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Job Description

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Anticipatory Action Support Specialist

Job Posting: 02/Nov/2023

Closure Date: 16/Nov/2023, 11:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: SFS – Subregional Office for Southern Africa

Job Type: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition: PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location: South Africa-Johannesburg

Duration: 11 months

Post Number: N/A

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FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture.

Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply;

Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO’s values

FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination

All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

Organizational Setting

FAO supports governments and regional bodies to address their needs and priorities in achieving food security, reducing hunger and malnutrition, developing agricultural, fishery and forestry sectors, and ensuring the sustainable use of environmental and natural resources. The FAO Sub-regional Resilience Team for southern Africa (SFS-REOSA) based in Johannesburg, South Africa, leads FAO’s work to reduce vulnerability and risks of food and nutrition insecurity by strengthening the productive capacity and livelihoods of vulnerable groups in southern Africa. SFS-REOSA provides support to regional bodies, governments and FAO country offices in the design and implementation of emergency and resilience-building initiatives for the agriculture, food and nutrition security sector in southern Africa.

In contribution to FAO’s Strategic Framework, SFS-REOSA seeks to establish Anticipatory Action Protocols, generate evidence for advocacy and build strong partnerships to scale up anticipatory action to protect lives and livelihoods.  The overall objective of anticipatory action is to ensure that relevant actions are implemented before the peak impact of the hazard, to protect development gains, thereby bridging the gap between the humanitarian, development and peace nexus.

Reporting Lines

The Anticipatory Action Support Specialist reports to the Sub-Regional Resilience Officer. He/She will work closely with national and regional technical officers (early warning, anticipatory action, social protection/cash preparedness/crop/livestock/operations and administration) to produce technical outputs of the programme.

Technical Focus

The Early Warning Anticipatory Action Support Specialist will support the implementation of anticipatory action plans (AAPs) and projects at the regional and country level. The Support Specialist will also assist in monitoring of early warning indicators, and analyzing risk levels for drought, floods and cyclones. He/She will also support the development technical outputs such as concept notes/ terms of reference for specialized studies, development of repositories, design of databases and websites.

Tasks and responsibilities

•    Support the production, finalization and publication of Anticipatory Action Plans.

•    Support countries with risk monitoring and analysis, including the development of concept notes and proposals for anticipatory action projects.

•    Mapping of early warning systems and indicators available at national, regional and global level for risk monitoring.

•    Support simulation exercises for droughts and floods at national level, ensuring strong coordination with multi-disciplinary teams and partners at national and regional level.

•    Support the organization and planning of regional and country-level training events, workshops, and seminars.

•    Participate in regional meetings and EWAA related forums in order to create awareness, share good practices and advocate for the scaling up of the AA approach in resilience building among development and humanitarian actors.

•    Organize regular team meetings and conference calls/video-conferences, to support programme implementation at national level.

•    Develop of concept notes and TORs for programme activities, events, and recruitment of service providers.

•    Review, analyse and map the different policies/ strategies/programmes/declarations on DRR in Southern Africa to support the integration of AA.

•    Support the organisation and coordination of monthly RAAWG meetings.

•    Support regional and national communications officers to produce regular Bulletins on EWAA activities, climate and forecasts.

•    Perform any other duties, as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    A university degree in disaster risk reduction, agronomy or related sciences;

•    At least 3 years of experience in disaster risk reduction for agriculture and food security.

•    Working knowledge of English

FAO Core Competencies

•    Results Focus

•    Teamwork

•    Communication

•    Building Effective Relationships

•    Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

•    Extent and relevance of experience in developing anticipatory action protocols for cyclones and floods, dry spells and drought;

•    Extent and relevance of experience in coordinating implementation of projects for drought, cyclones and floods at field level;

•    Familiarity with national, regional and global disaster risk reduction policies and frameworks, including contingency planning at country level;

•    Familiarity with shock responsive social protection systems, and use of cash+ approaches for anticipatory action;

•    Knowledge of and experience in working with early warning systems and indicators for risk monitoring.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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

Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list

Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/ 

For more information, visit the FAO employment website

Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

HOW TO APPLY

• 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

• 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

• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application

• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered

• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile

•  We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

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