The scope of this Call for Expressions of Interest is to find qualified affiliate workforce to support L2/L3 countries in the above functional area.  
 
Qualified affiliate workforce will be placed on an Internal Surge Team (IST). IST will enable the deployment of essential personnel to lead and support country-based emergency response on a short-term basis. These surge roles are designed to provide a punctual, time-bound support to country response and help establish longer-term mechanisms and processes. 
 
o    Support deployments are considered for affiliate workforce already in service of the Organization, including those on contract break with a new assignment planning to start over in the short term.
o    Applications will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile (see “How to Apply”). We strongly recommend that you ensure that the information is accurate and complete including employment record, academic qualifications and language skills.
o    Interested employees will be required to discuss upfront with their managers, who are encouraged to release employees to support. 
o    Selected candidates will receive a notification of their inclusion in the IST and will be requested to provide a pre-release agreement signed by the direct supervisor. From that moment they might be called for a surge support at any time, and in line with the duration of their contract. 
o    Selected candidates will be released of their function for a period which may vary according to country offices needs not exceeding three months, after which they return to their normal functions.
o    Surge support must be provided in person, candidates in the IST will be required to have the following documentation ready in case of upcoming mission (Valid passport, Laissez-passer, SSAFE training).
o    Affiliate workforce deployed will be reporting to the assigned supervisor for the duration of surge and the change in reporting lines will be reflected in GRMS.
o    Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Organizational Setting

FAO country offices, headed by an FAO Representative, are assisting governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition.

Reporting Lines

Emergency and Resilience Programme Specialist deployed for surge support will report to the Technical Officer, under the technical oversight of the FAO Representative in the country of assignment.

Technical Focus 

The Programme Specialist will support programme development and design, which contributes to the humanitarian-development-peace nexus (HDPN), is risk and conflict sensitive, based on rigorous evidence, integrating monitoring, evaluation, and learning and contributes to knowledge generation.

Tasks and responsibilities

•    Support the design, coordination and implementation of quality emergency and resilience strategies, programmes and projects, based on latest corporate guidance and thinking, including the preparation and presentation of project proposals and fully-fledged project documents and budgets.
•    Contribute as needed to multi-risk assessments, including interagency assessments and analytical processes, and in relevant data collection e.g., as part of the IPC process;
•    Identify and use the best available evidence for informing quality programme design including technical, food and nutrition security assessments, risk analyses and early warning information, livelihood analysis, policy related and/or funding/project related data and information.
•    Translate FAO-wide programme policy into country level practices, programme guidance and implementation modalities and operations, in relation to FAO’s contribution and positioning along the Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus, to ensure a clear and strong connection between HQ and field operations, in line with both organizational strategy and the practical realities of operating in the field;
•    Promote and integrate non-negotiable elements in all FAO emergency and resilience programmes such as: being based on a robust multi-risk and context analysis, systematically considering conflict and peace dynamics, having the basic elements of MEAL in place  incorporating principles of protection and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP).
•    According to expertise, and in liaison with appropriate technical teams, support technical programming inputs on various aspects of Emergency and Resilience programming such as Crops, Livestock, Fisheries, Value chains, Social protection, Natural resource management, multi-hazard Disaster Risk Reduction/Management, Climate change adaptation, Anticipatory action and other. Manage accurate and timely emergency and resilience information and reporting to enable informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to a wide range of stakeholders including briefings notes, talking points, and presentations;
•    Provide  support for FAO programming, including activity design, implementation, monitoring as well as budget management;
•    Support capacity development of the programme unit at country level by providing on-the-job mentoring and coaching on key processes.
•    Contribute to  incorporating gender perspectives in programme design , to ensure equal participation of women and men;
•    Include the use of monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning and knowledge management to measure impact and results, improve understanding of programme delivery and objectives and foster upscaling and programme adaptation wherever needed.
•    Liaise with government, UN, cluster/sector, NGO and donor partners at the appropriate level to ensure the best preparation and implementation of emergency and resilience activities, from the perspective of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach;
•    Promote and support capacity development for emergency and resilience programming for FAO and partners;
•    Perform other duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    Experience in humanitarian and agricultural/rural development sectors including work experience with national and international NGO’s, UN agencies, governments and donors;

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills 

•    Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable;
•    Experience in humanitarian contexts is required.