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.
The FAO Investment Centre (CFI) provides investment and finance solutions that lead to more efficient, sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems. Working in over 120 countries, the Centre provides a full suite of investment and finance support to FAO Members. It partners with governments, international and national financing institutions, the private sector and farmers, research institutions and academia to improve the quality and quantity of agrifood investment. The Centre's four main areas of work include support to strategic investment planning and policy, public investment, private investment, and innovative finance. These are complemented by the knowledge for investment and capacity development for investment programmes that serve to share knowledge, learn and build capacities at country level. For additional information on the FAO Investment Centre, its activities, partners and the organizational structure please visit the following link.ย
The purpose of this call is to provide FAOโs Investment Centre (CFI) with a list of qualified candidates for a number of profiles with different specializations as indicated below. The contract can be home based with required travel for field missions.
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Requested Profiles (or Job Titles):
โข ย ย Agribusiness, Agri-processing and Value Chain Specialist
โข ย ย Agriculture Specialist
โข ย ย Animal Husbandry, Health, Feed, and Processing Specialist
โข ย ย Capacity Development and Extension Specialist
โข ย ย Climate Change and Climate Smart Agriculture Specialist
โข ย ย Climate Finance Specialist
โข ย ย Credit and Rural Finance Specialist
โข ย ย Digital Agriculture Specialist
โข ย ย Economist โ Agricultural Economist
โข ย ย Expenditure Review Specialist
โข ย ย Fisheries and Aquaculture Specialist
โข ย ย Food Safety Specialist
โข ย ย Food Security and Nutrition Specialist
โข ย ย Forestry Specialist
โข ย ย Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion Specialist
โข ย ย Impact Assessment Specialist
โข ย ย Information and Communication Technology and MIS Specialist
โข ย ย Institutional Development Specialist
โข ย ย Irrigation Engineer
โข ย ย Knowledge Development Specialistย
โข ย ย Land Tenure and Land Tenure Information Management Specialist
โข ย ย Livestock Specialistย
โข ย ย Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
โข ย ย Natural Resources and Environmental Management Specialist
โข ย ย On-farm Water Management Specialist
โข ย ย Project Management Specialist
โข ย ย Quality Label Specialistย
โข ย ย Remote Sensing and GIS Specialist
โข ย ย Resilience and Emergency Specialist
โข ย ย Rural Area Water Supply Specialist
โข ย ย Rural Infrastructure Specialist / Cold-storage Specialistย
โข ย ย Rural Sociologist and Community-Driven Development
โข ย ย Veterinarian / One Health Specialist / Zoonotic diseaseย
Reporting Lines
The Investment Operations Specialist will work under the overall technical supervision of the Service Chief and the direct supervision of a CFI Officer, in close collaboration with the FAO Representation in the relevant country of assignment.ย
Technical Focusย
Provision of technical advice or expertise and capacity development for (i) provision of policy advice to member countries in collaboration with IFI partners; (ii) the design of investment operations, in collaboration with country stakeholders and cooperating partners, to mobilize resources for food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation; and (ii) implementation support and evaluation of investment operations, in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework.
Tasks and responsibilities
โข ย ย Lead, or participate in, multidisciplinary teams to assist governments in the identification, assessment and preparation of investment operations in the fields of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation, and participate in pre-appraisal and appraisal missions.
โข ย ย Lead, or participates in, multidisciplinary teams for the implementation support and the preparation of final evaluation of investment operations.
โข ย ย Advise governments, or provide technical expertise, in the preparation of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation studies and strategies, and in the formulation of national sector and/or sub-sector investment plans and programmes. ( only for Consultants)
โข ย ย Advise on developing, or support the development, of inclusive and sustainable food systems, involving producers, their organizations, other private sector actors, civil society organizations and government.
โข ย ย Lead the formulation, or formulate, and delivers monitoring and evaluation, communication and capacity development strategies and activities in the areas of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation, investment support to government staff, and non-state actors and private sector organizations.
โข ย ย Prepare reports in accordance with government and financing partnersโ requirements.
โข ย ย Promote international cooperation and collaboration leading to new investment opportunities and cooperative agreements, advocates best practices and effective policy dialogue and provides technical expertise at international meetings.ย
โข ย ย Perform other related duties as required.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
โข ย ย University degree in economics, agricultural economics, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, agribusiness management, natural resource management, irrigation and drainage engineering, rural infrastructure engineering, communication, social sciences, international relations or a related field as appropriate for the specific profile.ย
โข ย ย From one to fifteen years of relevant experience in conducting agricultural/rural sector/subsector analytical studies, and/or in planning, design, supervision of agricultural and rural investment operations, including elaboration of feasibility studies and implementation of agricultural and rural investment operations in developing countries and/or countries in transition ย
โข ย ย Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian (for consultants). Working knowledge of English, French, Spanish, Arabic or Russian (for PSAs).
FAO Core Competencies
โข ย ย Results Focus
โข ย ย Teamwork
โข ย ย Communication
โข ย ย Building Effective Relationships
โข ย ย Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
โข ย ย Extent and relevance of experience in leading, or participating in, multidisciplinary teams for the preparation of strategies and sector studies as well as formulation, implementation support or evaluation of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation investment operations
โข ย ย Extent and relevance of experience in food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation analytical studies and programme evaluation
โข ย ย Extent and relevance of experience in ย investment design, implementation support and evaluation procedures of FAOโs main development partners, in particular the World Bank, the International Funds for Agriculture and Development (IFAD), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
โข ย ย Extent and relevance of experience in capacity development for the design and implementation of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation investments
โข ย ย Demonstrated experience in dealing with government officials, development partners and other country level stakeholders;
โข ย ย Relevance of experience in different geographical areas.