FAO recruits 01 Thematic Coordinator

Job Description:  1901484

Thematic Coordinator

Closure Date: 08/Jul/2019, 11:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: FRANG

Job Type: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition: NPP (National Project Personnel)

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location: Angola-Luanda

Duration: 12 months with possibility of extension (first 03 months experience)

Post Number: N/A

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FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply.

People with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.

Organizational Setting

 FAO’s vision for sustainable food and agriculture is that of a world in which food is nutritious and accessible for everyone and natural resources are managed in a way that maintain ecosystem functions to support current as well as future human needs. Where farmers, pastoralists, fisher-folks, foresters and other rural dwellers have the opportunity to actively participate in, and benefit from, economic development, have decent employment condition and work in a fair price environment. FAO also considers that:

hunger and poverty can be eliminated by 2030 through a combination of social protection measures, targeted pro-poor investments in productive activies as well as targeted nutrition initiatives (Regional Initiative 1)

It takes a food systems approach with two integrated components, namely sustainable production intensification and inclusive value chain development with special consideration to gender, youth, governance and climate change perspectives, as further outlined (Regional Initiative 2);

and increasing the resilience of people and their livelihoods to these threats and crises as a key cornerstone to achieving food and nutrition security (Regional Initiative 3)

The Thematic Coordinator will be hired by FAO Angola Representation, under a national consultation contract or PSA and should work closely with Program team on providing substantive technical expertise on evidence-based planning and reporting. The thematic specialist will support the Program on planning, management, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and projects, to ensure evidence based, results-focus and quality interventions.

Reporting Lines

 Thematic Coordinator specialist reports to FAO Representative Assistant for Program (A-FAOR-P).

Technical Focus

 Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the FAO Representative Assistant for Program, the Thematic Coordinator´s main responsibility is anchor in governmental policies and strategies and supports FAO’s Country Programming Frameworks and builds on existing programmes, projects and initiatives. He or she should strengthen and develop strategic partnerships around the 03 thematic areas of IR1, IR2 and IR3, thereby serving to provide critical entry points and opportunities, to fill gaps, to mobilize resources and to generally catalyse the implementation of relevant country and regional level strategies and plans.

 Tasks and responsibilities

The consultant will lead the following general tasks:

 Ensure that Program Unit  has a clear and comprehensive management and monitoring of IR´s framework

Provide technical support to the Program Assistant  in meeting corporate project´s Quality Assurance requirements and standards results

Provide technical support to projects in the implementation of evaluation plans and reports

Development of partnerships for promoting strong impacts results between sectors

Support the FRANG Representative and Program Unit in ensuring portfolio management and regular monitoring at technical level

Actively contribute in the preparation and implementation of the Integrated Work Plan and Annual Work Plans specially from the development and programme perspective aligned with Regional Initiative framework

Advise on strategies policies and plans affecting the projects, delivery of advisory, knowledge;

Conduct analysis for measuring FAO Strategic objectives

Support to the development by providing data/information input streams for the purposes of projects planning and coordination

Review Evaluation Reports and assist Programme in the preparation of management response

Ensure regular updating and management on the corporate evaluation system database

Appraising, reviewing and providing technical advice to improve the quality of substantive and process-related aspects of regional and country-level evaluations including the Annual Report.

Undertakes any other related duties as assigned or defined by FAO Representative.

 CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

 Minimum Requirements

 Advanced university degree in agricultural, economics, economics, agribusiness development, development studies or other relevant discipline

Excellent knowledge of English or French

National of Angola

Advanced knowledge in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.

At least 10 years of relevant experience at the national or international level

 FAO Core Competencies

Results Focus

Teamwork

Communication

Building Effective Relationships

Integrated  UN’s values and ethical standards

Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Additional Selection Criteria

 Knowledge of FAO’s project management systems (FPMIS, IMIS, PIRES)

Knowledge of sampling and questionnaire design;

Experience in designing and implementing country level M&E and trainings;

Ability  to work under pressure and adapt to an evolving and complex context and within multidisciplinary and different cultural background teams;

Strong IT skills.

Demonstrated ability to establish good working relationship and team spirit both inside the Organization and with external partners such as government officers, UN partners, donors or NGOs;

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)

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Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted

Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications

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Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile.

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