Korea (DPRK)_Food Security Office

The global objective of the EC's assistance to the DPRK is two-fold:

1. Addressing the people’s fragile food and humanitarian situation; and

2. Pursuing the engagement and trust-building process with civil components of the DPRK government.

The specific objective of our food security assistance to the DPRK is to improve the nutritional status of the vulnerable groups and communities, which continue to suffer most from the deterioration of the national socio-economic conditions. It aims to contribute to overcoming persistent technical and organisational deficiencies, and deficits which in turn lead to reduced and unstable production, reduced availability of food; problems of distribution and access for these target groups.

Qualifications: 

Qualifications and skills

  • The Team Leader must have a university degree in Agricultural Sciences and/or Rural Development and/or Sustainable Agriculture and/or Food Security (or equivalent) or other fields relevant to our programme (or equivalent professional experience)
  • S/he shall have very good management skills
  • S/he shall have very good negotiation and communication skills, which will enable him/her to collaborate in a constructive manner with the DPRK authorities and grant beneficiaries alike.
  • S/he shall be fluent in English (written and spoken), have good reporting skills, and be computer literate.

General professional experience

  • Preferably 7 years of professional experience, with a minimum requirement of 5 years of experience in rural and/or agricultural development and/or food security.
  • At least 3 years of experience in field work and in project management
  • Demonstrated experience as team leader would be a strong asset.
  • As a Team Leader, s/he shall have very good human resources management skills.
  • S/he should preferably be familiar with the EU Project Cycle Management, and with DG DEVCO rules and procedures.

Specific professional experience

  • Minimum 3 years of working experience in Asia or in countries with similar socio and agro-ecological conditions to that of the DPRK.
  • Minimum 3 years of working experience in the DPRK or in a similar political context (i.e. in fragile countries, countries in transition), would be an advantage.
  • Working experience in the DPRK would be a strong advantage.
  • Working experience in the field of food processing and/or agricultural business development would be an asset.
  • Working experience in nutrition and/or food security-related DRR would be an asset
  • S/he shall be familiar with economic analysis and assessment of project sustainability.
  • Professional experience in farming and cooperative systems would be an asset

 

 

 

 

Start / Duration: 

The intended start date is 1st January 2019 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 36 months from this date.

The required working days/year of the key experts must be evenly spread over the contract duration in order to avoid long periods of absence. The key experts must coordinate their leave to ensure the presence of at least one key expert at any time (apart from around Christmas and the New Year).