2. ย Office/Unit/Project Descriptionย
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.ย
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UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.ย
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UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. Learn more atย undp.orgย or follow at @UNDP.
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The main implementing agency, providing technical support and strategic guidance. UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP Social Inclusion and Governance (SIG) Portfolioโs strategy is focusing on promoting change at scale through investing in national capacity to respond in addition to piloting and prototyping development solutions that have the potential to lead to transformational change.ย
ย In the view of the above, UNDP plans to mobilize three (3) personnel as Field Facilitator for designing, coordinating, reporting activities and consultancy services of the project if the conditions are suitable for hiring.
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3. ย Scope of Workย
The overall task of the Field Facilitator is to design/coordinate/report the activities in line with the plans and work in collaboration with UNDP Project Team, and all relevant partners. The Field Facilitator will have the following responsibilities:
Preparing the plans, procedures and maps required for the internal management system with the support of the Implementing Partner Expert (IPE). Performing internal audit, monitoring and preparing and implementing the necessary plans and self assessment report within the scope of nonconformities. Support IPE for implementing an internal management system and data management plan for Producer Units (Quality Management System). Improving training programmes for farmers. Tracking and keeping records of farmers and workers in the Producer Unit. Participating in and supporting 2nd Party and 3rd Party audits of Producer Units. Training farmers and workers within the plan in each visit. Guiding farmers in filling the Farmer Field Book. Frequently visit Farmers (max 150 farmers/monthly) Keeping a record of the corrective actions to be created after the nonconformities to be detected after the audits and ensuring their implementation, monitoring and planning the process. nationaPrepare weekly and monthly reports for Project team including partnersโ technical staff; Undertake communication activities to promote the project and support activities. Perform appropriate duties as assigned by partner and/or UNDP. Work in close cooperation with the UNDP Turkey, to finalize the discussions and present the deliverables to the UNDP Project Team, for approval.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
4.ย ย ย ย ย Institutional Arrangement
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Within this scope, the Field Facilitator will work closely with the Project Team and will report to UNDP SIG Portfolio Project (Field) Associate for project activities in Sanliurfaโ. The Field Facilitator will report to the UNDP SIG Portfolio Project (Field) Associate. UNDP SIG Portfolio / Project (Field) Associate will directly supervise the NPSA. NPSA will be directly responsible to, reporting to, seeking approval/acceptance of output from the UNDP Project (Field) Associate.
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5. Competenciesย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Core ย Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvementsย Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexibleย Act with Determination:ย LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discriminationย
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies (insert up to 7 competencies)ย Thematic Area Name Definition Business Managementย Working with Evidence and Data
Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making Business Managementย Digital Awareness and Literacy Ability and inclination to rapidly adopt new technologies, either through skillfully grasping their usage or through understanding their impact and empowering others to use them as needed Business Managementย Customer Satisfaction/Client Managementย Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs. Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy. Look for ways to add value beyond clientsโ immediate requests. Ability to anticipate clientโs upcoming needs and concerns. Business Managementย Communication Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media, and other appropriate channels.ย Business Managementย Monitoring Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results. Technical - Financeย Budget management Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets Administration & Operations Event Management Support projects with event management including venue identification, accommodation, logistics, catering, transportation, and cash disbursements, etc. ยย
6.ย ย ย ย Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA Minimum Education requirements
Secondary education is required, orย ย University Degree in Agriculture Engineering will be given due consideration, Minimum years of relevant work experienceยMinimum of 4 years (with high school diploma) or 1 years (with bachelorโs degree) of progressively responsible administrative or project experience is requiredย
At least 1 year of specific experience in cotton production is required
At least 1 year of specific field level experience is required
Required skillsยDriving license is required
Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies sectionAsset: Experiences in filling Farmer Hand-Book and reporting
Asset: Experience in Licensed Cotton Production
Asset: Experience in the implementation of quality management system in agriculture
At least 1 year of specific experience in Sanliurfa Region.ย
Required Language(s)ย Proficiency in Turkish and basic level of English is required Professional Certificates Asset: Good Agricultural Practice Certificate