The National Policy Advisor shall operate under the overall guidance and responsibility of the FAO Representative/Assistant FAO Representative in Georgia, the guidance and technical supervision of CTA and DTL, in close collaboration with the other international and national consultants, FAO Country Office and Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in Georgia.

Position: National Policy Advisor (ENPARD/FAO Technical Assistance Project).

Duration: two months (probationary, full time), with the possibility of extension

Expected EOD date: December 2013

Duties and Responsibilities:

Support CTA, DTL and NPA in everyday activities related to the following:

** Creation a functional policy analysis/advisory function relying on the relevant departmental resources of the Ministry;

Identification of the priority areas for policy intervention by setting up the relevant information gathering/ analysis/ presentation mechanism based on the criteria of relevance, reasonability, efficiency, and short and long term policy implications;

** Preparation of position papers on selected subjects at the request of the Minister, as well as in relation to the strategic directions outlined by the Strategy and Action Plan;

** Actively liaise with local farming, business, and NGO community for the purpose of broadening the project's presence in the field and support to the Ministry from the outside agriculture community;

** Assist CTA and DTL to liaise with the Donor Community in order to ensure its activities are synchronized with the Ministry's policy stance and major directions;

** Any other duty as assigned by the DTL.

Qualifications:

** At least a Bachelor's degree in agriculture and/economy/finance or a related field;

** Good written, oral, and analytical skills;

** Good computer skills;

** Demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member;

** Fluency in English is a must

Applications should be sent to: FAO-GE@fao.org and it should consist of:

** a cover letter (letter of motivation)

** PPF filled, signed and with photo (To access PPF please click on the following link: http://www.fao.org/employment/irecruitment-access/en/

** an updated CV

Please make a note in the announcement that the application will not be considered as valid if one of the three is missing). Applicants should indicate "FAO National Policy Advisor" in the subject-line of the e-mail.

Deadline for submission: 19 December 2013.

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