Latest Job Opening At FAO

Here is the Latest Job Opening At FAO. They are currently looking to hire a Senior Regional Resilience Officer.

Key Functions:

Plans, manages, or leads highly specialized or multi-disciplinary teams; leads, coordinates and/or participates in Organization-wide committees, and provides technical leadership on inter-agency committees, networks and international working groups.

Contributes to and/or coordinates the planning, budgeting, implementation and reporting of the Divisional programme of work, team plans, the supporting policy, tools, standards and systems frameworks and collaborates with the Office of Emergency and Resilience (OER) in (i) the conceptualization of the RAF emergency and Resilience programme; (ii) the supervision and evaluation of the Strategic Objective contributors; (iii) the identification of resources; (iv) the development of networks and partnerships; and (v) the implementation of advocacy and communication activities.

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Provides support on leadership and strategic positioning to ADG/RR RAF and Senior Management on humanitarian and resilience advocacy, resource mobilization, coordination and partnerships for the Africa region, in consultation with OER Emergency and Resilience Officers and Directors of Liaison Offices.
• Oversees and/or provides expert technical assistance to OER teams focusing on (i) humanitarian policy, inter-agency collaboration and mobilization of emergency resources; (ii) response, food chain crisis, special operations, Level 3 emergency preparedness, early warning and support to transition, and/or (iii) programming, integration resilience into FAO planning at all levels, and the delivery of related products and services.
Coordinates FAO interdivisional emergency needs assessment activities and related missions, including food and nutrition security assessments and analyses, the coordination of in-country early warning alerts and further coordination with all partners.
Promotes best practices and provides technical support/services and operational coaching to the Decentralized Office network, designates Division-wide geographical focal points to facilitate emergency programming, resource mobilization and integration of emergency and development work in countries in collaboration with Regional Offices, and provides capacity during critical phases of emergencies.
Provides coordination across relevant country offices on setting and reporting on the corporate targets for RAF of reaching their share of 60 million people in IPC3+ by 2023.

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Job Requirements:

Minimum Requirements

Advanced university degree in agriculture, economics, business administration, management and international relations or other field related to the work of the Organization
Ten years of relevant experience in public and/or private sectors related to programming, planning and technical cooperation in food and agriculture, including experience in developing countries, especially in countries that are vulnerable to disaster or other emergency risks.
Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate – level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).

Competencies

Results Focus
Leading, Engaging and Empowering
Communication
Partnering and Advocating
Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Strategic Thinking

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Technical/Functional Skills

Experience in humanitarian settings and crises contexts.
Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions.
Demonstrated experience in needs assessment, cluster coordination, UN consolidated appeal process and/or emergency operations for Level 3 emergencies.
Demonstrated experience in rehabilitation and humanitarian policies development, programme formulation and implementation.
Extent and relevance of experience at the international level in formulating policy and programming managing field operations
Depth of experience in identifying and preparing programme strategies and policy position in humanitarian and transition contexts, at both global and country level.
Extent of knowledge of international humanitarian architecture, including agencies, NGOs and other partners.
Experience in response management and surge support coordination.

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