FAO Coffee Value Chain Development Specialist Jobs in Kenya
FAO Coffee Value Chain Development Specialist Jobs in Kenya
Organizational Setting The main objective of the FAO Country Office which is led by the FAO Representative is to assist governments and partners in developing policies, programs and projects aimed at to ensure food security and reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop agriculture, fisheries and forestry, and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner. The FAO office is also committed to implementing field projects and programs to implement the policies, strategies and action plan mentioned above. The country office has an important role on support to the country and partners in increasing the resilience of livelihoods to food and agriculture threats and crises.
The position is located in the FAO Representation in Kenya
Background
The Full-Size Project “Integrated Landscape Management for conservation and restoration of the Mt. Elgon in Western Kenya”, aims to promote the sustainable and integrated management of the Mt. Elgon landscape through the development of inclusive responsible coffee value chain and sustainable staple food production systems. The project is a child project under the overarching Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program funded by GEF7 which aims to: promote comprehensive land-use planning; improve governance and align incentives; scale up innovative and practical applications in commodity value chain partnerships; leverage investments through linkage with private and public partners; and promote institutional collaboration in integrated approaches at the global, country, and landscape level. The Impact Program targets large production landscapes that have the potential to deliver global environmental benefits at scale and can be sustained after the program concludes.
In line with the FOLUR program framework, the project’s interventions will be structured through four components: under the first, it will strengthen the “enabling” environment and the local capacity for the development of Integrated Landscape Management Systems; under the second it will support the promotion of sustainable food production practices (focus on maize) and the development of responsible and inclusive commodity Value Chains (focus on coffee); under the third it will enhance the capacity to restore degraded natural habitats and sustainably manage them; and under the fourth, it will ensure project coordination, collaboration with the Global Knowledge to Action (K2A) Platform for knowledge exchange and capacity development and M&E.
Project preparation activities will consist of desktop studies as well as multi-stakeholder consultations and workshops to ensure involvement of key stakeholders in project design processes and generate project ownership, and systematization of knowledge about needs, potential and commitments of actors and agents at national and sub-national levels (i.e., project sites at municipal level). The activities will contribute to awareness raising on the project and ensure active participation by technical sectors and political support to maximize design synergies and buy-in during the project development phase.
The main outputs that will contribute to the preparation of the full project document (FPD) will consist of relevant baseline data and information collected during the preparation period, workshop
reports, consultant’s analysis and cost/efficient proposals, financing plan, risk analysis and mitigation measures and realistic targets and indicators. The final product will be the detailed design of project components, including Results Framework, budget allocations and co-financing mobilization, on the basis of which the FAO-GEF Project Document and the CEO Endorsement Request will be prepared. The GEF7 core indicators will also be completed as well as the Environmental and Social screening checklist and certification form in the FAO format based on the Environmental and Social Management Guidelines.
The project will focus specifically on two Counties surrounding the Mt. Elgon Water Tower: Bungoma and Trans-Nzoia. Within these localities, the nature and extent of the specific target sites for field-level activities will be confirmed during the PPG phase, based on considerations including the existence of globally important environmental values and addressable associated threats, community buy-in, and resource availability.
Reporting Lines
The Incumbent Will Work Under The Overall Administrative Supervision Of The FAOR In Kenya, The Technical Guidance Of The Lead Technical Officer, The International GEF Design Expert, The FAOKE GEF Focal Point And The National PPG Consultation Coordinator, And In Close Collaboration With Other National Experts And National And Local Authorities
Technical Focus
The objective of this assignment is to lead, in close collaboration with the national and international experts, the formulation and completion of the outputs under outcome 2.1 while contributing to other outcome 1.1 and 4.1 linked to promoting sustainable, responsible and inclusive coffee value chain development while promoting zero-deforestation and biodiversity conservation.
Outcome 2.1
Improved efficiency and sustainability of coffee and maize production systems
Indicators (and Targets)
# of new business models adopted based on improved climate resilient farming practices with innovative finance mobilized
Area of landscapes under improved practices (50,000ha).
Tasks And Responsibilities
In support to the design of Component 2 (outcome 1), draft a report on Coffee Value Chain (VC) development in the project area, while taking stock of existing information with the objectives to:
Map the value chain : Identify and map the main actors and key stakeholders (in particular cooperatives / producers’ organizations, national and international private sector companies, local NGOs, multi-stakeholder platforms, extension services) and how they are linked and interact in the value chain; assess the flow of products and services, information and financial resources along the value chain – both descriptive and as a value chain map.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; FAO Coffee Value Chain Development Specialist Jobs in Kenya
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