Overview
The National Coordinator will provide overall leadership, management, and technical guidance to ensure the achievement of programme objectives and delivery of project outputs across existing flagship initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Acquaint self with all the support projects for the implementation of the Special Programme for agrifood system transform and associated flagship initiatives
- Provide technical guidance to government departments and other implementing partners for the implementation of ongoing projects.
- Work closely with national focal points for different flagship initiatives and instil ownership and leadership of such initiatives across government departments
- Liaise with South-South technical partners for effective delivery of technical assistance to the OCOP initiative
- Facilitate stronger collaboration between government departments and the National University of Lesotho for establishing a robust potato seed system
- Prepare and monitor implementation of the annual workplans and for different support projects
- Liaise with FAO technical units for mobilizing technical and financial resources for scaling the initiative in Lesotho
- Ensure effective liaison and maintain good communication with global and regional partners including International Potato Centre and the Chinese Academy for Agricultural Science.
- Facilitate policy dialogue for the establishment of public private partnership for the development of robust potato seed system, which includes adequate infrastructure and production facilities for invitro seedling propagation.
- Coordinate internal and external actors for the delivery of the special programme for agrifood system transformation
- Carry out any other duties related to implementation and delivery of flagship initiatives
Required Experience
10 years of relevant experience in Agronomy, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics or related field
Qualifications
Advanced university degree Agronomy, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics or related field
