DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Representative/Subregional Coordinator for Central and Eastern Europe, SEU, and the functional guidance of the Director, Forest Economics and Policy Division, FOE, serves as the officer responsible for advising countries and for planning and implementing FAO forestry activities in Central and Eastern Europe. Specifically to:

• Plan and implement effective FAO forestry programmes in Central and Eastern Europe that respond to the needs of countries in the subregion; advise governments of the subregion on effective forest policies and institutional arrangements, developing national capacities to improve the management and conservation of resources;
• Provide technical backstopping for designated national, subregional and regional projects;
• Address technical, policy, and development issues in the forestry, agriculture, and fisheries sectors in the subregion; provide leadership for issues related to forest management, forest conservation, forest products, forest economics, forestry knowledge and information, and forestry policies and institutions; collaborate in integrated agricultural and rural development sector and policy analysis reviews and ensure appropriate attention to forestry issues and contributions in these areas;
• As a member of the global and regional FAO Forestry team participate in designated activities related to the analysis, assessment, technical or policy assistance, and knowledge management related to forest resources, forest policies and institutions; assist in the organization of conferences, workshops or meetings; in backstopping projects; or in other work related to forestry outside the subregion;
• Analyse problems and appraise developments in countries in the subregion related to forestry, wildlife management, or the conservation of natural resources; provide information and advice of a technical and socio-economic nature to the governments and to regional and subregional organizations;
• Advise governments in the formulation, development and promotion and implementation of national forest programmes, including linkages with other sectors and with action programmes to reduce poverty, to protect the environment and to conserve biological diversity, to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, and other relevant plans and programmes;
• Analyse and disseminate information and data, and support the exchange of information related to forest resources, forest products and forest policies and institutions;
• Collaborate with ECE/FAO forestry office in Geneva on projects which benefit all countries in Europe, with particular attention to outlook and policy studies, as well as supporting the work of the European Forestry Commission;
• 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$ 77,490 US$ 94,946 (without dependants) and from US$ 83,214 to US$ 102,547 (with dependants)

TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants

Send your application to:

V.A 2185-SEU
D. Rugabira, Programme Coordinator, FODP
FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome ITALY
Fax No: +39 06 570 52151
E-mail: FOD-Coordination@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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