UN FAO Associate Professional Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
UN FAO Associate Professional Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
Organizational SettingFAO's Subregional Office for Eastern Africa, (SFE) is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing subregional food, agriculture and rural development priorities.
It develops and maintains relations with subregion-wide institutions including Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs).
It assists the FAO Representations (FAORs) in the subregion with addressing subregional food security, agriculture and rural development issues at country level.
The Subregional Office is a subsidiary of FAO's Regional Office for Africa (RAF).
Key Functions
Collects, reviews/cross checks and/or analyses relevant agricultural, economic, trade, market, social, environmental, nutrition/food composition and/or gender related data, statistics and information to support delivery of programme projects, products, publications and services;
Undertakes analysis, provides technical input for plans and reports and edits/revises technical documents and/or publications;
Participates in the development of training materials and the organization of workshops/seminars etc.;
Participates in the organization, conduct and follow-up of meetings, consultations and conferences, the development/production of required materials and the provision of information and assistance to partners;
Participates in the development of improved tools and methodologies;
Participates on multi-disciplinary project/work teams;
Contributes to the enrichment and updating of regional databases and web pages.
Specific Functions
Supports member countries in the sub region to enhance awareness and responds to non-complex technical enquiries and needs related to addressing food losses;
Contributes to the design and implementation of activities, programmes and projects related to food loss and waste reduction within the emerging regional strategy on food loss reduction and its linkages to climate change and nutrition;
Contributes to the development of advocacy and normative products on food loss and waste reduction designed to enhance regional knowledge and understanding about the issues and actions for food loss reduction;
Develops and sustains liaison with key professionals in the Government, UN Country Team and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the private sector engaged in work on Food Loss;
Supports fund raising activities through networking, proposal and concept development (as necessary) for food loss interventions, including within GEF/GCF;
Reviews applicable reports (including FAO projects) and documents on food loss and provides support to consultative meetings with key stakeholders and informants;
Contributes to the drafting of information and awareness raising materials and prepares periodic reports on the progress of operational Food Loss and Waste Reduction (FLW) projects in the subregion;
Contributes to the development of food loss elements within programmes and projects on climate change and nutrition sensitive agriculture in the subregion;
Liaises with colleagues working on Strategic Development Goals (SDG) 12.3 related methodologies and approaches.
Performs other duties
as required.
Minimum Requirements
This position is only open for nationals of eligible countries as indicated by the Dutch Government:
Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in food technology/science, agro-food engineering, post-harvest management, agro food value addition, agribusiness or a related field
Part of the candidates' academic training must have taken place in a developing country that appears on the following list of eligible countries of the Dutch JPO Programme:
Three years (and maximum four years) of relevant experience working in the area of food loss and waste reduction
Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian
Competencies
Results Focus
Teamwork
Communication
Building Effective Relationships
Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable;
Extent and relevance of experience in programme/project analysis, formulation and implementation;
Extent and relevance of experience in collecting and analysing technical information and data;
Extent and relevance of experience in major technical fields related to post-harvest management, agro-industry, value addition/ processing and value chain analysis;
Extent and relevance of knowledge of the UN system in the field is an asset;
Demonstrated ability to draft technical reports and briefs;
General Information
All candidates should possess computer/word processing skills
FAO reserves the right not to make an appointment or to make an appointment at a lower grade
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 8th May 2019
To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications and language skills.
Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile;
Once your profile is completed, please apply and submit your application;
Your application will be screened based on the information provided on your online profile;
Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list;
Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications;
Incomplete applications will not be considered;
Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered;
We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
For more information and job application details, see; UN FAO Associate Professional Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
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