CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: 180394 Natural Resources Management Specialist

Natural Resources Management Specialist

Job Posting

: 04/Apr/2018

Closure Date

: 19/Apr/2018, 12:59:00 AM

Organizational Unit: FAO SOUTH SUDAN

Type of Requisition: Consultant

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location

: South Sudan-Juba

Duration: 11 Months

Post Number: N/A

CCOG Code: N/A

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FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants

in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

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Qualified female applicants and qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries

are encouraged to apply.

Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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Organizational Setting

The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist Governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors, and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.

The FAO Representation in South Sudan is organized around three main units: Programme, Operations and Administration. The current portfolio of projects in South Sudan includes activities related to agriculture, livestock, fisheries and natural resource management, and is implemented with humanitarian, transitional and development funding. The incumbent will contribute to the country’s programme and portfolio as foreseen in the projects.

Reporting Lines

The Natural Resource Officer will work under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative for South Sudan and the direct supervision of the Deputy FAO Representative. The Natural Resource Officer will collaborate with the Programme, Operations and Administrative Units and consult with the relevant Technical Units at FAO headquarters, RAF and SFE, and the Lead Technical Officer.

Tasks and responsibilities

  • Lead and be responsible for Natural Resource Management activities delivery;
  • Advise FAO South Sudan on natural resource management and related conflict management for sustainable and equitable access and use, ensuring linkage between country level work and strategic programme 2 on “Making agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable” and strategic programme 5 on “Resilience to Shocks and Crises” and related delivery mechanisms;
  • Provide technical advice and policy expertise on natural resource management, environment and climate change to support programming, policy development and regulatory frameworks in South Sudan, including agriculture, fisheries, livestock and conflict mitigation;
  • Collaborate and liaise with the relevant regional platforms, including the FAO Resilience Team for Eastern Africa and IGAD.

Specific functions

  • Lead the implementation of the natural resources component (ensuring strong linkages with other components within the project and with other FAO projects), with the overall objective of:

    • Creating common basis of information to support natural resources dialogue and planning processes;
    • Improving equitable and sustainable access and utilization of natural resources;
    • Improving awareness and capacity for sustainable use and management of natural resources; and
    • Increasing people’s capacity to peacefully address natural resources based conflicts, engage with the governance systems and advocate for their rights.
  • Analyse constraints, drivers and enabling factors which hinder/enhance sustainable natural resource management in South Sudan;

  • Provide technical support/analysis to various natural resources, environment and climate change assessments, studies and initiatives, and provide technical backstopping to field projects;

  • Provide technical support to the formulation and implementation of projects and programmes related to climate change adaptation and climate resilience within multi-sectoral strategies and frameworks for sustainable agriculture and natural resources management;

  • Develop context-specific approaches, tools and activities and their integration into field projects for addressing natural resource management, energy access and climate change adaption, as well as associated natural resource-related conflicts, including conflict management and resolution aspects;

  • Undertake community and partners’ capacity and training needs assessment for the development of training materials for improved community management of natural resources;

  • Liaise/coordinate activities with NGOs, UN agencies and regional institutions, and explore possible synergies and opportunities for joint projects and programmes at the local, national and regional levels;

  • Work with the relevant programmatic sectors to develop strategy documents linking to natural resource management, conflict mitigation and intercommunity dialogue and agro-pastoral livelihoods, value chain and market.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

  • Advanced university degree in natural resources management, social, environmental sciences, agriculture, forestry, ecology, biological sciences or related field.
  • At least s even years of relevant experience in implementing natural resources management with demonstrated experience in climate change related issues for developing countries.
  • Working knowledge of English (Level C) and limited knowledge of Arabic or French.

FAO Core Competencies

  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

  • Good interpersonal, communications and facilitation skills.
  • Sound knowledge and experience in writing reports.
  • Strong computer, word processing and statistical skills.
  • Good knowledge of the UN system, procedures and operational activities would be an advantage.

Selection Criteria

  • Experience with emergencies and development initiatives in the Horn of Africa.
  • Demonstrated experience in the implementation of activities in collaboration with public and private sectors.
  • Experience in providing technical assistance to development strategies, policy and national governments and regional bodies.
  • Experience in project formulation, operation, implementation, budget execution and monitoring.
  • Demonstrated experience in dealing with senior government officials, development partners and other country stakeholders.
  • Experience in community based development and participatory approaches and in particular with grassroots associations and farmers groups.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO,

Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • FAO does not charge a 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 recognised in the IAU/UNESCO list.
  • Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications.
  • Candidates with acceptable language certificate/s should upload them when submitting their application. For details, visit http://www.fao.org/3/I8446EN/i8446en.pdf
  • For other issues, visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
  • For further information on categories, contract duration and honoraria, please refer to the Conditions page.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered.

Vacancies will be removed from the recruitment portal at 23:59 Central European Time (CET) on the deadline for applications date. We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

If you need help, or have queries, please contact: [email protected]

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