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Technical Lead (Consulting) Climate Smart Agriculture - Pakistan

Employer
CNFA
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
May 28, 2023

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Sector
Academic / Research
Field
Conservation science
Discipline
Climate Change
Salary Type
Salary
Employment Type
Full time
Job Title

Technical Lead (Consulting) Climate Smart Agriculture - Pakistan

Location

DC US
PK (Primary)

Category

Consulting

Job Type

Part-time

Career Level

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Education

Master's Degree

Travel

Up to 75%

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Technical Lead, Proposal Development, Short-Term Consultant is an integral member of CNFA's New Business Development team contributing to the business development process and leading the technical design of winning proposals that enable the organization to grow organically and strategically. CNFA is preparing for the anticipated USAID-funded Climate Smart Agriculture Activity in Pakistan. We require a Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Lead, who will be responsible for leading technical strategy design related to identification and adoption of climate smart agriculture practices and technologies, increasing resilience of smallholder farmers, and engaging public and private actors to promote research and innovation and strengthen institutional response to climate change. The Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Lead will also be responsible for conducting capture to gather relevant information and providing written inputs during the proposal development period.

The Contractor will serve as a Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Lead and will work closely with the proposal team. All tasks will be completed by the Contractor in compliance with CNFA Program Development Unit processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Conduct remote and/or in-country capture work, as permissible, including;
  • Meeting with private sector entities, local and international organizations, donor projects, government, and other stakeholders to learn about the opportunity and target sectors;
  • Conduct desk research, country capture, and review solicitation documents to gather the required information;
  • Provide recommendations about local organizations to engage with as partners, resource partners, and/or as stakeholders;
  • Support the proposal team in identifying qualified staff candidates;
  • Lead the technical design of the overall approach, strategy, and activities, participate in brainstorming, reviews, status update calls, and other proposal development meetings with CNFA staff in person or by phone;
  • Write sections of and provide inputs, comments, and feedback to proposal drafts; and
  • Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements

Key Qualifications:
  • Master's degree in agriculture, agronomy, agriculture economics, or similar from an accredited college or university;
  • At least five years of implementing climate smart agriculture practices for both the irrigation and dryland smallholder farmer;
  • Experience with climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector;
  • Experience working with government institutions and local communities;
  • Demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender and climate change adaptation;
  • Good understanding of national and state government priorities, policies, and planning process in climate change in Pakistan;
  • Experience working and living in Pakistan highly desired.


CNFA IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER It is the policy of CNFA to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons, regardless of age, race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, political affiliation, marital status, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, veteran status, or on the basis of personal favoritism or other non-merit factors, except where otherwise provided by law.

REASONABLE ACCOMODATION & CONTACT INFORMATION CNFA provides a reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact the CNFA Home Office Human Resources Department via email at accomodation@cnfa.org or via phone at 202-296-3920 if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job with us.

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