DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall managerial and administrative leadership of the ADG/Regional Representative, RAP, and the technical guidance of the Director of ESA, to work as a member of a RAP multidisciplinary team. Specifically to:

• Review the food and agricultural situation in the region, in close collaboration with the other technical officers in RAP, and publish regular updates to inform member countries and other stakeholders on the emerging trends affecting food and agriculture as well as rural development in the region;
• Prepare a biennial publication (for the Asia-Pacific Regional Conferences) on the State of Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific, that identifies the main medium and long-term issues facing food and agriculture and rural development in the region;
• Conduct policy research and provide advisory services in the formulation of national food security strategies, policies, programmes and projects, including response to requests for technical contributions on food security related issues generated by regional fora;
• Participate in food policy analysis, examining production, distribution, trade and consumption issues, to contribute to the development of integrated and sustainable national and regional food security strategies in member states;
• Participate in food security analysis and provide advisory services in the formulation of policies, programmes and projects, directed at addressing the food insecure population groups and areas;
• Organize the collection of information and collation of reports required for monitoring and follow-up to the World Food Summit established by the Committee on World Food Security;
• Contribute to the achievement of FIVIMS programme objectives, participate in food security monitoring, including in the context of emergencies, and provide technical support for the establishment and strengthening of early warning and food security information systems in the region;
• Provide technical support to the formulation and backstopping of FAO’s Field Programme in the area of food security in the region, and perform other duties related to the implementation of improved food policy and food security in member states;
• Participate in and/or organize field missions, seminars, and workshops to support the above work in the region;
• Represent FAO at official and working level meetings related to agricultural and rural development, or food security;
• 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-5 carries a net salary per year (inclusive of a variable element for post adjustment) from US$ 109,301 US$ 125,861 (without dependants) and from US$ 117,654 to US$ 136,590 (with dependants)

TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants

Send your application to:

V.A 2192-RAP
Agricultural Development Economics Division, ESA (Team 6)
FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome ITALY
Fax No: +39 06 570 55522
E-mail: ESAF-vacancies@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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