Policy Officer

The Republic of Sudan

Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation

Central Coordination Unit

Two Posts   :  Policy Officer

Project         : support small scale Producers in the traditional Rainfed Sector

                          Sinnar State (SUSTAIN ) & Butanta integrated Rural                 

                         Development Project

Opening date :  6/1/2013

Closing date    :   5/2/2013

Duty station  :     Sinjah – Sinnar State , and Rufaa – Gezira State

Type of contract : performance  based contract

Introduction

Term of reference for the senior policy officers

The Senior policy officer will organize the implementation of the activities under the enabling environment sub – component and will be responsible for developing lobby strategies in favour of equitable and sustainable management of land and water resources . S /H will be answerable to the project manager , His/ Her responsibilities will include

•  Carry out a stakeholder analysis for all the actors concerned by the management of land and water and map their roles , relation and power structure
• Screen all avallable studies , bills , that promote sustainable management of land and  water and organize awareness campaigns geared  at raising awareness , building knowledge about the threats and opportunities for equitable and  sustainable land and water management ;
• Orient and  train as required the board of directors the stare coordination committee the locality committees on analyzing land and water management issues and their implication on agricultural growth and sustainable livelihoods ;
• Develop the strategy for influencing stakeholders to advocate for equitable and sustainable land water resources . This will involve identifying champions shaping a common vision , framing the issues in away that helps stakeholders identify with their seriousness  
• Participate in all the stages for the contracting of service providers to carry out the land use and investment map
• Supervise the work of the service providers and organize technical review committees to advise on the effectiveness and quality of the deliverables
• Disseminate the results of the land use and investment map use their outputs to lobby for the promulgation of revenant laws ;
• Support the State Ministry of Agriculture in organizing ]popular reviews of proposed bills on natural resources management and in providing technical assistance for the drafting of these bills
• Manage the budget allocated for enabling environment sub – component

Qualifications and experience required

• At least Master degree in agriculture , environmental management . Advanced degree in development policy and planning , economics , communication is an asset ;
• At least 10 years of experience in field of socio – economic analysis physical or urban planning , land use planning and mapping
• At least 3 years experience in reviews and drafting of natural resources management bills
• Taking leading role in an advocacy campaigns related to land use planning and natural resources management and familiar with stakeholder analysis
• Good background knowledge of local issues , community priorities and social and cultural constraints ;
• Familiarity with mapping applications such as GIS , remote sensing , aerial photography , etc
• Fluent in both Arabic and English , prepared and apt to travel extensively in the project area ;
• Recruitment under Special Services Agreement with an obligation to reside in Singa & Rufaa for the duration of the project ;

The  initial contract will be for one year with six – month probation , period , renewable every year on continued satisfactory performance

To Apply

Interested candidates for this position must submit their resumes and copies of supporting documents which will not be retuned (e.g. Certificates , awards essays ere ) to either of the two below addresses by Tuesday , 05/02/2012 during working hours

1)    Central Coordination Unit for IFAD Cc- Financed Project (CCUIFAD),

House No , (2) Block (10)

Khartoum East ElTijani El Mahi Street

Tel : 771474

E – mail : ccuifad@yahoo.com

2)    Support Small Scale Producers in the traditional Rainfed Sector Sinnar State (Sinnar )

Eastern Block , street (40) Sinjah – Sinnar State

Email : sustainifad@gmail.com

Telephone :0120346724

3)    Butane Integrated Rural Development Project – Rufaa , Gezira State

House  No : (204) Block (104) , Ruffa – Gezira State

Email : rashidmusaad@yahoo.com

Telephone : 0912159028

Notes :

1-    Only short listed will be contacted

2-    Candidates are requested to make sure their applications are delivered and received by the respective person

3-    Make sure to use copies and not original of your certificates

4-    The project is not charging any fees for application             

Closing date: 05/02/2013

Email: ccuifad@yahoo.com