Overview
The Technical Coordinator – Value Chains and Market Systems Development will support FAO Lebanon in strengthening priority agricultural value chains and market systems. The role focuses on conducting analyses, identifying bottlenecks, and designing interventions to enhance competitiveness, resilience, and inclusiveness.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide overall technical leadership for FAO Lebanon’s value chain and market systems development portfolio.
- Drive a coherent vision for inclusive, resilient, and competitive agri-food systems.
- Lead value chain assessments and identify key bottlenecks.
- Support planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting processes.
- Coordinate implementation of programme or project activities.
- Guide implementing partners and field teams.
- Design and oversee market driven interventions.
- Promote climate smart, gender responsive, and nutrition sensitive approaches.
- Coordinate with government counterparts, implementing partners, internal FAO units, producer groups, and private sector actors.
- Participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects.
- Lead and supervise overall project planning and implementation.
- Coordinate activities related to budget and funding.
- Establish and strengthen working relations with various stakeholders.
- Review relevant documents and reports; identify problems and issues and propose corrective actions.
- Assist in thematic area policy development.
- Support the establishment of a robust M&E system.
- Prepare various written outputs.
- Prepare timely periodic programme progress and financial reports.
- Undertake outreach activities; conduct training workshops, seminars, etc.
- Supervise all project technical and support personnel.
- Perform other related duties and activities as required.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in value chain development, market systems analysis, agricultural development, or agribusiness support.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing value chain or market driven interventions with development organizations, UN agencies, or international NGOs.
- Experience with a UN Agency or International NGO is desirable.
- Familiarity with international development practices and donor procedures is an asset.
Qualifications
• Advanced University Degree in agricultural economics, agribusiness, rural development, economics, or a related field.
