Technical Specialists - Post harvest, value addition/food loss and waste reduction
Multiple locations
- Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Location: Multiple locations
- Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Environment
- Biology and Chemistry
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Nutrition
- Food Security, Livestock and Livelihoods
- Waste Management
- AFS/RAP
- Closing Date: Closed
FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants
in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
Qualified female applicants and qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries
are encouraged to apply.
Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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Organizational Setting The Regional Office for Asia Pacific is responsible for leading FAOâs response to regional priorities for food security, agriculture and rural development, and national commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), through the identification, planning and implementation of activities in the region at national level. Reporting Lines The consultants/PSA subscribers will report to the Senior Officer, Food Systems (Post Production) and/or the Agriculture Officer (Agribusiness, value chains and rural finance) at regional level and project managers/FAO Representatives in the specific country of assignment. Technical Focus Sustainable food systems development is a key goal of FAO RAP work and a strong focus in the region. With increasing demand for a range of foods, value-adding activities that are needed to make better, longer shelf life and nutritious food products. Our work focuses on improving the participation of smallholders in existing and new food and agriculture value chains through increased storage and preservation of food, value addition, food processing, packaging and marketing for increased incomes, job creation and employment generation. On food losses, the focus is on the measurement of the losses using the FAO case study methodology and identification of the Critical Loss Points leading to the design of interventions, practices and investments and partnerships to improve awareness on the levels of FLW, action needed to reduce FLW and engagement of public and private partners for sustainable food loss and waste reduction. Tasks and responsibilities Consultants
PSA subscribers\:
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING Minimum Requirements
FAO Core Competencies
Technical/Functional Skills
Selection Criteria
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Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO,
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- Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognised in the IAU/UNESCO list.
- 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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