Trade Facilitation: Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling In Cambodia

The project management consultant will assist and provide support to the Project Director and the Project Manager in planning and implementing the Project with a view to achieving the objectives of the Project. The specific tasks of the consultant will be, but not limited to the following responsibilities: lead the team of international and national consultants advising and assisting the PMU; assist the PMU and CIUs in preparing annual and quarterly plans, procurement and contracting of consultants, monitoring and reporting; assist the PMU and CIUs in arrangement of bilateral and multilateral cooperation and twinning; liaise with other SPS projects in Cambodia and other GMS countries; help CIUs with identification of suitable institutions for training, secondment and trainings; enhance harmonization of Cambodia SPS measures with other countries in GMS and ASEAN; assist the Project Coordinator with the supervision of consultant contracts; enhance the effectiveness of the technical consultants (Package T2) by pursuing adequate preparation and follow-up of their field work;
Qualifications: 
          a university degree or equivalent qualification in biological sciences and or business management and experience in agribusiness development, with training in food safety    The specialist should have broad experience in: managing agricultural development projects in developing countries Knowledge of agricultural institutions and food safety would be an added advantage The candidate should have a minimum qualification of a master’s degree in agriculture at least 10 years experience in a related field; of which the candidate should preferably have at lease two years experience in the Mekong region Demonstrated experience working on projects in the region financed by multilateral lending institutions (ADB and/or World Bank) is also considered necessary.    
Start / Duration: 
The consultant will work full time at the start of the project and serve on an intermittent basis in the second and third year of the project.  
If you are interested in a co-operation, please send your current CV to the following e-mail address, quoting the project title in the reference: Ms Barbara Braun Barbara.Braun [at] afci.de Thank you! Only candidates under serious consideration and contacted will receive notification of the final outcome of the selection process.