Senior Policy Officer - Posting No. 1590

Date Posted

September 02, 2009

Employer

Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Location

Cairo, Egypt

Job Description

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Representative, Subregional Coordinator (DDR/SRC), Multidisciplinary Team for Oriental Near East (SNO) and the functional guidance of the Director, Policy Assistance and Resource Mobilization Division (TCA), the incumbent will provide policy assistance support in the subregion, with particular attention to policies related to analysis of policy issues affecting food security and agricultural and rural development. In particular will:

·         Advise member countries and regional economic organizations in the subregion in the analysis of formulation of policies, strategies and programs for sustainable agriculture, rural development and food security, as well as subregional polices, strategies and programs aimed at enhanced cooperation and integration in the agricultural sector;

·         Support institutional and analytical capacity building in policy analysis; formulation and implementation;

·         Support and enhanced policy dialogue among stakeholders in the agriculture and rural sector in the subregion;

·         Participate in and contribute to missions for sector and sub-sector reviews, as well as for the identification, formulation, appraisal and backstopping of technical assistance and investment programs and projects in the areas of FAO’s mandate;

·         Monitor key developments in the subregion, prepare country or subregional economic and agricultural sector profiles, and collect and maintain up-to-date information for use in country briefs and analytical work;

·         Support countries in the subregion on the prioritization of FAO technical cooperation initiatives and in their participation in in-country multilateral cooperation processes such as PRSP’s, CCA, UNDAF, ect.

·         Monitor national bilateral and multilateral donor programs and projects (World Bank, IFAD< UNDP, regional banks) in the subregion, and seek and formulate complementary projects for implementation by FAO;

·         Advise and support countries of the subregion in field program development from identification of opportunities and development of project ideas through their actual formulation, approval and funding;

·         Participate in and contribute to missions for the identification, formulation, appraisal and backstopping of national, subregional and/or regional programs and projects in areas of FAO’s mandate; review and develop technical cooperation programs in line with agricultural formulation/revision of their national Medium-Term Priority Frameworks (NMTPFs) and related action programs, as required;

·         Contribute to technical servicing of FAO statutory committees and other relevant fora;

·         Perform other related duties as required.

 

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

 

Job Qualifications

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Candidate should meet the following:

·         Advanced university degree in economics, agricultural economics

·         Ten years of relevant experienced in: providing policy advice and assistance sector policy analysis and reviews; design and formulation of policies, strategies, programs and development projects, familiarity with regional agricultural and food security policy issues and concerns; preparation of technical policy papers for presentation at international/regional for a

·         Working knowledge of English

SELECTION CRITERIA

Candidates will be assessed against the following:

·         Extent and level of academic qualifications

·         Knowledge of and experience in analyzing agricultural and food security policy issues

·         Experience in capacity building activities related to policy analysis, formulation and dialogue

·         Familiarity with policy issues in the subregion and knowledge of the economics, social, political and cultural conditions of countries in the subregion

·         Communication skills, both orally and in writing

·         Ability to work in a team and understand pressure and to plan, organize and supervise work of others and meet deadlines

·         Knowledge of French and/or Arabic would be an asset

Salary

Level P-5 carries a net salary per year from US$ 104,747 to US$ 120,617 (without dependents) and from US$ 112,752 to US$ 130,899 (with dependents)

Contact Information

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V.A. 2210-SNO

Chief, TCAS/R, TCA Division

FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome ITALY

Phone - Not Available

Fax - +39 06 57055107

Cell Phone - Not Available

Email - TCAR-Chief@fao.org

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