DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall managerial and administrative leadership of the Sub-Regional Representative for Southern and East Africa (SAFR) and the overall technical supervision of the Chief, TCAR, the incumbent will serve as a member of a team providing agricultural policy advice for sustainable agricultural and rural development, to combat poverty as well as achieve household and national food security. In particular, the incumbent will:

• Advise FAO Member countries in the analysis and formulation of policies, strategies and programmes for sustainable agriculture, rural development and food security, with emphasis on sustainable use and management of land, water and other natural resources;
• Support institutional and analytical capacity building in policy analysis, formulation, and implementation for sustainable food security, agriculture and rural development, including organization of training activities;
• Participate in missions for sector and sub-sector reviews; identification, formulation, appraisal and backstopping of programmes and projects, including agriculture and rural sector investment programmes (SIPs);
• Monitor key developments in countries of the region; prepare country economic and agricultural sector profiles, and maintain up-to-date country information, support FAO decentralised offices in prioritising FAO technical co-operation themes and collaboration with UN System, the IFI’s and other donors;
• Enhance effectiveness of inter-country cooperation and integration by providing technical support to regional and sub-regional agricultural and rural development efforts, such as NEPAD Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP); Regional Economic Communities (RECs);
• Contribute to technical servicing of FAO statutory bodies and other relevant regional meetings and support FAO member countries in their World Food Summit follow-up activities;
• Perform other related duties as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should meet the following:

SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be assessed against the following:

Please note that all candidates should possess computer/word processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

REMUNERATION

Level P-4 carries a net salary per year (inclusive of a variable element for post adjustment) from US$ 68663 US$ 86089 (without dependants) and from US$ 73733 to US$ 92987 (with dependants)

TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants

Send your application to:

V.A 1368-SAFR
Mr. D. Roca, Chief, TCAR, TCA Division
FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome ITALY
Fax No: +39 06 5755107
E-mail: TCAR-Chief@fao.org

This vacancy is open to male and female candidates. Applications from qualified women candidates and applications from qualified candidates from non/under-represented member states are encouraged. Please note that FAO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director-General and may be assigned to any activities or office of the organization.

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