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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
-
liaise closely
with Canadian LTTA, Chinese LTTA, Chinese counterpart bureaus and
organizations all matters related to effective project
implementation;
-
assist in
establishing the provincial field office (PFO) in the prefecture
capital, and the county field office (CFO) in the counties;
-
assist in managing
the effective implementation of sub-contract and local consultants
in accordance with project outcomes and outputs;
-
provide
translation and interpretation to Canadian LTTAs in their
interactions with Chinese counterparts to ensure effective and
accurate communication;
-
translate English and Chinese documents, correspondences as
necessary;
-
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
-
coordinate with
Chinese counterpart bureaus to renew Canadian LTTA’s certificates,
including expert card, visa, residence permit;
-
assist with
mobilization/demobilization of LTTA and field staff;
-
effectively manage
operation and maintenance of PFO facilities;
-
update office procurement database;
-
arrange for meetings as directed;
-
performs typing and transcription duties as required;
-
receive and transfer telephone calls, take messages as requested;
-
manage filing;
-
manage subscriptions;
Finance
-
liaise closely
with Beijing Program Office on financial dealings;
-
prepare monthly
budget of field office;
-
prepare monthly
expense claims and pivot table;
-
check that receipts accompany all expenses;
-
check that training activities have activity numbers;
-
verify per diems against allowances;
-
make photocopies of all expense claims and receipts;
Travel Arrangements
-
assist in
preparation of itinerary;
-
book airline/train
tickets and hotels as requested;
-
arrange for
pick-up service;
Reports/Workplans
-
assist the LTTAs
in the preparation of updates, work plans, progress reports and
other documentation or reports as required;
-
assist the LTTAs
in the preparation of Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) and other
documents to support tendering for sub-projects and local
consultants;
-
assist the LTTAs
to format, edit reports/workplans;
Qualifications and Minimum Requirements
-
Chinese
nationality with comprehension competency of local dialect.
-
Local resident.
-
Bachelor's degree
required. Advanced degree in agricultural field preferred.
-
Proven proficiency in English. Demonstrated written and oral
communications skills.
-
Three to five years experiences on management and agricultural
field.
-
Ability to work effectively on multiple issues/tasks under extremely
tight deadlines.
-
Ability to work in the county.
-
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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