Fisheries Specialist
FAO
- Roma
- Tempo indeterminato
- Full time
- Support of project formulation in accordance with FAO’s Strategic Framework and the FAO project cycle.
- Coordination, implementation and administration of assigned activities in accordance with FAO rules, procedures and systems, and donor requirements.
- Provision of substantive technical inputs to relevant activities and projects, including studies, publications and analyses, knowledge products and dissemination materials related to NFIFL’s areas of work (plus FAO cross-cutting work of Resilience; Statistics; Gender and Data and Information Management, where appropriate), including guidelines, manuals, research papers, capacity building and training materials, and related websites.
- Collection, management and analysis of data to be used to inform and guide the Team’s technical and policy work.
- Any other duties related to NFIFL’s areas of work.
- Organization of and participation in external events (including field missions) in support of the delivery of NFIFL’s programme of work (and FAO cross-cutting Teams, where appropriate), including consultation, training, capacity building and technical assistance.
- Collaboration with other FAO divisions and external partners in the areas of NFIFLs programme of work (and FAO cross-cutting Teams, where appropriate), as well as areas of mutually beneficial interest to member countries.
- Representing NFIFL at internal and external meetings, particularly those related to the development and implementation of NFIFL’s activities.
- Prepare and organize consultations and technical meetings.
- Establish and manage relations with relevant institutions, networks and platforms that could help FAO leverage its messages and advance global dialogue on various issues related to NFIFL’s programme of work, helping the Organization to promote enhanced global food security and nutrition.
- Outreach and communication-related activities, such as preparation and delivery of presentations, preparation of information materials and their dissemination through various channels and to partners and stakeholders.
- Qualification requirements for Consultants: University degree in policy, fisheries, public administration, law and international relations, anthropology, economics, or other fields related to food security and nutrition, policies and development studies.
- Qualification requirements for PSAs: University degree in the above areas. A technical diploma plus demonstrated and relevant professional experience of at least 4 years can be accepted in lieu of a university degree.
- Relevant experience in one or more areas in the field of fishery policy, governance, policy analysis, programme management, protocol and inter-governmental liaisons, small-scale fisheries, socio-economic development, decent rural employment and social protection, inland and marine fisheries value chains, economics and institutions or related fields and participatory processes and stakeholder engagement, preferably in NFIFL’s areas of work.
- For Consultants/PSA level C: one to four years of relevant experience
- For Consultants/PSA level B: at least five years of relevant experience
- For Consultants/PSA level A: at least fifteen years of relevant experience
- Language requirements for Consultants: Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of one of the other languages of the Organization (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese or Russian).
- Language requirements for PSAs: Working knowledge of English.
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in the field is desirable
- Extent and relevance of field experience in a technical area of assignment
- Extent and relevance of experience in providing policy advice at local, national, and regional levels
- Extent and relevance of knowledge in the implementation of international instruments related to pertinent field of expertise
- Extent and relevance of experience in project/programme formulation and implementation of projects, programmes and studies in the pertinent field of expertise
- Extent and relevance of knowledge and understanding of the work of international organizations, regional entities and national governments
- Ability to support resource mobilization efforts
- Ability to organize and conduct technical meetings, conferences and workshops when applicable
- Ability to facilitate participatory processes or stakeholder involvement