Cost-Benefit Analysis Specialist Jobs

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Organizational Setting:

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations and the private sector to address challenges in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector. Joint efforts have included increasing sustainability in agricultural production, promoting value-adding practices, improving post-harvest management, enhancing productivity and increasing the resilience of agriculture-based livelihoods to natural disasters, climatic hazards and armed conflict.

In December 2019, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the implementation of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) was formally signed by eleven (11) government agencies working together towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Zero Hunger. The EPAHP aims to increase productivity, ensure food security and nutrition as well as address hunger and poverty especially in the countryside.

One of the main goals of EPAHP is to contribute to the Government’s goal of reducing poverty incidence to below 14% by 2022. Hence, it aims to support community-based organizations (CBOs) and small-holder farmers through direct market linkages as well as access to programs and funding as they are considered as the poorest sector. The Philippine government also aims to reduce malnutrition to 21.4% by 2022 through the implementation of both nutrition sensitive and nutrition specific interventions as stated in the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is the lead agency in the implementation of the EPAHP. The feeding program of DSWD which caters to poor malnourished school children in the country is one of the banner programs of the government that addresses hunger. However, the availability of food supply, which is an integral part of ensuring continuous operation of the Feeding Centres, is sometimes compromised because of unsteady sources of food to cater to the needs of feeding programs.

Primarily, the CBOs are targeted as a source of food supply among the partner National Government Agencies (NGAs) and Local Government Units (LGUs) for their feeding programs. While there is already an existing Community Participation Procurement Manual (CPPM), which the DSWD uses as a guide to target existing and possible sources of food supply for the feeding centres, there is no existing mapping system that would readily cater to the immediate needs of the centres.

A Digital Mapping System (DMS) of CBOs is essential to monitor and ensure a resilient and continuous source of food supply and relevant services to the EPAHP Convergence Program. Likewise, this proposed initiative will also serve as a model to strengthen the capacities of CBOs and become front liners for supply of food in times of crisis such as during disasters as well the current situation of COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed project will also support the enhancement of the Monitoring and Evaluation framework of EPAHP, which will also capacitate the government agencies in monitoring achievements of their respective expected outputs.

Through the proposed DMS project, it is envisaged that food security and nutrition will be achieved and sustainable agriculture will be promoted in the country.

Reporting Lines:

The Cost-Benefit Analysis Specialist directly reports to the Assistant FAO Representative (Programme) and MIS Specialist

Technical Focus:

With the implementation of the DMS and other activities of the EPAHP, the DSWD is looking into strengthening the convergence program through a presidential order or through formalization of the program through legislation. As requested by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), the program management team is seeking assistance from the incumbent to design a cost-benefit analysis of the EPAHP program and its activities.

Tasks and responsibilities

The Cost Benefit Analysis Specialist will carry out the following tasks:

• Develop data gathering instruments or survey forms necessary to collect information required to conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the EPAHP program;
• Conduct desk review of the EPAHP Program and project-related documents
• Plan, conduct, or attend meetings, workshops, or other related activities designed to achieve the objectives of the consultancy.
• Submit all required outputs listed below for this engagement;
• Carry out any other relevant duties within his/her technical competence as may be requested by FAO

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• A national of the Philippines or with a regular working permit in the Philippines
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in development work. Has an experience in conducting at least three (3) cost-benefit analyses, one of which is related to a government project
• The candidate must have a University Degree (Master’s Preferred) of Business Administration, Economics, Agricultural Economics, or other related fields
• Working knowledge (Level C) of English

FAO Core Competencies

• Teamwork
• Communication
• Results Focus
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Familiar with the Philippine budgeting process (preparation, legislation, execution, and accountability)

• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
• Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications.
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