Date : 2007-05-31

Title : IPM Consultant

Price :

Description : IPM Consultant
 PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
 CONSULTANT REQUIRED
  Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) an apex scientific and research organization at national level in the agriculture sector looking for Consultant in the following area for appointment under PSDP funded project titled "National Integrated Pest Management (IPM)". The potential candidates should have following qualifications and relevant experience:
 Title of Consultancy
 Qualification/Experience & other requirements
 Project Monitoring and Evaluation (Progress & issues
 in implementation of ToF / FFS approach at field level)
 Duration: One month
 Remuneration: Rs. 60,000/- plus TA/DA equivalent to BS-19 for a maximum period of 15 days during this one month period.
 (i) M.Sc / Ph.D. in a discipline of Plant Protection or Biological Sciences with working experience in R&D organization.
 (ii) Shall have good writing and communication skills. He/She shall have knowledge and understanding of Farmer Field School (FFS) approach and its processes.
 (iii) Experience in facilitation skills and non-formal education under FFS approach will be an added benefit.
  JOB DESCRIPTION / TORs OF CONSULTANT
 Visit ongoing Training of Facilitators (ToF) and Farmer Field School (FFS) based IPM projects being executed by the Federal / Provincial Governments and NGOs.
 Monitoring the quality of ToF / FFS process.
 Identifying issues and bottlenecks in field implementation of FFS approach.
 Scope and Challenges to FFS in Pakistan.
 Prepare and furnish a technical report.
 Candidates possessing prescribed qualifications and relevant experience may apply on prescribed form (available on PARC website: www.parc.gov.pk) with complete CV on the given address latest by 12-06-2007. No TA/DA will be admissible for interview.
 PARC is an equal opportunity employer and and encourages female candidates to apply.
 Farid A. Nayyer, Director (Human Resources)
 20 Attaturk Avenue, Sector G-5/1, Islamabad
 Ph # 051-9202136, Fax # 9202968

Contact : Ph # 051-9202136