Farm Advisory System in Turkey

AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants is looking for a team leader for a proposed 18 month technical assistance contract in Turkey. The project aims at promoting a Farm Advisory System (FAS), compliant with EU CAP and EU requirements, in the country. The FAS will be one component of the Integrated Agricultural Control System (IACS).

The following results are to be achieved:

  1. Establish rules and procedures for FAS,
  2. Increase institutional capacity of FAS to advise farmers on land and farm management.

Increase awareness of probable advisors and farmers on material flows and processes relating to environment, food safety, and animal health and welfare, cross-compliance and GAEC standards.

Tasks of the team leader:

He/she will be the primary contact for all the communications, elaboration and delivery of documents and reports to the beneficiary, the CFCU and the EU Delegation, to:

- Coordinate the relations between technical experts and MoFAL (or GDAR) / CFCU,

- Coordinate and supervise the organization and delivery of all necessary inputs for ensuring proper implementation of the activities in accordance with the EU rules,

- Coordinate and manage the organization of the activities,

- Check that the Project outputs are in accordance with the terms of Reference,

- Produce the periodic plan and reports,

- Define measurable indicators for subsequent programme monitoring and evaluation,

- Primarily responsible from the elaboration of guidebooks and manuals for training,

- Fulfil related issues and other related tasks defined in ToR.

Qualifications: 

Qualification and skills:

- Bachelor’s degree in agriculture. In the absence of indicated type of degree, a minimum of 15 years of relevant professional experience is required.

- Good command of written and spoken English.

General professional experience:

- At least ten years of experience in the field of agriculture.

- Experience n managerial position (team leader / project manager) for implementation if a project.

Specific professional experience:

- At least seven years of experience in the field of agricultural advisory services in EU Member states.

Start / Duration: 

Ankara will be the ooperational base for the project. Project duration is 18 months from June 2017.

If you are interested to coopertate with us, please send your most recent CV to:

Barbara.Braun [at] afci.de