The Investment Centre Division (TCI) promotes investment in agriculture and rural development in developing countries and countries in transition, assisting governments, international financing institutions and other development partners to achieve growth, poverty alleviation and food security.
Under the overall guidance of the Director, TCI and the general supervision of the Africa Service Chief, will provide technical advice and, as a member or leader of multidisciplinary teams, will be responsible for water management, irrigation development, drainage, flood control, water user associations and rural infrastructure. In particular, will:
facilitate identification and preparation of investment projects and programmes and provide implementation support;
advise government and development partners on national water management and irrigation programmes;
interact with senior government officials, development partners, producers organizations and beneficiaries to facilitate exchange of critical information and validate the findings and recommendations regarding the investment proposals;
review and enhance irrigation and rural infrastructure development reports and related investment proposals;
contribute to the design and implementation of FAO capacity building activities on irrigation and rural infrastructure;
support the Service Chief on tasks’ management, field mission organization and terms of reference, selection of consultants and supervision of their work and ensuring the quality of the Service outputs;
perform other related duties as required.