Consultation
Development of a Code of Conduct on Food Loss and Food Waste Prevention
The consultation invites you to provide feedback and suggestions on the outline of the Voluntary Codes of Conduct (CoC) for the reduction of food loss and food waste, which are currently being developed at the request of the FAO Committee on agriculture (COAG).
Consultation
Improving Public Private Partnerships in Africa’s agricultural sector – the case of Zambia
This consultation invites you to provide your experiences and insights on the development of agri-PPPs in Africa. It will serve to enrich the roundtable dialogue with additional insights for policy makers and expand the inclusiveness of the exercise. This particular consultation focuses on agri-PPPs in Zambia.
Reports and briefs
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2019-2028
The fifteenth joint edition of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook provides market projections for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish. The 2019 report contains a special feature on the prospects and challenges of the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Webinar: Food-based Dietary Guidelines
A solid evidence base is a pre-requisite for food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) to be able to address country-specific nutrition needs while being socially, culturally and economically appropriate. With the increasing burden of overweight and obesity and other modern sustainable development challenges, the evidence base must thus reflect these evolving considerations. In addition, amidst increasing pressures from commercial interests and civil society/academia’s questioning of the integrity of dietary advice, maintaining transparency and high standards in the evidence review of FBDGs has become a critical issue.
However, with the exception of some countries, not much is known about the actual methods used and activities carried out during the FBDGs evidence review process. In this webinar, we will tackle some of these gaps focusing on the following questions:
- Why is the evidence review a key step in the development of FBDGs?
- What are the main processes involved? What is the current FAO process for conducting an evidence review?
- What are some challenges and responses in LMICs?
The webinar will take place on Tuesday 09 July 2019 at 15.30-17.00 CEST
The webinar will also highlight two country cases and present FAO’s current work in this field.
This is the second of a series of six webinars on FBDGs organized by the Nutrition Education and Consumer Awareness Team of FAO
If interetsed register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddXw-sWyePHRDnWZKYCLlENtYe-2IjZznKqyB1-dUzWnO3SQ/viewform
Consultation
CFS policy process on the development of the Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition
The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is undertaking a policy process which will lead to the development of Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition. This e-consultation outcomes will contribute to the preparation of the First Draft of the Voluntary Guidelines.
A stronger intersectoral collaboration for improved food security and nutrition in Armenia
We would like to invite you to reflect on the role of inter-sectorial cooperation in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Development Agenda and the measures that can be taken to strengthen governance and cooperation among line ministries and agencies.
Consultation
Effective multi-stakeholder dialogue and collaboration to improve the design, implementation and impact of Public-Private Partnerships in Africa’s agricultural sector
This consultation will serve to enrich the roundtable dialogues FAO and AUC will organize in Ghana and other selected African countries to discuss opportunities for the promotion of agri-PPPs. Its aim is to provide additional insights for policy makers and allow a broad range of stakeholders to share their experiences and vision on the development of agri-PPPs in Africa.
Consultation
Sustainable Development Goals - your story of creating a food secure world
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has been formulated to guide the actions of the international community over the 15 years period from 2016 to 2030.
With the implementation phase now in full swing, we would like to hear about your first-hand experience on how the SDGs have changed your work and life and what impact they have had so far in your countries.
A new deal for school gardening in Kyrgyzstan: developing a framework for a comprehensive policy approach
The online consultation will help to explore the linkages between school meals, nutrition education and agricultural production. It initiates a dialogue on a new role of school gardens in Kyrgyzstan with an opportunity to learn from school gardening initiatives and activities that are already in place in Kyrgyzstan and other countries.
Job vacancy: Food Security and Nutrition Policy Specialist
Organizational Setting
Food and Nutrition Security Impact, Resilience, Sustainability and Transformation (FIRST) is a partnership programme between FAO and the European Union. FIRST supports countries in strengthening the enabling policy and institutional environment for food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture. The Programme also contributes to informing global strategic thinking on how to accelerate progress towards SDG2. FIRST is embedded within the FAO’s programme management and coordination structure. It contributes directly to the food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture policy and governance related results envisioned under FAO Strategic Objectives 1. ‘Help Eliminate Hunger, Food Insecurity and Malnutrition’ and 2.’Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable’.
FAO International Consultants and Call purpose
The Organization frequently engages experts to work on short-term activities and projects as international consultants or under personal service agreements (PSA) at various levels of experience (see minimum requirements below). International consultants or PSAs are engaged by the Organization to provide expertise, skills or knowledge for a specific task or piece of work, which is short-term by nature. The assignment may involve full-time or part-time functions, with duration ranging from 1 month up to 11 months. The possibility of extension is subject to satisfactory performance and dependant on the availability of resources and needs of the Organization. Assignments can require travel or missions/appointment to field locations.
Individuals meeting or exceeding the requirements of the Call, determined through an interview process, will be included in the SP1 Divisional Roster. Experts who are registered in the Roster are available for consideration for a period of up to 48 months. SP1 Division will use this roster as the primary mechanism to resource future vacancies within the technical requirements covered by the Call.
Reporting Lines
The Consultant works under the direct supervision of the Deputy Strategic Programme Leader 1 and FIRST Manager (FAO/Rome).
Technical Focus
Provide leadership, strategic guidance and technical support in demand of policy, governance, capacity development and facilitate policy dialogue around food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture.
Tasks and responsibilities
The required tasks and responsibilities will be focused around the following functions:
- Provide technical and policy advice and/or support to the Government and relevant stakeholders in the development and implementation of their policies and programmes and investments for improved food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture;
- Create and Manage strategic partnerships, promote best practices, and support policy dialogue to enhance policies and governance for food, nutrition security and sustainable agriculture;
- Plan, organize and participate in capacity development activities involving the provision of technical advice and assistance, and oversee the development of related materials;
- Organize and lead in-depth assessments of the policy and institutional framework of food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture and identify areas for improvements;
- Lead and facilitate dialogue on knowledge sharing and partnerships in support of development/improvement of cross-sectorial policies/action plans concerning food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture;
- Analyse the effectiveness of policies and best practices and develop related knowledge products.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- Advanced university degree in domain related to food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture, social sciences, development economics or related area;
- Relevant experience at international level in policy analysis and advice related to food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture.
- Consultant level B: at least 5 years of relevant experience
- Consultant level A: at least 12 years of relevant experience (Experience requirement for PSA level A: at least 15 years of relevant experience)
- Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian. (Language requirements for PSAs: Working knowledge of only English, French, or Spanish)
FAO Core Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
- Work experience in more than one location or relevant area of work;
- Extent and relevance of experience in: strengthening the enabling environment for food security and nutrition, providing policy advice, addressing cross-cutting issues in different sectors, and linking policy and data generation/analysis;
- Experience in working for UN entities is considered an asset;
- Experience in government advisory roles is considered and asset.
To apply visit https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=1900820&lang=en