{"id":7932,"date":"2023-04-19T13:47:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/?p=7932"},"modified":"2023-04-26T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T19:00:31","slug":"fao-vacancy-project-administrative-and-finance-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/?p=7932","title":{"rendered":"FAO Vacancy: Project Administrative and Finance Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organizational Setting<\/b><\/p>\n

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With over 194 member states, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. We believe that everyone can play a part in ending hunger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

FAO\u2019s Country Office for Trinidad & Tobago and Suriname (FAOTT\/FAOSR) and the Food Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF) at FAO HQ (Rome), under the Agri-food Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA) program co-led with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and funded by the UNSDG fund, are implementing a project for the sustainable development of the pineapple value chain (VC) in Suriname.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ESF supports a coordinated approach to the development of food systems, including inter alia, (i) the development of sustainable food value chains (SFVC) and sustainable investments across value chains (VC); (ii) the strengthening of food safety and quality at national, regional and international levels, (iii) the reductions in food loss and waste, (iv) the implementation of the urban food agenda and (v) the engagement in global level dialogues, platforms and initiatives<\/span><\/p>\n

The ASTA project in Suriname aims to facilitate the country\u2019s transformation from a marginal pineapple producer characterized by traditional growing practices, little value-addition and no exports, to an established producer and exporter of high quality organic fresh and processed pineapples. Applying an inclusive, sustainable VC approach, the programme will enable pineapple VC actors, notably indigenous producers, to increase their productivity, competitiveness, and access to markets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To do so, three separate yet interconnected entities, will be introduced by the project: a Collateral Support Facility, a Pineapple Cooperative Development (PCD) company and a pineapple innovation Hub (the \u2018Hub\u2019), which will be set up as a one-stop-shop for all producer needs in terms of access to inputs, services, finance and technical assistance.<\/span><\/p>\n

The purpose of this call is to identify candidates for the post of Project Administrative and Finance Support to work with the ASTA Project Team in Suriname. The Project Administrative and Finance Support performs a large variety of routine administrative transactions and office support functions contributing to the smooth and efficient running of the Project<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Reporting Lines<\/b><\/p>\n

The Project Administrative and Finance Support reports to one or more senior project personnel, including a Senior Economist from ESF, and receives guidance from the Business Manager. He\/she acts independently in routine matters. Supervision received is focused on the quality of the work performed and provides for on-the-job learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Project Administrative and Finance Support usually interacts with a wide variety of colleagues within the work unit and with immediate clients within the Organization, providing routine administrative and office support services.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Tasks and responsibilities<\/b><\/p>\n

The main tasks and responsibilities include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n