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ubregional Resilience Officer (Team Leader)
Job Posting: 06/Jul/2020
Closure Date: 27/Jul/2020, 9:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit : Subregional Office for Southern Africa, SFS
Job Type: Staff position
Type of Requisition : Professional Project
Grade Level : P-5
Primary Location: South Africa-Johannesburg
Duration : Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension
Post Number : 2007839
CCOG Code : 1S01
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- FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender and nationality
- People with disabilities are protected from any type of discrimination during any stage of employment, including the recruitment phase
- All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
- The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities and/or duty stations depending on the evolving needs of the Organization
Organizational Setting
FAO’s Subregional Office for Southern Africa (SFS) is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing subregional food, agriculture and rural development priorities. It develops and maintains relations with subregion-wide institutions including Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs). The Subregional Office is a subsidiary of FAO’s Regional Office for SFS.
Reporting Lines
The Subregional Resilience Officer (Team Leader) reports to the Subregional Coordinator and is supported technically and programmatically by the Strategic Programme Leader, Resilience Programme (SO5) / Director, Emergency and Resilience Division (PSE).
Technical Focus
Support to implementation of FAO’s resilience agenda at global, regional, subregional and/or country level.
Key Results
Leadership and technical policy expertise for the planning, development and implementation of resilience programmes and projects at subregional and country levels in accordance with FAO’s Strategic Objective
Key Functions
Coordination at the subregional level
- Provides leadership to FAO’s work on resilience and supervises FAO subregional resilience team, ensuring coordinated and effective support to resilience programming at the subregional and country levels;
- Liaises with resilience and humanitarian actors at subregional level and represents FAO in interagency coordination meetings and programming exercises undertaken by the resilience humanitarian and early recovery community, working closely with the subregional organizations and partners;
- Supports the FAO Representations in resources mobilization for resilience projects and programmes; organizes/participates in regular donor meetings, as appropriate, informs the donor community on the prevailing livelihoods, food security and nutrition situation;
- Facilitates SP5 country support process and across SPs collaboration in close collaboration with the regional office and SP5 Management Team;
Policies, programmes to protect, restore and improve livelihoods and food security
- Provides strategic and policy guidance as well as required training, capacity development in resilience, food security and nutrition for national governments and subregional institutions;
- Supports the national teams in identifying CPF priorities and implementing FAO’s resilience programmes and project, providing programming and technical support;
- Coordinates monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of resilience policies and programmes;
- Facilitates efforts in Early Warning Early Action and Disaster Risk management;
- Ensures that nutrition, gender and accountability to affected populations dimensions are integrated in FAO resilience programmes in the subregion;
Food security and resilience analysis to inform policies and programmes
- Prepares analytical and information notes on food security and resilience shared with all the sectoral stakeholders and used for policy decision making at country and Subregional levels;
- Identifies strategic priorities for FAO’s role in resilience and contributes to improved preparedness for, and effective response to, food and agricultural threats and emergencies in the subregion;
Knowledge Management
- Promotes lesson learning and sharing of best practices at country and subregional level for upscaling and policy preparation;
- Facilitates knowledge management and access to information in partnership with subregional organizations and SP5 Global team.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- Advanced University degree in political sciences, agricultural economics, development economics, rural sociology, food security, nutrition, sustainable agriculture (including livestock, forestry and fisheries), or related field;
- 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 of English and limited knowledge 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
Technical/Functional Skills
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is essential;
- Extent and relevance of experience in resilience and humanitarian policies development, programme formulation and implementation;
- Extent of relevant experience at international level in formulating policy and programming managing field operations.
Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency. GENERAL INFORMATION
- FAO reserves the right not to make an appointment, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, click on the following link: http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries allowances/salary.htm Other benefits, subject to eligibility, include:
- Dependency allowances
- Rental subsidy
- Education grant for children
- Home leave travel
- 30 working days of annual leave per year
- Pension fund entitlements under the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund
- International health insurance; optional life insurance
- Disability protection
FAO encourages a positive workplace culture to increase inclusivity and diversity within its workforce. FAO applies measures in which all staff members contribute equally and in full to the work and development of the Organization. This includes:
- elements of family-friendly policies
- flexible working arrangements
- standards of conduct
HOW TO APPLY
- To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications and language skills;
- Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile;
- Once your profile is completed, please apply and submit your application;
- Your application will be screened based on the information provided on your online profile;
- Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list;
- Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications;
- Incomplete applications will not be considered;
- Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered;
- We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
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