Regional Food Security Cluster Officer Special support for joint programming
Nairobi
- Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Location: Nairobi
- Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Development Cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals
- Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
- Information Technology and Computer Science
- Security and Safety
- External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
- Nutrition
- Food Security, Livestock and Livelihoods
- PSE
- Closing Date: Closed
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FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender and nationality
People with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
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 Since its endorsement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) in December 2010 and its functional set-up in April 2011, the global Food Security Cluster (gFSC) has been successful in creating a conducive environment for global partners to discuss food security operational and policy matters. It has been instrumental in developing tools and providing guidance and support to countries affected by humanitarian crisis. The gFSC is led by FAO and WFP. Over 40 international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the international Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) are active members at global level. The cluster focuses on coordination of food assistance and livelihood humanitarian interventions. Overall, food security is the largest sector in humanitarian response, as it represents 35% of funding requirements through the global humanitarian appeal. The average profile of a country food security cluster is a group of 68 partners targeting two million food insecure people and managing a sector appeal of US$ 250 million yearly. Following the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit the Global Network Against Food Crisis was established. FAO and WFP, with the support of the EU, aim at operationalizing the Global Network Against Food Crisis with a view at addressing food crises in a sustainable manner expected to have a catalytic effect for what concerns the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus trough evidence-based, context specific actions and strategic partnerships at all levels. The component 3 of the project will particularly take care of the “strategic programming work-stream objective” supporting the generation of country level FSN/SDG2 coordinated action plan for West Africa. More specifically by capitalizing on a stronger evidence base and on strengthened existing coordination mechanisms (such as food security and nutrition clusters integration with national development coordination mechanisms - sectors – at national and sub-national level) this work stream aims at supporting joint planning. Reporting Lines The incumbent will work under the general supervision of the FAO Representative and the WFP Regional Directors (or their deputies as from arrangements in office) in the region of assignment, the technical supervision of the global Food Security Cluster Coordinator and in support to the FSC coordinators at country level. He/she will work impartially with all members of the Cluster and in close collaboration with all other relevant clusters in order to improve current joint planning within food security actors and with other relevant sectors and cluster. The job will ultimately aim at supporting coherent joint planning transcending the traditional divide between humanitarian and development action. Technical Focus Support to joint planning exercises around the humanitarian, peace, development nexus including local, national and regional dynamics. Tasks and responsibilities The regional food security cluster officer will support strengthened coordination along the entire programme cycle supporting the maximization of linkages and synergies between different relevant sectors as well as between humanitarian and development actions. This will include support to joint intersectoral needs analysis activities to help ensuring that solid evidence base analysis will support coherent integrated response plans. Specifically, he/she will\:
Undertake regular travel to supported countries in order to provide\: backstopping support, gap-filling, scoping support missions whenever required. More than 80% of the time is expected to be spent travelling in different countries. CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING Minimum Requirements
FAO Core Competencies
Technical/Functional Skills
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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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