Purpose of Job
The Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa Project (FSRP) funded by the World Bank with the objective to increase the resilience of food systems and preparedness for food security in targeted parts of Eastern and Southern Africa.
Main Functions
•   Provide technical guidance, recommendations and support the implementation of the Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa (FSRP) project for climate smart agriculture technologies across all AU areas of interventions, including crops, livestock, aquaculture, forestry and water management.
•   Support the implementation of project activities in the areas Coordinate the preparation and effective implementation of the program developed out of the Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa.
•   Liaise with Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and other stakeholders as detailed in the FSRP project document.
•   Ensure enhance coordination with AUDA-NEPAD, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and other stakeholders.
•   Oversee project procurement management.
•   Liaise with the various Departments/Units of the Commission for coordination purposes as they relate to the objective of the Project.
•   Support the promotion of the activities of the Project, including preparing leaflets, guidelines and fact sheets.
Specific Responsibilities
•   Draft background papers, analysis, reports and studies on emerging issues related to the areas covered under the FSRP project.
•   Assign tasks to internal teams.
•   Monitor project progress and handle any issues that arise
•   Coordination the preparation and development of reports, budget and work program related to the implementation of the FSRP project.
•   Assist in the development of a resource mobilization strategy with donor coordination.
•   Assist the budget preparation for the Directorate in accordance with relevant frameworks.
•   Supervise and manage employees under his/her supervision with regard to organization and performance evaluation.
•   Generate and compile accurate reports in a timely manner for the Directorate and AU’s internal use.
•   Mobilize technical assistance for enhancing the implementation of the FSRP project compliant with AUC standards.
•   Coordinate the technical work related to organizational development, partnerships and demand-driven research at Member States and regional levels.
•   Provide support to strengthening food control systems in AU MS including rapid alert systems specifically on the use of the risk analysis framework to support decision making.
•   Organize international/inter-governmental meetings and conferences, advocate strategic partnerships, best practices, and increased policy dialogue and develop and negotiate effective working relationships/consensus and agreements with international and national partners
•   Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience
•   Master’s degree in agricultural related discipline with 10 years’ relevant experience out of which 6 year’s managerial experience and 3 years at supervisory level.
•   Or Bachelor’s degree with 12 years’ relevant experience out of which 6 year’s managerial experience and 3 years at supervisory level.
•   Experience in development project management.
Required Skills
•   Excellent interpersonal skills
•   Sound planning and organisational skills
•   Ability to negotiate diplomatically
•   Ability to delegate the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority with regard to performance management and professional development
•   Proficiency in one of the AU working languages, fluency in another AU language is an added advantage
Leadership Competencies
Core Competencies
Functional Competencies
TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:
The Appointment will be made on a fixed term contract for a period of one (1) year, of which the first three (3) months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract may be renewed for a similar period subject to funding availability, satisfactory performance and agreed deliverables.
GENDER MAINSTREAMING:
The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
LANGUAGES:
Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage
REMUNERATION:
The salary attached to the position is an annual lump-sum of US$ 110,951.49 (P4 Step 5) inclusive of all allowances for internationally recruited staff, and US$ 92,867.97 inclusive of all allowances for locally recruited staff of the African Union Commission.
Applications must be submitted no later than July 11, 2025 11h59 p.m. EAT.
– Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted.
– Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required academic qualifications, such as Diplomas (Bac+2), Bachelor’s degrees (Bac+3), Master’s degrees (Bac+5) and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise.
– The African Union is an equal opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
– Candidates from least represented countries within the African Union are strongly encouraged to apply for positions that fit their profiles. These countries include: Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Somalia.
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