DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall managerial and administrative leadership of the Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa, the overall guidance of the Chief, Field Programme Monitoring and Coordination Service (TCOM), and the direct supervision of the Senior Field Programme Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for the management and day-to-day operation of complete project cycles, from inception to closure, for selected projects operated by the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa, for providing support in the same areas for selected projects operated by other budget holders in the region and contribute to field programme development in the region. In particular, he/she will:

• assume budget holder responsibilities, establish project task forces and ensure timely provision of inputs, personnel, equipment and supplies for field projects, including preparing initial and regular budget revisions and providing overall technical, administrative and operational support for both technical units, country offices and other operational units in the region;
• ensure timely submission of regular project progress and implementation reports, including identification of project follow-up requirements; undertake operational backstopping missions and liaise with donors and government authorities;
• provide support to the overall field programme ensuring timely, full data and information entry into the Field Programme Management Information System (FPMIS) for selected operational and pipeline projects;
• contribute to the preparation of delivery estimates for the projects and the programmes in the region;
• contribute to the monitoring of field programme implementation in the region, including the pipeline of related field projects in close collaboration with the Policy Assistance Branch and other units in the Regional Office, HQ and at the country level;
• advise responsible offices on major issues affecting the operation of specific projects, with particular emphasis on large-scale and GEF-funded projects, and any other projects identified as having high risk profiles;
• organize, promote and conduct training to project budget holders and technical officers in the region on operational procedures and matters;
• contribute to the preparation of National Medium-Term Priority Frameworks (NMTPFs);
• participate in and contribute to project formulation and preparation, including appraisal and operational clearance of project documents, preparation of budgets and active membership of project task forces as well as of project and programme formulation missions, as appropriate;
• 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.
* 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-4 carries a net salary per year (inclusive of a variable element for post adjustment) from US$ 85,120 US$ 106,726 (without dependants) and from US$ 91,407 to US$ 115,270 (with dependants)

TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants

Send your application to:

V.A 2038-RNE
TCOM - TCO Division
FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome ITALY
Fax No: +39 06 57056291
E-mail: VA-2038-RNE-TCO@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.

  FAO IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT