DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the general supervision of the Chief, Global Information and Early Warning Service, and the functional guidance of the Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, to assume responsibility for planning and implementation of analytical appraisals of the current and prospective food security situation in the Eastern Europe, Baltic and CIS countries. More specifically, the incumbent will:

• Continuously monitor the food security situation in countries of assignment, analyzing all types of information, including public policies, bearing on food production, trade, stocks, demand and prices, and carry out analytical work on Eastern European trade and other food security-related policy issues;
• Undertake analytical studies using, where appropriate, quantitative methods of various economic matters and policy issues;
• Contribute for the countries of responsibility to the GIEWS regular reports: Food Outlook, Crop Prospects and Food Situation;
• Prepare technical documentation and papers for discussion and inclusion in reports and analysis;
• Prepare documentation for presentation to member countries and to meetings of representatives of member nations;
• Participate in various missions to countries of the region, including UN inter-agency missions to countries facing impending food crises, and contribute to the preparation of resulting reports;
• Participate to develop and maintain close contacts with relevant officials of member governments, international agencies, research institutions and other bodies;
• 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-3 carries a net salary per year (inclusive of a variable element for post adjustment) from US$ 83,928 US$ 108,008 (without dependants) and from US$ 89,913 to US$ 116,119 (with dependants)

TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants

Send your application to:

V.A 1998-REU
Mr. H. Josserand, Chief, Global Information and Early Warning Service, EST
FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome ITALY
Fax No: +39 06 570 5 4495
E-mail: giews1@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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