FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
INTERNAL Professional Vacancy Announcement No: 1976-REU
Deadline For Application: 12 November 2007
Position Title SENIOR FIELD PROGRAMME OFFICER
Duty Station Budapest, Hungary
Grade Level P-5
Duration Fixed Term: 3years
CCOG Code: 1A11
Organizational Unit REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of the Chief, Field Programme Monitoring and Coordination Service, TCO, and the functional guidance of the Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, as part of the Regional Office Technical Officer Team, the incumbent will have the overall responsibility for the coordination and implementation of the field programme in the Europe and Central Asia Region. He/she will be responsible for the management and day-to-day operation of the entire project cycle for projects to be operated by the Regional Office, and for providing guidance to and overseeing the work of the other project budget holders in the region. The incumbent will coordinate all the activities of any other project operations personnel hired in the Regional Office and support, and contribute to FAO’s field programme development activities in the region. In particular, he/she will:

  • coordinate, oversee and monitor the field programme development and implementation-related work of the other operating units in the region;
  • contribute to the preparation of National Medium-Term Priority Frameworks (NMTPFs);
  • advise and participate in determining field programme development strategies at regional, sub regional and country level;
  • identify major issues negatively affecting the field programme in the region and ensure that appropriate action is taken;
  • regularly report to TCOM on the field programme situation in the region identifying issues and trends, and upon request, support TCOM in the preparation of corporate and ad hoc reports on the situation;
  • contribute to project formulation and appraisal;
  • liaise with donors and regional organizations to mobilize resources;
  • provide operational clearance for project proposals to be eventually operated by the Regional Office and oversee the clearance by other budget holders;
  • assume budget holder responsibility for projects assigned to the Regional Office;
  • provide operational guidance and support to technical support units and project personnel, including backstopping missions and act as the “first port of call” on all operational issues for project budget holders in the region;
  • contribute to the determination of workloads and business volumes of the various operating units in the region;
  • coordinate and oversee the preparation of delivery estimates for the projects and programmes in the region and maintain the project cycle data and information in the corporate Field Programme Management Information System (FPMIS);
  • oversee the preparation of delivery estimates by project budget holders in the region and monitor the accuracy of the FPMIS data for projects in the region, including pipeline information;
  • organize and oversee training of project budget holders in the region on operational procedures
  • perform other related duties as required

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should meet the following:

  • Advanced university degree in Agriculture or a subject related to the work of the Organization.
  • Ten years of professional experience in planning and operating programmes/projects and in field programme development/implementation;
  • Working knowledge of English.

SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be assessed against the following:

  • Extent and relevance of experience in programme/project management, including relevant administrative procedures;
  • Extent and relevance of experience and skills in one or more of the following: project identification, programme/project formulation, analysis, planning and implementation;
  • Knowledge of field programme issues in the European and Central Asian Region;
  • Depth of knowledge of current global issues, trends and constraints, related to the reduction of hunger and poverty;
  • Relevance and level of academic qualifications and language ability;
  • Quality of communication and interpersonal skills; extent of knowledge of official languages.

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.

INTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS are open for competition to staff who are holding a fixed-term, short-term or continuing appointment; Associate Professional Officers (APO), National Professional Officers (NPO) at FAO; and current staff members of other organizations and agencies of the United Nations common system.

TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants

Send your application to:

V.A 1976-REU
 Chief, TCOM - Field Operations Division
FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome ITALY
Fax No: +39 06 570 56291
E-mail: VA-1976-REU-TCOM@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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