisions made;
• Provide required inputs for the preparation of relevant documents and reports; contribute to improvement of their quality and coordinate their finalization through technical and Budget Holder reviews;
• Ensure the effective dissemination of documents and reports prepared by the projects upon their finalization;
• Support the identification of best practices and lessons learned;
• Contribute to visibility activities of FAPP;
• Arrange the organization of Evaluation Missions.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.