Operations Specialist for Emergency Response Roster

The scope of this Call of Expressions of Interest is to build a Roster of qualified personnel (internal or external to FAO) for ready deployment in case of L3 emergencies.

Organizational Setting

The Emergency and Rehabilitation Division is responsible for ensuring FAO’s efforts to support countries and partners in preparing for and effectively responding to food and agricultural threats and crises. It is responsible for coordinating the development and maintenance of corporate tools and standards to enable Decentralized Offices to assist member countries to prepare for, and respond to emergencies. TCE ensures humanitarian policy coordination and knowledge, liaison with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee as well as with humanitarian resource partners, co-leadership with World Food Programme of the global Food Security Cluster, organizational preparedness, surge capacity and response to large-scale emergencies. TCE supports food and nutrition security assessment and early warning activities related to emergency and humanitarian analysis and responses. TCE plays a major role in the development and leadership of the Organization’s programme to increase the resilience of livelihoods to food and agriculture threats and crises (SO5)”.

Reporting Lines

The Consultant reports to the Senior Operations Officer.

Technical Focus

Support the implementation of FAO’s resilience agenda at a global, regional, sub regional and/or country level.

Tasks and responsibilities

Provide support to implementation of FAO’s resilience agenda at a global, regional, sub regional and/or country level, this includes but is not limited to the surge support provided in L3 emergencies and the implementation of L3 Operational Guidelines. The key functions of the consultant will be as following\: 

• Handle day-to-day operational aspects of emergency response projects and programmes in accordance with the project management cycle from initiation phase to operational and financial closure;
• Organize the travel and arrival of all deployed/mission personnel;
• Participate in needs and disaster assessments, including interagency assessments and processes;
• Participate in the design of emergency/rehabilitation projects and programmes, including the preparation and presentation of  project proposals and fully-fledged project documents;
• Ensure technical clearance is obtained from the relevant technical unit for all project proposals, project documents and technical specifications; 
• Provide operational support to the implementation emergency projects and programmes, including budgetary management and monitoring expenditures;
• Produce various proposals, programme/project documents, briefs, financial/donor reports and final statements, etc.;
• Liaise with other government, UN, cluster/sector, NGO and donor partners at the appropriate level to ensure the best preparation and implementation of emergency activities;
• Prepare and participates in meetings and international fora related to humanitarian relief matters;
• Formulate correspondence with recipient governments and donors;
• Provide operational support and promote capacity development at the country-level;
• Monitor and provide support to resource mobilization activities;
• Report against the country programme dashboard;
• Maintain and updates information systems and databases, as applicable;
• Undertake travel to ensure adequate operational support is provided to the implementation of emergency projects and programmes; 
• Perform other duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

• Advanced University degree (Master’s or equivalent) in a discipline relevant to the mandate of the Organization;
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in humanitarian and agricultural/rural development sectors including work experience with national and international NGO’s, UN agencies, governments and donors;
• Working knowledge of English, limited knowledge of a second official language of the Organization ;

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

• Work experience in more than one location or area of work
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Good written communication skills, including in emergency settings;
• Demonstrated ability to analyze problems, make appropriate recommendations, effective decisions, including in emergency settings;
• Strong foundation in programme formulation, planning, implementation, management and evaluation.