National Project Coordinator – Agrifood Systems

National FAO coordinator leading Samoa delivery of the EU-funded STODAS agrifood systems project across policy reform, sustainable production and agribusiness capacity, with responsibility for workplans, partnerships, procurement, contracts, monitoring and reporting.

Department: Sustainable Transformation of Domestic Agrifood Systems Project

• Lead in-country implementation across STODAS policy, production and capacity outputs
• Coordinate national agrifood policy, extension strategy and digital-platform development
• Oversee nurseries, gardens, livestock enterprises and agribusiness-incubation activities
• Finalise and manage Letters of Agreement, service contracts and procurement processes
• Represent FAO in national coordination platforms and stakeholder consultations
• Monitor indicators, risks, budgets and gender-disaggregated beneficiary data
• Prepare donor reports, project updates, communications and handover documentation

• University degree in agriculture, agrifood systems, natural-resource management, development studies, public policy or a related field
• At least three years of progressively responsible agricultural-development, agrifood-systems or project-management experience
• In-country Pacific experience, preferably in Samoa
• Working knowledge of English at FAO level C
• Samoan nationality

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