Job Posting: 05/Mar/2024
Closure Date: 26/Mar/2024, 11:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: NSAH / CJWZ
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: Various Locations-Various Locations
Duration: from several days to 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
FAO’s Virtual Learning Centers (VLCs) create and deliver innovative online training programmes that support capacity development in One Health, with a focus on sustainable improvements in animal health and production. Training courses are tailored to local needs and delivered through seven regional VLCs, based in FAO’s regional and sub-regional offices.
The VLCs’ training courses target country actors in areas related to FAO’s One Health mandate, including government officials and technical staff, programme and project coordinators, practitioners and professionals working in the field. Most VLC courses are tutored, and therefore they provide a unique opportunity to discuss and network with international experts and regional colleagues. Virtual learning provides a unique, effective and efficient way to provide training to, and learn from, those working in the
last mile / first mile delivery of services. This includes veterinary paraprofessionals (VPPs), and the scaling-up of development and delivery of training courses for VPPs in Sub-Saharan Africa is anticipated during 2024 and 2025.
This call for expressions of interest is for the purpose of establishing a roster of qualified experts who can assist the VLCs in development and delivery of online and blended learning programmes including:
- Subject matter specialists for the development and review of training material;
- Veterinary education specialists to guide the development of innovative online learning programmes; and
- Online learning course facilitators.
Suitable incumbents would be included on the roster for consideration for short-term assignments with the VLCs, ranging from a few days to a maximum of 11 months (on a when-actually-employed basis). This call is aimed at specialists with various levels of experience. The experts could be located at the various FAO offices or home-based.
We are seeking specialists with qualifications and experience in one or more of the following technical focus areas:
- Veterinary education, adult learning and/or online learning;
- Preventive livestock healthcare, particularly herd/flock health planning;
- Transboundary animal disease preparedness and control;
- Farm biosecurity;
- Private sector business models for animal health service provision in smallholder livestock settings in Sub-Saharan Africa;
- Small business development, administration and entrepreneurship in the animal health or livestock sector
- Experience working as a veterinarian or VPP in the private sector with small-scale and emergent livestock farmers in
Sub-Saharan Africa (focus on Nigeria, Uganda or South Africa); - Clinical reasoning approaches for VPPs involved in livestock healthcare;
- Poultry health, nutrition and production;
- Livestock reproduction management; and/or
- Livestock nutrition management.
Reporting Lines
One Health training development specialists will report to the lead technical officers responsible for the Virtual Learning Centers and/or the project “Empowering veterinary paraprofessional entrepreneurs”, with day-to-day supervision led by the co-ordinators of the relevant projects.
Technical Focus
The tasks and responsibilities of each selected One Health Training Development Specialist will be defined in the Terms of Reference for the specific assignment. Specialists will be involved in writing online learning content, reviewing and improving existing content and in some cases, contributing to the development of content for face-to-face training. Specialists may also be involved in the delivery of training, for example in presenting webinars, reviewing trainee’s work or contributing to online discussion fora.
Tasks and responsibilities
- Writing online learning modules in an engaging and interactive way;
- Reviewing existing training materials in order to tailor them for a particular region or audience;
- Reviewing existing training materials to improve their educational value, adding interactivity and engagement;
- Advising on appropriate training approaches and modalities according to particular audience’s needs or learning objectives;
- Leading online discussions during live events or asynchronous discussion fora;
- Working with a team of subject matter experts and instructional designers to produce online learning content; and
- Project management of the process of development and delivery of online learning content.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- University degree or recognized qualification relevant to the area of expertise (this would usually be a veterinary degree or recognized qualification as a veterinary paraprofessional, but may be another suitable degree, relevant to business, livestock production, or education).
- At least three years of working experience in a field relevant to the area of expertise.
- Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of other UN language (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian) For PSAs: Working knowledge of English.
FAO Core Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the technical areas listed above, as well as strong writing and communication skills.
Selection Criteria
- Degree of knowledge and experience in the relevant technical areas;
- Degree of experience in developing training and/or online learning for audiences appropriate to the VLCs;
- Degree of experience of working in contexts appropriate to the audiences of the VLCs, particularly small-scale and emergent livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa;
- Ability to develop engaging, interactive and clearly written training materials; and
- Degree of experience working in an international context in a relevant field.
- Knowledge of the nationally/regionally appropriate language is desirable.
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
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- 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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