Overview
The Project Coordinator will provide overall technical, operational and managerial support for the implementation of a national project focused on the development of a National Soil Organic Carbon MRV System for Sustainable Agriculture and Carbon Market.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide overall leadership and day to day coordination of project implementation.
- Prepare and update annual and quarterly workplans; ensure timely delivery and budget control.
- Establish and maintain operational coordination mechanisms among national institutions and partners.
- Organize and service Project Steering Committee meetings; prepare documentation and follow up on decisions.
- Develop and/or review Terms of Reference of affiliate workforce.
- Certify the deliverables of national and international consultants and service providers.
- Ensure risk monitoring, propose corrective measures, and maintain a live timeline and issues log.
- Lead the development/adaptation of SOC MRV methodologies and protocols.
- Develop field sampling protocols, baseline assessment approaches, monitoring formats, and data capture tools.
- Provide technical guidance on integrating field measurements, laboratory results, and spatial datasets into the national MRV workflow.
- Oversee QA/QC procedures for field data, lab analysis, and data management.
- Guide remote sensing workflows, SOC modelling, database development, and testing of MRV platform/geoportal.
- Ensure alignment with national policies, NDC targets, and ETF reporting requirements.
- Coordinate soil sampling campaigns, baseline SOC measurements, pilot site establishment, and pasture/land management interventions.
- Support laboratory strengthening.
- Plan and oversee duty travel, logistics, field missions, and institutional visits.
- Support procurement processes.
- Prepare ToRs/subcontracts, identify suitable contractors, and support technical evaluation.
- Plan and deliver training workshops, capacity building sessions, and study tours.
- Select participants for training in consultation with national agencies.
- Facilitate technical consultations, knowledge exchange among FAO, government institutions, labs, and partners.
- Monitor activities, expenditures, deliverables, and milestones.
- Prepare quarterly updates, semi annual progress reports, Inception Report, and Terminal Report.
- Ensure proper documentation, archiving of data, methods, and lessons learned.
- Work closely with administration, operations, procurement, logistics, and programme teams.
- Perform other duties as required and undertake duty travel as needed.
Required Experience
- At least five years’ experience in project management in agriculture, climate change, MRV systems, laboratory upgrading or sustainable land and soil management.
- Experience managing complex, multi‑stakeholder, donor‑funded projects.
- Experience working with government institutions, research organizations and international technical partners.
- Extent and relevance of experience in MRV systems, laboratory QA/QC, or IPCC-compliant carbon monitoring.
- Familiarity with FAO, UN or international development organization procedures is an advantage.
Qualifications
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agronomy, soil science, natural resources management, environmental science, climate policy, development studies or any other related field.
- Project Management Professional certificates is an asset.
