Job Opportunity as a Technical Officer for the Funding Strategy at FAO in Italy
By: Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations (FAO)Last update:
Applicant criteria
NationalityUnited Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
SpecialityBusiness , Political Science and International Relations
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Job FieldsAccounting, Finance, and Investment
Opportunity FieldMarketing, Business and Finance, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Political Sciences and Economy
Job locationItaly
Needed documentsCV, Cover Letter, Language Certificate
Opportunity description
The Food and Agriculture Organization is offering a job opportunity as a Technical Officer to be in charge of the Funding Strategy in Rome, Italy for 2021.
Key Tasks:
- Provides technical leadership assistance on the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects; assists in the review of relevant documents and reports; identifies priorities, liaises with relevant parties.
- Assists in the coordination of programmes and reviews the assessments of issues and trends for the implementation of programmes and projects and the preparation of impact evaluation or equivalent studies.
- Assists/supervises preparation of various written outputs, e.g. background papers, analysis, substantial sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications.
- Contributes to consultative and other meetings, conferences, including proposals for agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations.
- Participates in activities such as structuring of training workshops, seminars; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
- Leads field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties.
- Provides advice on the development of policies and strategies, as well as national protocols and guidelines for projects with specific domains related to FAO's work.
Specific Tasks:
- Contributes to the delivery of the ITPGRFA's Funding Strategy 2020-2025 and Operational Plan.
- Coordinates and provides support to the Funding Committee to enable its effective functioning.
- Supports and provides strategic advice to the Treaty Secretary and team in the area of resource mobilization, donor relations and partnership development.
- Identifies and creates strategic opportunities for raising the profile of the Treaty with resource partners and other stakeholders.
- Leads the Treaty Secretariat's resource mobilization efforts, and provides support, advice and inputs to partnership and proposal development and opportunities, and donor outreach/relations in line with the FAO Corporate strategy.
- Supports the Secretary and Co-Chairs of the Funding Committee in the preparation of policy documents, analysis, reports and briefings for the Treaty's Governing Body, Bureau and Funding Committee.
- Ensures that the outputs produced for the Treaty's Funding Strategy and resource mobilization work maintain the highest-quality standards.
- Coordinates and contributes to the design of research, data collection, validation, analysis and/or reporting activities.
- Collaborates on, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality/effectiveness of project and grant proposals developed by the Treaty Secretariat and with external partners.
- Liaises with colleagues in the Treaty Secretariat and relevant divisions within FAO to exchange critical information, monitor trends, developments and opportunities and to develop partnerships and opportunities for resource mobilization.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Minimum Requirements:
- Advanced university degree in political sciences, business administration, finance, international relations, international development, development economics or related fields.
- Seven years of relevant experience in in international development, funding strategy development, donor aid programmes, fundraising/resource mobilization, funding agreement negotiations and grant management; including relevant experience working in an international organization and with intergovernmental/multistakeholder committees.
- Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of another FAO official 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 and relevance of experience in technical cooperation's related activities, policy advice and analysis relating to food and nutrition security, agriculture and rural development, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes.
- Extent and relevance of experience in working with inter-governmental bodies and multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated experience in providing support on resource mobilization and funding strategy development/implementation to intergovernmental bodies/committees.
- Extent and relevance of experience in leading and participating in multidisciplinary teams to develop science-based/technical analysis to improve the implementation of the Treaty and the functioning of its mechanisms.
- Demonstrated experience in report writing including grant proposals in English.
- Demonstrated experience of fundraising from governments, international organizations or others.
- Very good knowledge of the United Nations, inter-governmental or other multilateral funding mechanisms is considered an asset.
Benefits:
- A competitive compensation.
- Dependency allowances.
- Rental subsidy.
- Education grant for children.
- Home leave travel.
- 30 working days of annual leave per year.
- Pension fund entitlements under the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund.
- International health insurance; optional life insurance.
- Disability protection.
About FAO:
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Its goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active healthy lives. With over 194 member states, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. They believe that everyone can play a part in ending hunger.
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