Tasks and responsibilities

Project Coordination: 
•    Coordinate all project activities, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines. 
•    Facilitate communication and cooperation between stakeholders, including government agencies, private sector entities, and international partners. 
•    Manage two agribusiness technicians. 

Trade Policy Support. 
•    Support Government in improving the policy environment for trade enhancement through diagnostics and policy framework analysis.
•    Provide technical assistance in the operationalization of trade agreements and measures to address tariff or non-tariff related barriers, including phytosanitary trade protocols. 
•    Enhance multi-sectoral policy dialogue between Mozambique – Zimbabwe and other relevant markets to align policy and legal frameworks.

Trade and Investment Facilitation. 
•    Provide trade support to the private sector, and especially micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) to cope with trade regulations and compliance requirements. 
•    Promote agricultural trade export facilitation through (national, regional and international) business matchmaking, market days, and high-level investment forums. 
•    Ensure that the value chain actors, including farmers, are capable in meeting quality requirements for high demanding off-taker markets. 

Value Chain Development. 
•    Identify and prioritize relevant agricultural value chains for trade facilitation in agreement with stakeholders. 
•    Conduct diagnostics of critical enabling infrastructure and policies for trade promotion. 
•    Map the barriers, opportunities and develop dedicated investment proposals to attract private investors and align public – private partnerships and their investment capacities. 

International Dialogue. 
•    Contribute to the development of knowledge products, including analytical work and practical tools, related to trade and investment facilitation. 
•    Lead public-private platforms and designs strategies to strengthen the enabling environment for scaling up investments along the value chain. 

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    Bachelor’s degree in (Business) Economics, Agribusiness, International Trade or any related field. 
•    Minimum of 5 years of experience in an expert or project coordination role, in agribusiness, trade or private sector development in challenging markets. 
•    Working knowledge of Portuguese and English.
•    National of Mozambique.

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional skills

•    Work experience in more than one location or area of work
•    Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•    Strong organizational and planning skills and commitment to discretion and confidentiality
•    Familiarity with UN human resource administrative procedures and systems
•    Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

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