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Sustainable Agriculture Development Project Phase II

Terms of Reference
Project Officer  --  Enshi, Hubei & Xiangxi, Hunan

Project Sustainable Agriculture Development Project Phase II (CN/032079)
Position Name (No.) Project Officer (5455.2/5465.2)
Reports to Project Manager or his designation
Location Provincial Field Offices – Hubei (Enshi), Hunan (Xiangxi)

Position Summary

China-Canada Agriculture Development Program requires a Project Officer respectively for the project field office in Hubei and Hunan to carry out certain responsibilities related to the needs of the project. The project officer must be currently resident in these provinces and will work under the supervision of the Project Manager/Assistant Manager based in the Beijing Program Office and together with the Canadian Long-Term Technical Advisor (LTTA) in the prefecture field offices. He/she will be primarily responsible for administrative and financial duties related to the implementation of the Sustainable Agriculture Development Project (SADP).

Duties and Responsibilities

The Project Officer under contract to Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), will be responsible to:

Project Operations

  1. liaise closely with Canadian LTTA, Chinese LTTA, Chinese counterpart bureaus and organizations all matters related to effective project implementation;

  2. assist in establishing the provincial field office (PFO) in the prefecture capital, and the county field office (CFO) in the counties;

  3. assist in managing the effective implementation of sub-contract and local consultants in accordance with project outcomes and outputs;

  4. provide translation and interpretation to Canadian LTTAs in their interactions with Chinese counterparts to ensure effective and accurate communication;

  5. translate English and Chinese documents, correspondences as necessary;

  6. provide inputs to the agricultural program website (www.ccag.com.cn) and coordinate the submission of technical materials and field activities information to BPO website coordinator and/or website technical maintenance personnel in Beijing

Administration

  1. coordinate with Chinese counterpart bureaus to renew Canadian LTTA’s certificates, including expert card, visa, residence permit;

  2. assist with mobilization/demobilization of LTTA and field staff;

  3. effectively manage operation and maintenance of PFO facilities;

  4. update office procurement database;

  5. arrange for meetings as directed;

  6. performs typing and transcription duties as required;

  7. receive and transfer telephone calls, take messages as requested;

  8. manage filing;

  9. manage subscriptions;

Finance

  1. liaise closely with Beijing Program Office on financial dealings;

  2. prepare monthly budget of field office;

  3. prepare monthly expense claims and pivot table;

  4. check that receipts accompany all expenses;

  5. check that training activities have activity numbers;

  6. verify per diems against allowances;

  7. make photocopies of all expense claims and receipts;

Travel Arrangements

  1. assist in preparation of itinerary;

  2. book airline/train tickets and hotels as requested;

  3. arrange for pick-up service;

Reports/Workplans

  1. assist the LTTAs in the preparation of updates, work plans, progress reports and other documentation or reports as required;

  2. assist the LTTAs in the preparation of Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) and other documents to support tendering for sub-projects and local consultants;

  3. assist the LTTAs to format, edit reports/workplans;

Qualifications and Minimum Requirements

  1. Chinese nationality with comprehension competency of local dialect.

  2. Local resident.

  3. Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree in agricultural field preferred.

  4. Proven proficiency in English. Demonstrated written and oral communications skills.

  5. Three to five years experiences on management and agricultural field.

  6. Ability to work effectively on multiple issues/tasks under extremely tight deadlines.

  7. Ability to work in the county.

  8. Computer software and other communication tools proficiency.

Start Date:       Aug. 24, 2006

Submission Deadline:     Sep. 25, 2006

Note:   Anyone who meets the requirements and is interested in the position may send his/her resume to bjgao@ccag.com.cn or zhangyanyan@ccag.com.cn and note which position you apply for in the email title, but only the candidates short-listed will be notified and invited to have an interview.

 


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