Overview
The National Stakeholder Engagement and Liaison Specialist will lead the development and execution of a stakeholder engagement map and plan to ensure the success of project activities. The role involves supporting and engaging with project stakeholders, partners, and participants, including industry and government representatives, to broaden awareness and support for project activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and develop, edit, review and support stakeholder engagement plan for the implementation of the Samoa Readiness Project.
- Work with FAO, Samoa Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Samoa Readiness Team to support project stakeholder engagement needs.
- Work with the SAP Communications Specialist to ensure messaging, outreach, contacts and materials align with stakeholder activities and interests.
- Work with the SAP Communications Specialist to ensure content shared in media inquiries, articles, interviews, press releases aligns with Samoa and FAO messaging and stakeholder activities and interests.
- Provide advice to the Technical Advisor on community relations.
- Work with third-party service providers to source strategic stakeholder engagement expertise to support project and corporate needs.
- Track and report on the actual performance relative to the stakeholder engagement plan.
- Lead the planning, review and development of different stakeholder engagement strategies and tactics.
- Operate the various existing tools and systems to manage stakeholder outreach.
- Assist in managing the growing stakeholder community including engagement, partner support and outreach.
- Ensure timely response and follow-up to stakeholder requests and inquiries.
- Plan, develop and execute various stakeholder surveys, using web, telephone and live data collection.
- Summarize and analyse the results to provide key findings and recommend suggestions, or action plans based on collected feedback.
- Identify follow-on project opportunities and referrals from the existing contact base and support meetings and events as required.
- Coordinate project stakeholder engagement activities, including with the Readiness Needs Assessment and Country Programme through both institutional communication and participatory approaches, including by effectively engaging local stakeholders, with a focus on young women and men, and apply participatory methods to facilitate the mobilization and equal participation of young women and men in project activities.
- Establish relationships with communication focal points of, and other stakeholders in the project's area of intervention to facilitate inclusive and meaningful stakeholder engagement.
- Support the Liaison Assistant to coordinate communication between stakeholders, the NDA, relevant ministries and FAO SAP on development and finalisation of the Concept Note.
- Support the development of informational and communication materials in various formats, including audiovisual materials for social media, newsletters and other FAO institutional channels. Support the country office and the project team in identifying, documenting and disseminating results, success stories and learnings, including good practices and lessons learned from a gender perspective.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
- Minimum of three years of proven experience in designing, building, and managing commercial hydroponic systems
- Strong knowledge of water chemistry, plant nutrition, greenhouse climate control, and agribusiness modelling.
- Experience in environmental health, including a significant portion (at least 3 years) specifically focused on climate change and its health implications.
- Experience working with international organizations and managing climate change and health projects, including proposal writing and reporting. Managing projects and developing proposals; developing capacity building materials; conducting health vulnerability and adaptation assessments; and working with communities to build resilience to climate-related health risks.
- Experience working with a cross-section of stakeholders, including senior government officials in small and vulnerable states (SIDS and LDCs).
Qualifications
• University degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in Agronomy, horticulture, agriculture engineering, or closely related field.
