The FAO Saudi IPM project is looking for an international consultant on IPPM - general and stone fruits in particular (see TORs below). If you are interested and available from November 2007 onwards, please send your CV to Alfredo Impiglia ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ). The Project intends to recruit the consultant in November 2007.  Duty Station will be Riyadh. The Duration of the contract will be 4 months.

 Description of Duties

1.  Assess training and facilitation skills of plant protection department staff
2.  Assist in the design of a on-the-job training programme for department staff
3. Conduct a training course to reinforce adult education principles and practice facilitation skills with department trainers
4. Assist in the development of an experiential learning curriculum for regional plant protection and extension staff in IPPM, and coach department trainers in its implementation
5.  Assess the capacities of regional Agricultural Directorates to provide farmer education services to smallholders through review of documents, field visits and discussions with relevant authorities
6. Assist in the design of a training programme for regional officers to initiate and implement farmer field schools and assist in starting the initial training period
7. Observe and assess the implementation of farmer field schools for smallholders and make recommendations to improve the quality
8. Prepare a consultancy report at the end of each assignment and provide inputs for the Project Progress Report.

Key Qualifications

• University degree related to agriculture, plant protection or adult education
• Practical experience (more than 5 years) in the implementation of rural adult education programmes and farmer field schools
• Fluent in English