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National Consultant on Smallholder Livestock Production.

Vacancy Number: UN21/02269

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	01 Aug 2021, 23:00 (GMT+2:00)
Reference to the project:	Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
Expected Duration of Assignment:	40 days
Supporting Documents: VA_livestock production

Background

Organizational Setting

FAO is implementing a two-year technical cooperation project in Moldova entitled “Support to smallholder producers, in particular livestock farms”.  The project is aiming to strengthen national capacities for a better decision making in supporting smallholders and family farmers while addressing the consequences of COVID-19 and 2020 drought.

Tasks and responsibilities:

The National Consultant on Smallholder Livestock Production will carry out duties to collect information on smallholder livestock production in Moldova, and to support the International Consultant in the development of a comprehensive and systematic approach to support smallholder livestock producers in the country.

• Collect and analyse all available data on smallholder livestock production in the Republic of Moldova
• Assist the International Consultant on Smallholder Livestock Production to draft survey programmes and survey questionnaires on smallholder livestock production
• Assist the International Consultant on Smallholder Livestock Production to train the staff of the Service Provider on data collection
• Assist the International Consultant on Smallholder Livestock Production to develop recommendations and public awareness materials on how to improve smallholder livestock production, processing and marketing, with particular focus on COVID-19 outbreak, climate adverse phenomena such as drought, hails and frosts, expensive inputs and limited access to markets.
• Contribute to the organization of the first small ruminant multi-stakeholder discussion forum.
• Perform any other duties required

 HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please send your CV with all relevant details to FAO-Moldova@fao.org by 1^st of August 2021 inclusive, mentioning in the subject line of the email the position you wish to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Vacancies will be removed from the recruitment portal at 23:59 Central European Time (CET) on the deadline for applications date. We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.