Project Specialist (Monitoring, reporting, stakeholder engagement)
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:
- Communication and Public Information
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Project and Programme Management
- Documentation and Information Management
- Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE)
- Closing Date: Closed
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FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender and nationality.
Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities and/or duty stations
depending on the evolving needs of the Organization
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Organizational Setting
The Regional Office for Near East and North Africa (FAO-RNE) leads a key Regional Initiative on Water Scarcity. Established in the second half of 2013, the Water Scarcity Initiative (WSI) intends to support countries in coping with one of their most striking challenges\: the pursuit of food and water securities, for a sustainable social and economic development, under an unprecedented severe escalation of water scarcity. The objectives of the WSI are\: enhancing policies, investments, governance and best practices to sustainably increase water and land productivity; providing critical thinking and tools for strategic planning of optimal and sustainable allocation of scarce water resources; implementing a regional collaborative strategy for a water-reform agenda.
With the endorsement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by the world countries, the WSI has focused its attention to the SDG 6.4 ('By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity') due to the relevant alignment of this SDG with the WSI goals. The WSI has thus developed a project aiming at 'Implementing the 2030 Agenda for water efficiency/productivity and water sustainability in NENA countries' (GCP/RNE/009/SWE), financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
Reporting Lines
The International Consultant, reports to the Regional Strategic Program Coordinator and work in cooperation with FAO partners and technical officers in the RNE and FAO-HQ to address water scarcity challenges in the region. This position will be based in Cairo-RNE office, or in Tunisia sub-regional office and preference will be given to consultant based locally.
Technical Focus
Within the mandate of FAO-RNE, the incumbent will support development, and effective implementation of two regional water scarcity projects in the Near East and North Africa
Tasks and responsibilities
- Support project manager in monitoring/evaluation and reporting of the project
- Organize and manage the process of continuous communication with project stakeholders (internal and external)
- Prepare the content for a set of communication products for regional projects implemented jointly,such as \: webpages under the NENA water scarcity initiative website; flyers (project presentation flyers, flyers on project outputs, flyers on country activities) ; presentations and animations on approaches/results, dashboards.
- Establish and manage social media tools for communicating project results
- Support the preparation and backstopping of regional contracts and country specific communication activities (campaigns, videos etc)
- Facilitate community of practices through platforms of exchange with regular webinars
- facilitate regional collaborative platform on water productivity and water accounting
- Support the preparation of project publications, editing, translation etc
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- Advanced degree in natural resources management, or agricultural science
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is essential [RT(1]
- Working knowledge of English and knowledge of French and Arabic.
FAO Core Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
- Extent and relevance of experience in managing social media tools
- Extent and relevance of experience with international organizations in coordinating activities;
- Extent and relevance of experience in organizing and facilitating meetings at national and international level;
- Extent and relevance of experience in the Near East and North Africa region;
- Extent and relevance of experience in communication function
- Extent and relevance of experience in stakeholder engagement
- Familiarity with FAO water scarcity initiative and knowledge of FAO activities, structure and procedures is considered a strong asset.
Selection Criteria
- Extensive experience and knowledge on water management issues in NENA region
- Familiarity with the FAO programs and projects
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Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO,
Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- FAO does not charge a 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.
- 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.
- Candidates with acceptable language certificate/s should upload them when submitting their application. For details, visit http\://www.fao.org/3/I8446EN/i8446en.pdf
- For other issues, visit the FAO employment website\: http\://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
- For further information on categories, contract duration and honoraria, please refer to the Conditions page.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered.
Vacancies will be removed from the recruitment portal at 23\:59 Central European Time (CET) on the deadline for applications date. We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
If you need help, or have queries, please contact\: iRecruitment@fao.org
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