Job Posting: 11/Apr/2023
Closure Date: 26/Apr/2023, 12:59:00 AM
Organizational Unit: FRSOM
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: Somalia-Hargeisa
Duration: 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 key mission of the FAO Representation in Somalia, which is led by FAO Representative (FAOR), is to assist and support the national government to develop policies, strategies and programme aimed at accelerating the Implementation and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the area of FAO’s global mandate and Strategic Objectives. More specifically, FAO’s response aims to address national needs and priorities in achieving food security, reducing hunger and malnutrition, developing agricultural, fishery and forestry sectors, and ensuring the sustainable use of environmental and natural resources and respond to recurrent emergencies. The current portfolio of activities of the FAO Representation in Somalia includes a wide scope of technical support interventions ranging from policy support through livestock and crop production, to natural resource management, Nutrition, value chain, food security analysis and water and land information management. FAO is also implementing several emergency, resilience-building, and development interventions, with the support of its five field offices and close to 400 staff in partnership with the Federal and State line ministries.
Reporting Lines
Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative FAO Somalia, the general supervision of Head of Programme and under the direct supervision of the Agriculture Coordinator.
Technical Focus
The position holder project design and implementation of other project to improve preparedness measure for potential disaster risks to food security and livelihoods.
Tasks and responsibilities
• Planning and implementation
– Coordinates and actively participates in the design and implementation of DRR activities related to food security livelihoods in the project operation areas.
– Coordinates the development of detailed implementation plans (DIP) for the key food security and livelihood diversifications and risk reduction measures in project operational areas.
– Contributes and promotes synergetic coherence of different DRR activities at project level towards achieving sustainable food security and livelihoods.
– Support the identification of early warning triggers from FAO systems (FSNAU, SWALIM) and local level for producer group to activate anticipatory actions.
– Support the development of Anticipatory Action menu of actions at project level for agriculture, livestock, and fisheries projects.
• DRR Capacity Building
– Leads the capacity needs & DRR assessment for producer groups and cooperative in project operational areas.
– Leads the development of DRR plans for producer groups and cooperative related to food security & livelihoods diversification and DRR,
– Coordinates and executes the implementation of capacity building initiatives on DRR with producer groups and cooperatives.
– Facilitates and organizes local level training on DRR for producer groups and cooperatives.
• Learning for DRR improvement
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– Identifies/extracts good practices and learning from DRR interventions implementation for further quality improvement of producer group DRR plans.
– Collect, document, and share lessons/results of the implementation DRR activities to shares good practices and learning within FAO Somalia, govt stakeholders and partners,
– Organizes forums and experience sharing visits for producer groups and government staff to see DRR in action.
– Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of the key threats and risk to food security & livelihoods and DRR in the project operational areas.
– Reviews and keeps current practices on Government of Somalia policies and plans on DRR and ensures an active information flow regarding good practices and application of project standards in the project operation areas.
• Partnership and Networking
– Establishes and maintains productive relationships/partnership with district, state, and federal government in relation to DRR in productive sectors.
– Coordinates and promotes partnership and synergy between different activities and actors operating the project operational area.
– Works with FAO Somalia agriculture, livestock, and fisheries sectors to scale up good DRR practices within FAO.
– Represents the FAO Somalia project.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• University degree in rural development, Disaster Risk Management, Development Studies, Agriculture, business, economic, social sciences, or related field of studies
• At least one (1) years of work experience in disaster risk management, rural development & food security projects
• Working knowledge (level C) of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge (level B) of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian. For PSA, working knowledge of English, French or Spanish.
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• In depth knowledge of DRR methodologies, capacity building and interventions (knowledge of FAO work would be an asset).
• Working experience of integrating DRR (especially related to agriculture, livestock, and fishery productive sectors) into national strategies and plans.
• Experience in climate smart agriculture methodologies, agriculture, and rural development sector in Somalia an asset.
• Experience with integrating climate change considerations into disaster risk reduction programs
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to be flexible and shift back and forth between competing priorities.
• Ability to work independently as needed, while also having excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively and engage effectively in a team environment, including with teams that span organizational divisions.
• Good analytic and report writing skills. Experience with creation and delivery of reports, briefings, talking points and presentations.
• Professional knowledge of the English language. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills and ability to effectively communicate technical subject matter to non-technical audiences,
• IT skills and Proficiency use of laptop, Microsoft office package apps
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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