Senior Food Systems Economist - Posting No. 1560

Date Posted

June 30, 2009

Employer

Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Location

Bangkok, Thailand

Job Description

Fixed Term: 3 years

Number: 2192-RAP

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the overall managerial and administrative leadership of the ADG/Regional Representative, RAP, and the technical guidance of the Director of ESA, to work as a member of a RAP multidisciplinary team. Specifically too:

·         Review the food and agriculture situation in the region, in close collaboration with the other technical officers in RAP, and publish regular updates to inform member countries and other stakeholders on the emerging trends affecting food and agriculture as well as rural development in the region;

·         Prepare a biennial publication (for the Asia-Pacific Regional Conferences) on the State of Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific Region, that identifies the main medium and long-term issues facing food and agriculture and rural development in the region;

·         Conduct policy research and provide advisory services in the formulation of national food security strategies, policies and projects, including response to requests for technical contributions on food security related issues generated by regional flora;

·         Participate in food policy analysis, examining production, distribution , trade and consumption issues, to contribute to the development of integrated and sustainable national and regional food security strategies in member states

·         Participate in food security analysis and provide advisory services in the formulation of policies, programs, and projects,  directed at addressing the food insecure population groups and areas;

·         Organize the collection of information and collation of reports required for monitoring and follow-up to the World Food Summit established by the Committee on World Food Security;

·         Contribute to the achievements of FIVMS program objective, participate in food security monitoring, including in the context of emergencies, and provide technical support for the establishment and strengthening of early warning and food security information systems in the region;

·         Provide technical support to the formulation and backstopping of FAO’s Field Program in the area of food security in the region, and perform other duties related to the implementation of improved food policy and food security in member states;

·         Participate in and/or organize field missions, seminars, and workshops to support the above work in the region;

·         Represent FAO at official and working level meetings related to agriculture and rural development, or food safety;

·         Perform other related duties as required.

 

Job Qualifications

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Candidates should meet the following

·         Advances university degree (preferably PhD) in economics or agricultural economics

·         Ten years of relevant experience in socio-economic analysis and data management relating to food and agricultural problems. (PhD may substitute for three years of required experience)

·         Working knowledge of English

SELECTION CRITERIA

Candidates will be assessed against the following:

·         Extent and relevance of experience in food security analysis and food policy formulation in developing countries, especially in the Asia and the Pacific region

·         Experience with food security information systems

·         Extent of field experience in food security programs, project formulation and impact evaluation

·         Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and lead group work, including organizing international working meetings

·         Relevance and level of academic qualifications in economics or agriculture economics

·         Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing, on technical material for audiences at different levels of technical expertise

Please note that all candidates should possess computer/work processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national and cultural backgrounds

How to Apply:

Please provide a completed FAO Personal History Form, found on the internet site.

• You application should be typewritten (where possible),     signed and dated.
• Clearly indicate in the appropriate box on the personal     History Form and on the front of your application, the title of the post     and the Vacancy Number.
• Submit a separate application for each position for     which you are applying. 
• Send your application to the address indicated on the     Vacancy Announcement.
• Internal candidates should provide 10 copies of their     application.

Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

Filling in the FAO Personal History Form:

Language Skills:    Please list the languages with which you are familiar, beginning with your mother tongue, indicating the extent of your knowledge as:

• Excellent/Good= Working Knowledge: You will be expected to work independently using the     language required, to prepare a variety of written communications (correspondence,     reports, working papers ect...) to participate actively in meetings and in     work-related discussions, ect.
• Fair= Limited Knowledge: You will be expected to follow work related     discussions or meetings, even though you may wish to intervene in another     official language. You will be expected to participate in simple     conversations, to use the telephone, to read and understand work related     texts and to write simple communication ect.
• Slight

Computer Skills

• Indicate you word processing skills and knowledge of     database/spreadsheet (e.g. Excel, Access) or any other office automation     software known and used
• If applicable, specify your work experience in data     entry/retrieval and programming skills. Indicate knowledge of programming     languages and operating systems

Academic Qualifications:

Starting with the present and going back in time, please give details of:

• Period of study with name and location of academic     institution,
• Title of study obtained, both in the original language     and in English, indicating the subject(s) of specialization and year     degree* was/is to be awarded,
• List any other relevant training or formal education     that may be relevant to your application.

If selected for an interview, you will be expected to provide FAO with certified copies of your academic records

*A university degree is a title of study sustained by at least 3 years of full time study from a bona fide institution. An advanced university degree is equivalent to a Masters degree. 

Experience:

• Relevant professional experience is counted from the     time of attainment of the first relevant degree
• Endeavour to demonstrate how your experience meets the     requirements of the post
• If applicable, give the number of publications and     provide a list and the dates of the most relevant publications
• Provide samples of written work only upon request

Salary

Level P-5 carries a net salary per year from US$ 109,301 to US$ 125,861 (without dependents) and from US$ 117,654 to US$ 136,590 (with dependents)

Contact Information

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V.A. 2192-RAP

Agricultural Development Economics Division, ESA (Team 6)

FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome ITALY

 

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Fax - +39 06 570 55522

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Email - ESAF-vacancies@fao.org

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