DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division, TCE works in post-disaster and complex emergency situations and helps to protect, restore and enhance food production and the livelihoods of farmers, herders, fishers and associated processors and artisans. Under the overall guidance of the Chief, Emergency Operations Service,TCEO, overall supervision of the Senior Operations Officer, Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Disease Operations, ECTAD and the direct supervision of the Senior Executive Officer, ECTAD, the incumbent will be responsible for emergency programme analysis and monitoring. Specifically he/she will:

• provide support in developing and maintaining an overall strategy for ECTAD global programme monitoring and funding;
• analyse emergency ECTAD programme’s business processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness, i.e. identify operational, administrative and other constraints which may affect the programme implementation and propose solutions to improve quality, timeliness, cost effectiveness and coherence of delivery;
• coordinate implementation of business intelligence and statistical support within ECTAD and with data owners and service providers;
• be the primary resource for other technological requirements of the Service including communication strategies (in particular for transmission of documents), transition to electronic documents and reduction of paper flow, and document and knowledge management at the service level;
• develop business case and other documentation, according to FAO standards, to formulate and assess the cost effectiveness of projects and/or changes in operating arrangements;
• liaise with users and providers, both within and outside ECTAD, during all phases of implementation; oversee preparation, monitoring and revision of the project budgets, and ensure that financial commitments are within the established limits;
• ensure the preparation of the complete technical and user documentation and, as needed, coordinate provision of user training;
• develop strategies for improving ECTAD reporting, monitoring and analysis capability;
• maintain a database with information on the impact of the crisis and prioritized needs taking into account assistance provided and evolving needs;
• perform other related duties as required.

**APPOINTMENT/PROMOTION TO THE POST IS TEMPORARY AS ITS DURATION IS FOR ONE YEAR,

WITH POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION

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 carries a net salary per year (inclusive of a variable element for post adjustment) from US$ US$ (without dependants) and from US$ to US$ (with dependants)

TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants

Send your application to:

V.A TCEO-410-09-PRJ
Ms C. Amaral, Chief, Emergency Operations Service (TCEO)
FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome ITALY
Fax No: +39 06 57 054941
E-mail: VA-410-09-PRJ-TCEO@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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