Career Opportunity- SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is a leading international organisation that specialises in capacity development support to government, non-government and private sector organisations. SNV aims to achieve impact by providing advisory services, facilitating knowledge development, networking, strengthening local capacity builders, and carrying out advocacy at national and international levels. Working with over 900 advisors in 34 developing countries worldwide, SNV provides expertise in Agriculture, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene and Renewable Energy sectors.

SNV is currently developing a new multi country programme "Making Agricultural Value Chains Climate Smart" that focuses on strengthening existing value chains from both adaptation and mitigation perspectives. This will include support to various value chain actors and service providers who can provide services to small-holder farmers to start making those required changes.

SNV Nepal requires a professional and experienced Nepali citizen for the following position: Climate Smart Agriculture Advisor vacancy code 2013-07

Major responsibility of Climate Smart Agriculture Advisor is to conduct multi-stakeholder assessments of climate change challenges, vulnerabilities and opportunities in the selected value chains to identify entry points and facilitate implementation of project for promoting adaptation and mitigation systematically and systemically.

Requirements

• Master degree in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Agriculture, Economics or a combination of environmental and agricultural academic degrees is preferable;

• At least five years of practical experiences in agriculture in developing countries;

• Recent professional experience of at least three years in the area of climate smart agriculture;

• Practical experiences on incubators or innovative technology/service model development with businesses or other value chain actors;

• Evidenced experiences with knowledge management, developing best practices, and communication;

• Strong network and prior experiences on working with partners (government and private sectors) in donor funded projects.

The position is based in Kathmandu with frequent visits to the field in remote districts. Female candidates and candidates from marginalised and minority groups are encouraged to apply and are given special preference.

Interested candidates are requested to check current vacancies by visiting: http://www.snvworld.org/nepal to review the Terms of Reference before applying. Your application should include a motivation letter and CV. Application needs to be received in electronic copy latest by 07 April 2013 at nepal@snvworld.org stating the vacancy code 2013-07 in the subject line.

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