Title

Director, Policy Assistance and Resource Mobilization Division (TCA)

Department/Division

Technical Cooperation Department

Grade

D-2

Number

0776807

Duty Station Location

Rome, Italy

Summary of Duties and Functions

Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director General, Technical Cooperation Department, the incumbent will provide leadership in making corporate services available to the Member Nations in (a) provision of sound policy advice; (b) mobilization of resources and development of FAO’s Field Programme; and (c) capacity building in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policies, strategies and programmes aimed at sustainable agricultural and rural development and food security at national and regional levels.

In particular:

• In close cooperation with FAO’s Technical Departments, provide overall guidance to the coordination of FAO’s corporate cross departmental policy work on priority policy themes and policy assistance provided to member countries;

• Supervise the development of methodological and capacity building materials and for the organization of global capacity building activities in the area of strategies and policies for agricultural and rural development

• Ensure adequate technical guidance to FAO’s decentralized offices in the provision of policy assistance to Member Nations and Regional Economic Organizations; implementing regional strategies for resource mobilization and Field Programme Development; providing appropriate inputs to the decentralised multidisciplinary teams in connection with policy assistance and resource mobilization.

• Guide the Division’s support to FAO Country Representatives and other decentralized offices in the formulation and follow-up of FAO‘s National Medium-term Priority Frameworks (NMTPF) as well as in connection with their involvement in joint country policy and planning processes such as Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS), United Nations Common Country Assessments (CCA), United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAF), One-UN, etc.

• Coordinate the activities related to leveraging resources for FAO and its Member Nations, in order to create conditions for a substantial flow of extra-budgetary resources to support Member Nations’ initiatives and FAO programmes.

• Participate in inter-departmental and inter-agency activities and represent the Organization at relevant meetings

• Advanced university degree in economics, agricultural economics, agriculture, or other relevant subject. 

• Demonstrated professional competence and experience in the analysis, formulation, implementation, evaluation of policies and programmes for agriculture and rural development in developing countries and countries in transition.

• Knowledge of the policies, strategies and programmes of regional economic organizations, bilateral donors and international financing institutions.

• Excellent communication skills, and experience in fundraising and in negotiating resource mobilization initiatives.

• Ability to lead and work effectively with a pluridisciplinary team of people of different national and cultural backgrounds in an international setting.

• Fluency in English, French or Spanish and a limited knowledge of any of the other two or Arabic or Chinese, the languages of the Organization;

Managerial Competencies

Strategic vision:  capacity to develop a vision, mission and strategies and to focus on the needs of member countries and to adjust strategies to take account of changing circumstances.  Managing people:  fosters team spirit through building trust and commitment to common objectives and recognizing team successes.  Result orientation:  demonstrates an ability to manage programmes and projects efficiently under shifting priorities in order to achieve targets.  Partnering:  negotiates effectively with partners to enable successful outcomes for all stakeholders and actively supports inter-disciplinarity across FAO.  Strong communication skills:  demonstrates a high level of communication skills in promoting the Organization’s messages.

Remuneration

Single: From US$  171 174  to US$ 183 386
Dependent: From US$ 186 325 to US$ 200 869

FAO adheres to the UN common system of salaries, allowances and benefits. General information regarding salaries allowances can be found at the International Civil Service Commission Web site.

How to apply

Applications, including a full curriculum vitae and Personal History Form (available in MS Word (A4 and letter formats), should be submitted by 29 May 2008 to the Office of the Director, Human Resources Management Division (AFH), FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy or sent by e-mail to:
senior-vacancies@fao.org or faxed to Italy 06-5705 5131

Assistant Director-General, Technical Cooperation Department. FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy. Fax.: +39 06 5705 6296.