FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Professional Vacancy Announcement No: 2036-FIM
Deadline For Application: 26 June 2008
Position Title Senior Fishery Resources Officer
Duty Station Rome
Grade Level P-5
Duration Fixed Term: three years
CCOG Code: 1H05
Organizational Unit Fisheries Management and Conservation Service, FIMF Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division, FIM Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FI

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the general supervision of the Chief, Fisheries Management and Conservation Service, and in collaboration with other technical officers, is responsible for planning, promoting, implementing and providing technical support to programmes and activities in capture fishery resource assessment, management and conservation, including biodiversity considerations and environmental influences on aquatic systems. This will require field travel. Specifically the incumbent will:

  • formulate and guide the coordination and implementation of projects or project elements on fishery resource assessment and world/regional resource and ecosystem monitoring;
  • provide technical support to global, regional and national programmes and activities related to: the identification and distribution of aquatic species, with a particular emphasis on marine species; and to biodiversity considerations in marine and inland capture fisheries as well as environmental influences on fishery resources and ecosystems;
  • organize and implement comparative studies and applications through case studies and national, regional or global reviews on fishery resource assessment and conservation, including environmental influences;
  • serve as Departmental focal point for the information on biodiversity and other biological databases related to the characteristics and assessment of marine fishery resources and for providing technical backstopping to related FAO-headquarters and FAO-field projects when required;
  • collaborate with other services in the Department on projects that involve fishery resource management and conservation issues;
  • contribute to development of manuals, case studies and guidelines for the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries on topics relevant to the above;
  • manage the coordination and exchange of information on resource management and conservation and biodiversity issues to Departmental counterparts, including departments of fisheries in member countries;
  • represent the Organization and/or lead missions, task forces and negotiating/review teams in the fields of fishery resource assessment, management and conservation, and aquatic biodiversity;
  • supervise the preparation of and edit technical papers on topics relevant to the above;
  • provide technical support to one or more of the FAO Regional Fisheries Bodies;
  • act as the Service focal point and resource person for countries in one or more of the FAO major geographical regions;
  • perform other related duties as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should meet the following:

  • Advanced university degree in biology, fisheries, oceanography or a closely related discipline
  • Ten years of relevant experience, including significant international experience, in the application of quantitative science to capture fishery resource assessment, management and conservation; direct experience in fisheries management in a national or regional fisheries management agency
  • Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two

SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be assessed against the following:

  • Relevance and level of academic qualifications
  • Extent and relevance of experience in the quantitative methods, including stock assessment and ecosystem modelling and analysis, used in capture fishery assessment, management and conservation, and in provision of scientific support and advice to national, regional and international fisheries management and conservation bodies in both developed and developing countries
  • Extent and relevance of international experience in areas of fishery research specifically applied to the identification, distribution, abundance and variability of fishery resources for fishery purposes in particular marine resources
  • Extent, relevance and diversity of publications and reports
  • Depth of knowledge of current global issues, trends, constraints, and research needs related to the management and conservation of fishery resources and ecosystems in developed and developing countries
  • Languages spoken and quality of oral, written and analytical skills

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.
* The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the extension of appointments.

REMUNERATION

Level P-5 carries a net salary per year (inclusive of a variable element for post adjustment) from US$ 135,778 US$ 159,993 (without dependants) and from US$ 146,155 to US$ 173,632 (with dependants)

TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants

Send your application to:

V.A 2036-FIM
Chief, FIMF
FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome ITALY
Fax No: +39 06 570 53020
E-mail: FIMF-VA@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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  Post Number: C/0114138