Organizational Setting

This position is located in FAO Pakistan, based in Islamabad and its Roving position (Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan). The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative and direct supervision of the Head of the office where the consultant will work, and in close coordination with concerned FAO colleagues, the Specialist will perform the following tasks:

Technical Focus 

Project Management and Support: Delivery of ongoing projects, facilitate the liaison between the different units including programme, operations, administration, finance, procurement, and logistics. Support the FAOR and the different provincial coordinators (e.g. Baluchistan, Sindh, Punjab) when needed in timely delivering the projects.

Tasks and responsibilities

•    Contribute to the delivery of the ongoing programme including facilitate the liaison between the different units including programme, operations, administration, finance, procurement, and logistics.
•    Contribute to the resource mobilization activities and review the narrative progress and final reports.
•    Facilitate the effective dissemination of information, in the framework of the knowledge management activities of the Organization and contribute to the development and delivery of effective communication, advocacy and partnership strategies.
•    Support the FAOR in all actions needed to deliver timely all the ongoing projects in FAO Pakistan portfolio;
•    Promote the liaison between different areas of work – programme, administration, finance, procurement, logistics and operation – in the FAO Pakistan, Islamabad office or in the main office of the province where the consultant will work. .
•    As needed, support resource mobilization activities and contribute to the review of the progress and final narrative reports.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    Advanced university degree in business administration or public administration, environmental/agricultural sciences, social science, political science or a related field.
•    Five years of relevant experience in project or programme management or related area.
•    Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese or Russian.

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills  

•    Extent and relevance of experience in working with inter-governmental bodies and multidisciplinary teams.
•    Extent and relevance of experience in programme/project formulation and implementation.
•    Understanding FAO policies and programmes is considered an asset.