CCAC AQMx Manure Management Expert

The CCAC AQMx Manure Management Expert will develop a Sectoral Guidance paper providing concrete and actionable recommendations on improved manure management practices, focusing on solutions suited to Low- and Middle-Income Countries. The expert will also identify relevant resources for the AQMx Resource Exchange Library and prepare launch materials to support the guidance.

Responsibilities

• Develop Sectoral Guidance on manure management, providing concrete and actionable guidance to AQMx users.
• Conduct consultations with the CCAC Agriculture Hub and, as appropriate, the CCAC Clean Air Task Team and AQMx Technical Advisory Group, to gather their inputs and comments on the Sectoral Guidance.
• Identify a minimum of 30 relevant resources, including reports, scientific publications, databases, and tools, to be approved by the Secretariat team for upload to the AQMx Resource Exchange Library.
• Work closely with the Secretariat Team to deliver the Sectoral Guidance and prepare launch materials, including a PowerPoint presentation and key messages.
• Produce a Sectoral Guidance paper of approximately 8,000 words with recommendations on improved manure management practices and identify success stories for replication and scale-up.
• Prepare a list of a minimum of 30 relevant resources to expand the AQMx Resource Exchange Library.
• Prepare a PowerPoint presentation including key messages to support the launch of the Sectoral Guidance.

Requirements

• Masters-level university degree in engineering, agronomy, environmental management, technology, sciences or economics, or a related area.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional and/or scientific experience related to sustainable agriculture and manure management is required and documented in the CV.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in research or practical implementation or understanding of improved manure management in projects or in collaboration with governments and implementers is required.
• Demonstrated experience with business models for improved manure management through direct project engagement and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in preparing reports on sustainable agriculture and manure management by providing a reference to one report authored or co-authored in the last 3 years.
• Demonstrated experience in preparing and delivering presentations is required.
• Expertise in sustainable agriculture and manure management.
• Experience working in and conducting research in developing countries and an understanding of a range of country contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, accessible and concise scientific and technical reports for policymakers.

Skills

• Sustainable Agriculture
• Manure Management
• Environmental Management
• Agronomy
• Research in Developing Countries
• Project Implementation
• Business Models for Manure Management
• Scientific Report Writing
• Technical Report Preparation
• Policy Report Preparation
• Presentation Delivery
• Sectoral Guidance Development
• Resource Identification
• Project Collaboration with Governments
• Scientific Research
• Agricultural Technology
• Economic Analysis
• Environmental Sciences

Languages

English