Republic of Moldova

Transition to High Value Agriculture Project Director (Interim position)

Vacancy Number: 120 /Pr-2009

Background:

UNDP supports the national development priorities of the Republic of Moldova through capacity building in the formulation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of development policies and programmes and through strengthening the national capacity to mobilize donor resources for their implementation. Within this framework UNDP provides support to national authorities in developing the Compact proposal for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). UNDP seeks a specialist to join the MCC for working as Transition to High Value Agriculture Project Director.

Tasks and responsibilities:

The overall scope of assignment is duly execution of tasks on MCA Moldova/MCC agenda pertaining to the Transition to High Value Agriculture (THVA) Project as currently expressed in the draft Compact Agreement and in existing preliminary working plans.  Special focus will be made on doing needed work to successfully launch the ISR and AAF activities and getting detailed financial and work plans in place. The incumbent will act as Interim Director for THVA Project of the Compact program.

Qualifications and skills required:

• University degree in agriculture, economics, business management, policy or other relevant field. Advanced university degree is preferable.
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated practical experience in several of the following fields: agriculture and irrigated agriculture, development of rural NGOs and cooperatives,, agricultural training, participatory planning;
• Project management experience is required;
• Experience in donor-financed projects is a plus;
• Strong analytical and report writing skills;
• Ability to work in multinational and multipartite environment;
• Fluent in spoken, written Romanian;
• Good command of spoken and written English is mandatory;
• Excellent computer skills (MS Office MS Project 2007);
• Experience in drafting terms of reference (ToR) is required.

Terms of Reference

Personal History Form (P11)

Interested persons should submit their applications, consisting of a duly completed Personal History Form (P11) and a Financial Proposal (fee per month) for carrying out the tasks, with the mark: “THVA Director” by 6 December 2009, 17:00 (local time) to the following address: UNDP Office, 131, 31 August 1989 Street, MD-2012, Chisinau, Moldova, alternatively by email to vacancies-moldova@undp.org.

Only those short listed will be contacted.

Failure of candidates to submit a duly completed P11 form, as well as false representations on this form, shall constitute sufficient grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of the application. All information provided in the P11 form will be treated as strictly confidential.