Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a United Nations institution, which is founded in 1945. The headquarter of the organization is based in Rome, Italy. The main three purposes of the FAO are the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition; the elimination of poverty and the driving forward of economic and social progress for all; and, the sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, including land, water, air, climate and genetic resources for the benefit of present and future generations. Now, FAO is looking for a Food Security Officer to work in Ankara, Turkey.
PROFESSIONAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO: IRC2701
Issued on: 3 December 2014
Deadline For Application: 24 December 2014
POSITION TITLE: Food Security Officer
GRADE LEVEL: P-3
DUTY STATION: Ankara, Turkey
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Subregional Office for Central Asia, SEC
DURATION : Fixed-term: 2 years
POST NUMBER: 2004989
CCOG CODE: 1E02
Organizational Setting
FAO's Subregional Office for
Central Asia 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 Europe and Central Asia (REU).
The post is located in the FAO
SEC Office in Ankara, with possible subsequent move to Istanbul, Turkey.
Reporting Lines
The Food Security Officer
reports to the Sub-Regional Coordinator for Central Asia and is under the
technical supervision of the Director, Agricultural Development Economics
Division (ESA).
Key Results
Research and analysis of
information, data and statistics, and the maintenance and updating of related
tools, methodologies, and/or databases to support the delivery of programme
products, projects, publications, and services.
Key Functions
·
Researches and
analyses [agricultural, economic, trade, market, social, environmental,
nutrition/food composition and/or gender related] data, statistics and
information to provide technical, statistical and/or policy related information
and analysis to support the delivery of economic and social development
programmes work, products, projects, publications and services;
·
Produces a variety
of technical reports and input for technical documents, Departmental
publications and/or web pages;
·
Provides technical,
statistical, and/or analytical services on various studies, projects, and/or
assessments and provides technical backstopping to field projects;
·
Participates in
the development of improved/updated technical, statistical and/or analytical
tools, methodologies, systems, databases, and/or key social/ economic/
environmental/ nutritional and/or early warning indicators, etc.;
·
Participates on
multi-disciplinary teams, collaborates with other departments and agencies on
work groups and committees and promotes best practices;
·
Collaborates in
capacity development activities involving the planning and organizing of
training workshops, seminars, and major meetings and the preparation of related
information, materials, on-line tools and information kits;
·
Promotes knowledge
sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences and
influences partners in stakeholder consultations;
·
Participates in
resource mobilization activities.
Specific Functions
·
Supports the
formulation, implementation and monitoring of national policies, strategies and
programmes on food security and nutrition from a multidisciplinary and human
rights perspective, and in coordination with national authorities, civil
society organizations, parliamentarians and other development partners
·
Supports
country-level actions related to food security as guided by FAO’s Country
Programming Frameworks (CPFs), sub-regional and regional priority frameworks
and higher-level strategic frameworks of the Organization in order to transform
FAO’s knowledge products into country-level results and impacts
·
Supports
Governments to develop appropriate governance and accountability mechanisms to
improve the impact and effectiveness of national initiatives on towards the
eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition
·
Supports the
establishment of institutional coordination mechanisms for food security and
the harmonization of methods for data collection, analysis and monitoring,
including in support of the planning, budgeting and implementation of national
food security monitoring system(s)
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED
AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
·
Advanced
university degree in agricultural, economics, social or political sciences or
related field
·
Five years of
relevant experience in in the design, implementation and monitoring of food
security policies and programmes at national and regional levels
·
Working knowledge
of English and Russian.
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
·
Extent and
relevance of experience, preferably in the sub-region, in agricultural and food
policy analysis, policy monitoring and impact evaluation, including
quantitative skills
·
Ability to discuss
and present complex concepts and analytical results to audiences with differing
levels of technical expertise
·
Extent and
relevance of experience in capacity development and training, including in a
multi-disciplinary context, involving several government institutions and
partner agencies in a developing country context
·
Quality of both
oral and written communication skills
·
Limited knowledge
of French, Spanish, Arabic or Chinese would be an asset
·
Quality and
relevance of publications record
Please note that all candidates
should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and
Integrity and Transparency.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
·
All candidates
should possess computer/word processing skills.
·
Evaluation of
qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which will be followed
by a competency-based interview.
·
Your application
will be screened based on the information provided in your iRecruitment online
profile (see “How to Apply”). We strongly recommend that you ensure that
the information is accurate and complete including employment record, academic
qualifications and language skills.
·
Please note that
FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational
institution recognised in the IAU/UNESCO list.
·
Other similar
positions at the same level may be filled from this vacancy notice and the
endorsed candidates will be considered for the Employment Roster for a period
of 2 years.
·
Candidates
may be requested to provide performance assessments.
REMUNERATION
A competitive compensation and
benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and
benefits, click on the following link: http://icsc.un.org/rootindex.asp
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, visit the iRecruitment
website at http://www.fao.org/employment/irecruitment-access/en/
and complete your online profile. Only applications received through
iRecruitment will be considered.
Candidates are requested to
attach a letter of motivation to the online profile.
Vacancies will be removed from
iRecruitment at 23:59 Central European Time (CET) on the deadline for
applications date. We encourage applicants to submit the application well
before the deadline date.
If you need help, or have
queries, please contact: iRecruitment@fao.org
Qualified female applicants and qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries are encouraged to apply. Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities and/or duty stations depending on the evolving needs of the Organization.
FAO IS A NON-SMOKING
ENVIRONMENT
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