Livestock Production and Policy Expert at Food and Agriculture Organization

Tasks And Responsibilities

• Work closely with the African Union - InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and with the European Union (EU) Delegation in Nairobi to support and prepare the next stage of mobilization of EU funds and others for the PPR GEP eradication 2026 onwards.
• Contribute to the necessary political dialogue between regional and national governments and prepare the future EU funding on PPR in Africa.
• Formulate opportunities for private sector involvement in PPR eradication making use of the EU instruments available whenever possible (either through blending or other type of financial guarantees) and identify other instruments that may be available through other donors.
• Contribute to the formulation of the comprehensive Business Plan and guideline for effective resources mobilization options, approaches, tolls including donors intelligence and agreement negotiation for complete eradication of PPR,
• Support PPR GEP Secretariat and Pan African PPR secretariat (PAPS) on resource mobilization by liaising with relevant actors.
• Contribute to identify partners/areas for complementarity and possible synergy and recommend appropriate collaborative actions.
• Organize meetings with the various players to negotiate the formats required by the European Commission for these blending and grant operations, in line with the strategy to be developed by AU-IBAR, FAO and other small ruminant value chain actors,
• Prepare proposal of IBAR request with the other Expert and related Action Documents and concept note to be submitted to donors
• Ensure the necessary corrections are made until the documents are finalized, following discussions / negotiation and, joint approval by AU-IBAR, FAO and the EU Delegation.
• Undertake other duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced university degree is required in a relevant field (Animal production, animal health or Agriculture).
• At least 10 years (for Category A) of relevant work experience in areas below:
• Track record in Political Dialogue with Governments, local authorities, and regional organizations in African countries is essential.
• Experience in Private sector development (in particular, formulation of opportunities for private sector support) and in assessing the potential for investments from the private sector.
• A sound understanding of the Africa context is required and at least 10 years of relevant work experience in the region is essential.
• Prior involvement in small ruminants and livestock policy/strategy programs in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Familiarity with EU rules and procedures and experience in project cycle management is required.
• Working knowledge (level C) of English. Knowledge of a second FAO language is an asset.
• Desirable: Knowledge of any African language is an asset.