Organizational Settingย
For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations and the private sector to address challenges in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector. Joint efforts have included increasing sustainability in agricultural production, promoting value-adding practices, improving post-harvest management, enhancing productivity and increasing the resilience of agriculture-based livelihoods to natural disasters, climatic hazards and armed conflict.
Reporting Lines
The Technical Assistant will be under the direct supervision of the FAO Representative.
Technical Focus
The work of FAO in the Philippines is steered by its Country Programming Framework (CPF), which aids the government in tackling key challenges to bolster food security and nutrition, boost agricultural production and efficiency, manage natural resources sustainably, and enhance resilience to climate change and disaster risks.
After a 2022 midterm evaluation, the current CPF, initiated in 2018, is set to conclude in 2024, necessitating the formulation of a subsequent CPF for 2025-2028. The development of this new CPF is informed by a comprehensive review led by FAOโs Office of Evaluation (OED), providing essential insights for strategic planning.
This forthcoming CPF will align with the new governmental objectives and strategies for the agricultural sector as outlined in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028 and harmonize with the UN Philippines Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2024-2028.
Tasks and responsibilities
The Technical Assistant will carry out the following tasks:
โข ย ย Provide support in the development of the new CPF with a matrix/logical framework linking government priorities and UNSDCF outcomes and outputs, FAO strategic framework and potential actions, based on the results of review and consultation meetings.ย
โข ย ย Assist in the review and assessment of the status of implementation of the current Country Programming Framework (CPF) 2018-2024 and its progress related to the delivery of the outputs and achievement of the outcomes.
โข ย ย Provide support in the collection and review of the existing papers and other relevant information, including national development plans, various agricultural, forestry, fisheries, rural development, environment, peace process and emergency response policy and strategy documents, SDG reports and UN Strategic Documents.
โข ย ย Provide support in the review of the past and on-going government development programmes and technical assistance of FAO and other development partners and identify their relevance and gaps to national priorities and UN frameworks, particularly agriculture and fisheries, environment and natural resources sectors, and also those related to the peace process and emergency response.ย
โข ย ย Identify key government priorities as well as major opportunities and constraints to the achievement of national development plans.
โข ย ย Support the FAO Representation Office to brief FAO partners (government representatives, UN agencies and other development partners) on the CPF process, its expected results and its role within government policies/strategies. ย
โข ย ย Assist in the conduct of consultations with government, civil society organizations, UN representatives and other development partners to identify specific gaps which FAO/UN could complement through the current efforts.
โข ย ย With guidance from the Representation Office, support the conduct of consultative meetings with the key stakeholders to review the draft CPF.
โข ย ย Provide support in the finalization of the new CPF.
โข ย ย Perform any other duties related to the development of CPF as deemed necessary by the FAO Representativeย
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Minimum Requirements
โข ย ย The candidate must have an Advanced University Degree in Agriculture Economics, Rural Development, Economics or related fieldsย
โข ย ย The candidate should have at least 5 years practical experience in strategic planning, programming, or results review/monitoring and evaluation related to Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Natural Resources Management, Peace and Development
โข ย ย Working knowledge of English and Tagalog;
โข ย ย A national of the Philippines or resident in the country with a regular work permit.
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 Skillsย
โข ย ย Good knowledge of the socio-economic and agricultural situation in the Philippines
โข ย ย General knowledge and skills in the use of standard office software, such as MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).