Team Leader for the Project “Irrigated Agriculture Development in Ararat and Armavir Marzes” in Armenia

Team Leader for the Project “Irrigated Agriculture Development in Ararat and Armavir Marzes” in Armenia

 

Background and Rationale:

The overall Project aims at providing institutional support at central level to the Government of Armenia in policy matters linked with development of modernized irrigated agriculture and strong support at local level to farmers and concerned stakeholders at designing, promoting and financing pilot operations in Ararat and Armavir Marzes.

The central objective of the technical assistance is to modernize the irrigation sector in Armenia to ensure its financial sustainability and performance in the service of agriculture, taking into account the overarching objective of sustainable water resource management.

 

The TA has three sub-components:

  • Public policies & reforms on water management and irrigation efficiency
  • Technical, institutional and social engineering of water resources and irrigation networks.
  • Knowledge, information and monitoring system

 

Tasks of the expert

  • The Team Leader will be responsible for the overall management of the implementation of the project and reporting
Qualifications: 
  • Master's  degree in one of the following areas: economics,  tourism, other social sciences
  • Demonstrate experience and at least 15 years of experience in projects in the water sector funded by international organizations
  • Participation in at least 2 similar projects as a team leader or project manager.
  • Work experience in Armenia or in the Caucasus region
  • Excellent knowledge of English
Start / Duration: 

The project is intended to start in September 2024 with a duration of 24 months

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