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Senior Forestry Officer (Team Leader, Climate Change And Resilience)

Rome

  • Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Location: Rome
  • Grade: Senior level - P-5, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Environment
    • Meteorology, Geology and Geography
    • Agriculture and Forestry
    • Disaster Management (Preparedness, Resilience, Response and Recovery)
    • Climate Change
    • Managerial positions
    • NFO
  • Closing Date: Closed

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• FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
• Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply for this position
FAO does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
• 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

The Forest Policy and Resources Division of the FAO Forestry Department leads FAO's work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of forestry, including its contributions to poverty reduction and food security and nutrition. It liaises with member countries, civil society and the private sector in aspects ranging from development of effective forest policies to forest conservation and management issues, and strengthens the role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Division also collects, analyses and disseminates information on the world's forest resources and on the production, trade and consumption of wood and non-wood forest products.
The post is located in the Climate Change and Resilience Team.

Reporting Lines

The Senior Forestry Officer reports to the Chief of Forestry Policy and Resources, under the overall guidance of the Director, FOA. S/he will work closely with the Decentralised Offices, Forestry Experts and other relevant FAO units.

Technical Focus

Forests and climate change.

Key Results

Leadership and technical policy expertise for the planning, development and implementation of Departmental / Division Programmes of work, projects, products, services in accordance with (Departmental -) FAO Strategic Objectives.

Key Functions

• Plans, manages, or leads highly specialized or multi-disciplinary teams, leads, coordinates, and/or participates on Organization-wide, cross-Departmental committees, project teams, and working groups, and/or provides technical leadership/secretariat services on technical networks and/or international technical policy and standard setting bodies.
• Analyzes global and country specific requirements and relevant technical issues to provide critical input into the FAO Strategic Objectives, Programme of Work, work plans and the supporting budgets and/or resourcing strategies.
• Implements and monitors programmes of work involving the development of the approach, evidence based strategies, and related tools, methodologies and the supporting system/database, monitoring and reporting frameworks.
• Conducts, designs and oversees research and analysis activities to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovation, technical reports, publications and/or on-going programme development as well as the provision of technical and/or policy advisory services.
• Provides technical and policy advice to Member countries and technical support to decentralized offices in the development and implementation of their programmes.
• Leads and/or collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality / effectiveness of capacity development and knowledge sharing activities within member countries such as policy support, organizational development and individual learning events including preparation of related information, learning, on-line tools.
• Represents the Organization at international meetings and conferences, identifies and implements strategic partnerships, advocates best practices and increased policy dialogue and develops and negotiates effective working relationships/consensus and agreements with international and national stakeholders.
• Leads and/or participates in resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Corporate strategy.

Specific Functions

• Leads FAO's work on forests and climate change resilience and adaptation, including coordination and supervision of the FOA Climate Resilience Team;
• Provides technical leadership, guidance and support to the Team on issues related to forests and climate change, forest and landscape restoration, forest health, fire management and dryland forests, thus contributing to FAO Strategic Programmes, in particular Strategic Programme 2 on increasing and improving the provision of goods and services from agriculture, forestry and fisheries in a sustainable manner and Strategic Programme 5 on increasing the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises;
• Provides technical and policy advice and supports capacity development of FAO member countries on forest and climate change resilience and adaptation and makes available relevant technical and informational materials;
• Plans, allocates resources, implements, monitors and reports on the technical, operational and financial delivery of the Team's contributions to FAO Programme of Work and Budget, and initiates, oversees and mobilises funding for projects;
• Fosters, strengthens and manages strategic partnerships with relevant institutions at international, national and local levels, including the private sector and NGOs;
• Serves as the Forestry Department's focal point for FAO's corporate and intersectoral activities on climate change, including FAO's Strategy on Climate Change;
• Leads climate change agenda items in relevant FAO governing and statutory bodies and oversees support to the work of the Secretariat to the COFO Working Group on Drylands and Agrosilvopastoral Systems and the Committee of Mediterranean Forestry Questions (Silva Mediterranea).

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CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced university degree in in forestry, natural resources, climate change or a related field.
• Ten years of relevant experience in the field of forest resources management or climate change, which includes international experience and working experience in developing countries and/or countries in transition;
• Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish)

Competencies

• Results Focus
• Leading, Engaging and Empowering Others
• Communication
• Partnering and Advocating
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
• Strategic Thinking

Technical/Functional Skills

• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is essential
• Extent and relevance of experience and technical knowledge on links between forests and climate change, including those related to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);
• Demonstrated ability to manage programmes, budgets and human resources efficiently under shifting priorities;
• Demonstrated ability to mobilize resources:
• Extent and relevance of experience with UN, intergovernmental and international organizations is desirable.

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