Job Posting: 25/Oct/2023
Closure Date: 15/Nov/2023, 10:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: OER
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: Italy-Rome
Duration: Up to 11 months
Post Number: N/A
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FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture.
Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply;
Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality Organizational Setting
The Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) is responsible for ensuring FAO’s efforts to support countries and partners in preparing for and effectively responding to food and agricultural threats and crises. It is responsible for coordinating the development and maintenance of corporate tools and standards to enable Decentralized Offices to assist member countries to prepare for and respond to emergencies. OER ensures humanitarian policy coordination and knowledge, liaison with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee as well as with humanitarian resource partners, co-leadership with World Food Programme of the global Food Security Cluster, organizational preparedness, surge capacity and response to large-scale emergencies. OER supports food and nutrition security assessment and early warning activities related to emergency and humanitarian analysis and responses. OER plays a major role in the development and leadership of the Organization’s programme to increase the resilience of livelihoods to food and agriculture threats and crises.
Reporting Lines
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer (Senior Advisory Capacity), the Specialist will work in close collaboration with the Management Support and Compliance team and other teams in the Office of Emergency and Resilience.
Technical Focus
- Capacity development, training, and adult learning;
- Gender, protection, accountability to affected populations, mental health and psychosocial support and inclusion;
- Localization, community-engagement and partnership development;
- Humanitarian systems, processes and action (management, people strategy and HR).
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Support assessments, analysis, emergency response, policy related and/or funding/project related data and information;
- Produce various learning materials, reports, proposals, programme/project documents, position papers, policy briefs, technical guidance materials, financial/donor reports, case studies, concept notes, best practices and advocacy products;
- Participate in project and programme formulation and provide technical and/or administrative support to ongoing operational, people strategy, HR, emergency and recovery projects; support the rollout of awareness raising and capacity development activities and materials at regional, sub-regional and country level;
- Support Mental Health and Psychosocial activities related to both FAO personnel in crisis context as well as affected populations
- Support, design and coordinate the Internal Surge Mechanism for level 3 countries
- Support in development of the induction training, FAOR briefing package and onboarding for emergency and rehabilitation personnel.
- Contribution to people strategy, employee satisfaction, wellbeing, and adult learning in humanitarian context
- Supporting the development of the Humanitarian Leadership Training aimed at the FAORs and assistant FAORs
- Standardizing country office structures and functions for enhanced performance in emergency contexts
- Engagement in Youth Group initiatives such as spearheading: Sponsorship of Interns and Junior Professional Officers from Food Crisis Countries Initiative
- Perform any other duties as required.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- Advanced University degree in a subject related to the work of the Organization;
- At least 1 year (Category C) of professional experience in project support and administration with demonstrated experience in capacity development, working with affected populations, gender advocacy, mental health, and inclusion.
- Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of any other official language of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, or Russian). For PSA, working knowledge of English.
FAO Core Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills;
- Strong research and analytical, synthesis and writing skills;
- Ability to deliver outputs by agreed deadlines, sometimes at very short notice;
- Familiarity with the humanitarian architecture and the areas of mandate of FAO;
- Ability to establish effective working relations with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FAO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing)
Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list
Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
For more information, visit the FAO employment website
Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
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
- 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
- Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
- Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
- Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
- We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
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