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

Staff members deployed for surge support report to the FAO Representative.

Technical Focus

Support to implementation of FAO’s resilience agenda at global, regional, subregional and/or country level.

Key Results

Research, technical analysis, and office management related services to support the delivery of programmes, products, and services.

Key Functions

•    Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects, etc.; monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation;
•    Reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions;
•    Assists in policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of impact evaluation or equivalent studies, etc.;
•    Prepares various written outputs, e.g. drafts background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.;
•    Undertakes outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities;
•    Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).

Specific Functions

•    Leads initiatives to support Country Offices in systematizing the use of contextual analysis for the development of programmes across the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus;
•    Coordinates support to Country Offices for the formulation of at scale, high quality, needs and risk-informed programmes and strategies;
•    Implements and strengthens a programming support model ensuring complementary roles with regional and subregional emergency and resilience teams, in close partnership with the relevant technical streams;
•    Coordinates actions to support strengthening of Country Offices capacities to link analysis, programming and MEAL in an interactive way and to develop tools and approaches to demonstrate emergency and resilience programmes measurable impacts;
•    Develops and promotes joint OER-technical streams signature products, on a number of key thematic priorities;
•    Promotes collaborative work to intensify joint programmes informed and enhanced by coordinated analysis, with Rome-based Agencies and other UN agencies and partners, through the Global Network Against Food Crises;
•    Oversees emergency and resilience programme knowledge management and related capacity development activities, ensuring the development of related materials, online tools and information kits;
•    Develops and promotes policy advice and guidance promoting evidence-based programming across the humanitarian, development and peace nexus, closely working with partners and other UN agencies;
•    Provides strategic guidance on the investment in employee growth, ensuring diversity, gender balance and engagement of youth.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    Experience in coordination, decentralization, programme or office management information and/or knowledge management including at international level;

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.