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Food and Agriculture Organization Project Officer (Agrifood Systems) Italy FAO Jobs 2024

Food and Agriculture Organization looking for “Project Officer (Agrifood Systems)”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 25-Jul-24.

The Food and Agriculture Organization has published a job vacancy announcement on 04/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Project Officer (Agrifood Systems) to be based in Rome , Italy. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: Food and Agriculture Organization

Job Title: Project Officer (Agrifood Systems)

Duty Station: Rome , Italy

Country: Italy

Application Deadline: 25-Jul-24

Responsibilities:

• Collects and analyses relevant technical, social, economic, environmental, institutional and technology related information, data and/or statistics to support the delivery of programme projects, products and services.
• Undertakes analysis, provides technical input for plans and reports and edits/revises technical/scientific documents.
• Participates in the development of improved work methods, tools and systems.
• Updates databases and web pages.
• Participates in multidisciplinary project/work teams.
• Collaborates in the development of training tools and materials and the organization of workshops/seminars, etc.
• Participates in the organization, conduct, follow-up of meetings, consultations and conferences, the development/production of required materials and the provision of information and assistance to partners.

Specific Functions
• Supports the project ‘Support to the work of the 10YFP Sustainable Food Systems Programme’, ensuring effective coordination and collaboration with relevant partners of the SFS Programme, including the COP28 Presidency and the Technical Cooperation Collaborative (TCC), the Convergence Initiative, the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, the Coalitions and other relevant partners.
• Supports the development of annual project workplans, supports their implementation and monitoring, adapting based on lessons learned and new opportunities where needed/useful; monitors performance assessment and reports on programme activities.
• Supports the facilitation of the Working Group (WG) ‘Support the Implementation of Food Systems Pathways’, including support to organizing WG meetings, mobilizing members to deliver on the WG’s work plan, organizing learning events, workshops, trainings and seminars across all countries and regions; and coordinates information sharing.
• Supports the development of knowledge products (including an inventory of resources, case studies, technical notes, toolkits, recommendations, etc.) in collaboration with WG members and the COP28 Presidency, TCC and UN Food Systems Coordination Hub.
• Assembles and synthesizes data from workshops and learnings from the WG to help document stories and best practices and to facilitate the development of materials including briefs and technical products to document the insights.
• Provides technical support to stakeholders at global, national and local levels to strengthen capacities for decision-making about agrifood systems policies and interventions and supports the development of governance structures and institutional processes.
• Identifies individual and organizational experts in agrifood systems development to support project implementation, develops and manages contracts with them.
• Supports outreach and communication activities related to the project (including interactions with the donor partner, the Federal Office for Agriculture of Switzerland), as well as opportunities for intra- and inter-organizational dialogue and sharing of good practices.
• Supports the gender mainstreaming in all project activities and products, for the achievement of gender-related targets and objectives and for gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation.

Requirements: 

Minimum Requirements
• Advanced university degree in agrifood systems, political sciences, development studies, agricultural economics, social sciences, environmental sciences, sustainable agriculture, or related field.
• Three years of relevant experience in programme/project support and management in agrifood systems at a global level.
• Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate – level B) of one of the other official FAO languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).

Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building effective relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills
• Extent and relevance of experience in programme/project management, as well as in the identification and formulation of programme and project proposals.
• Extent and relevance of knowledge and experience in technical and policy matters related to food systems, including normative and field-support work.
• Demonstrable skills and experience in supporting capacity building and in the organization and facilitation of learning events, webinars, workshops and meetings.
• Understanding of FAO policies and programmes and of UN and related agencies is considered an asset.
• Experience with country-level challenges in intersectoral policymaking and governance is considered an asset.
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions, is considered an asset.