Key selection criteria

Qualifications

• Degree in governance, agricultural economics, international development, management, or a related field required or equivalent body of knowledge and experience.

Technical expertise

• Minimum of 10 years of work experience in agricultural, sustainable development, environmental, or economic growth programs or initiatives in the Pacific is required, with at least 5 of those years of experience in project management and staff supervision.
• Prior experience working on a donor-funded project is highly desirable.
• Good knowledge of climate change and biodiversity issues in the Pacific.
• Good knowledge of climate adaptation issues in the agriculture sector.
• Understanding of the role of biodiversity for climate adaptation.
• Excellent computer skills across necessary applications including database management.
• Financial, human resource and administrative management skills in a challenging environment, with a particular focus on stakeholder management and monitoring programme/organizational performance.
• Representative experience through work at the national, regional and international levels with a particular focus on advocacy, with a view to developing and maintain key relationships.
• Development and evaluation of learning/training materials and tool kits.
• Understanding of agricultural systems in the Pacific.

Language skills

• Fluency in English; excellent oral and written skills required.
• Excellent communicator, with strong verbal, writing and editing skills.

Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness

• Interpersonal skills across a multicultural environment, able to deliver information within a cross-cultural context.