Emergency & Rehabilitation Officer Vacancy-Job Ref: ECITFAO/0825/202314

Emergency & Rehabilitation Officer Vacancy-Job Ref: ECITFAO/0825/202314
Rome (Italy)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Organizational Setting
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.
FAO is the specialized Agency of the United Nations (UN) leading international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to high-quality food. FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) leads the Organization’s efforts to support Members in their endeavors to save agricultural livelihoods of people and communities and enhance their resilience in the face of disasters, crises and conflicts.
The Organization strives to secure sustainable development gains while ensuring that all interventions to support agriculture and food systems are risk-informed and sustainably productive. Food crisis contexts require a well-organized, highly prioritized, and well-resourced humanitarian and resilience programme to play a meaningful role in the relevant fora at national, regional and global levels.
To claim its rightful place and to contribute meaningfully to relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in food crises contexts, timeliness and speed in generating quality information and analysis together with agility in processes, partnerships, and delivery are central. In short, prevention and mitigation of disasters, whether related to natural hazards, plant and animal pests and diseases and/or conflict, together with being prepared and able to respond when disasters hit, require structured and agile system that is able to carry out effective processes of risk assessment and risk management.
The position is located in OER at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.
Reporting Lines
The Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer reports to the Senior Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer/Country Support Team Leader, OER
Technical Focus
Support to implementation of FAO’s resilience agenda at global, regional, subregional and/or country level.
Key Results
Research, technical analysis and project related services to support the delivery of programme projects, products and services.
Key Functions
•Researches and analyses technical, food and nutrition security assessments, emergency response, policy related and/or funding/project related data and information to support the delivery of programme projects, products and services.
•Produces various reports, proposals, programme/project documents, position papers, policy briefs, financial/donor reports as well as critical information for inclusion in governing body reports, etc.
• Participates in project teams, collaborates in project and programme formulation and provides technical and/or administrative support to ongoing operational emergency and recovery projects.
•Liaises with FAO technical units as well as other UN Organizations to obtain and/or exchange information regarding food and nutrition security assessments, emergency and recovery activities and other related issues.
•Provides technical/administrative support and promotes best practices to Decentralized Offices.
•Monitors and provides support to resource mobilization activities including corporate appeals, donor macro grants, CERF/SFERA submissions, annual appeals and mid-year reviews; maintains information and prepares related reports.
•Maintains and updates information systems, databases and web pages.
•Performs other duties as required.
Specific Functions
• Ensures strategic engagement with Decentralized Offices to review potential for growth of emergency and resilience portfolio.
•Monitors and supports the development and implementation of country emergency/resilience programmes and projects; mobilizes OER experts and FAO units to support country offices in delivering emergency and resilience assistance.
•Provides updated country information to contribute to OER advocacy, resources mobilization and strategic positioning.
• Reviews country humanitarian and food security situation to recommend for and coordinate geographical corporate Scale-Up and Protracted emergency responses.
• Effectively manages personnel and financial resources.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
•Advanced university degree in agricultural or development economics, international relations, social science, political science or any other field related to the work of the Organization.
•Five 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 official FAO language'(Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
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 of relevant experience at the international level in formulating policy and programming/managing field operations.
• Depth of experience in identifying and preparing programme strategies and policy positions in humanitarian and transition contexts, at both global and country levels
•Demonstrated experience in needs assessments, 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 of knowledge of international humanitarian architecture, including agencies, NGOs and other partners.
•Experience in response management and surge support coordination.
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