ADM213e P5 04/14 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
PROFESSIONAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO : IRC2599
Issued on: 01 August 2014
Deadline for Application: 29 August 2014
POSITION TITLE: Livestock Policy Officer (Resource economics)
GRADE LEVEL: P-3
DUTY STATION: Rome, Italy
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Livestock Information, Sector Analysis and Policy Branch, AGAL DURATION: Fixed Term: 2 years Animal Production and Health Division, AGA
POST NUMBER: 0059412 Agriculture & Consumer Protection Department, AG
CCOG CODE: 1H01 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. The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities and/or duty stations depending on the evolving needs of the Organization.
Organizational Setting
The Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) promotes and facilitates the sustainable development of the livestock sector, integrating scientific and technical expertise and policy advice. It hosts technical networks in area of animal health, genetics, feed and animal husbandry and provides analysis, policy dialogue (incl. intergovernmental bodies) and technical assistance. It also supports emergency responses, mostly in animal health.
The post is located in the Livestock Information, Sector Analysis and Policy Branch (AGAL). AGAL provides livestock sector analysis with a particular focus on poverty reduction, climate change and resource use, and on animal health issues, also in relation to environmental and human health. It provides policy support and guidance to countries and stakeholders in the livestock sector, and facilitates policy dialogue among stakeholders.
Reporting Lines
The Livestock Policy Officer reports to the Senior Policy officer (environment) in AGAL
Technical Focus
Economic and policy analysis related to natural resource use and climate change (mitigation and adaptation) issues in the livestock sector.
Key Results
- Research, technical analysis, and project related services to support the delivery of programme projects, products, and services.
Key Functions
- Researches and analyzes technical, social, economic, environmental, institutional, and technology related information, data and statistics and/or related policy issues to support the delivery of programme products, projects and services
- Produces a variety of technical information, data, statistics and documents as well as technical input for reports and web pages
- Provides technical support/analysis to various assessments, studies and projects and provides technical backstopping to field projects
- Collaborates in the development of improved/updated tools, systems, processes, and databases
- Oversees the updating of databases and web pages
- Participates on multi-disciplinary teams, and/or leads working groups/teams collaborates with other departments and agencies on work groups and committees and promotes best practices
- Collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality / effectiveness of capacity development activities within member countries such as policy support, organizational development and individual learning events including preparation of related information, learning materials, on-line tools
- Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences and influences partners in stakeholder consultations.
- Supports resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Corporate strategy
Specific Functions
- Conducts quantitative policy analysis to assist the development of livestock policy frameworks at national and international level, with focus on natural resource use efficiency and climate change: o adapt and use developing economic models to analyse policies at aggregated (global/regional) level, as well as disaggregated level; o develop sets of criteria for the ex-ante assessment of policy instruments and sector interventions; o assist in the ex-ante assessment of policy instruments and sector interventions;
- Advises member countries on policy analysis Development towards the formulation of policy and institutional options for efficient, socially acceptable and environmentally sustainable livestock production, including by contributing to policy dialogue taking place in the context of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock;
- Prepares background information and draft technical papers for discussion and/or publication.Candidates will be assessed against the following
Minimum Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Economics, Agricultural, Natural Resources ,or Development Economics or related field.
- Five years of relevant experience in agricultural or sustainability policy analysis and formulation
- Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian
Competencies
- Results Focus
- Team Work
- Communication
- Building effective relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
- Depth of familiarity with economic analysis relevant to the described duties, and experience with techniques such as Partial-Equilibrium and General-Equilibrium Models, factor productivity analysis and household modelling;
- Extent of experience in the analysis and formulation of policies for sustainability improvement in agricultural sector;
- Demonstrated ability to analyse complex agriculture-environment issues from an economic, social and environmental point of view
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable
Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- All candidates should possess computer/word processing skills.
- Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which will be followed by a competency-based interview.
- Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your iRecruitment online profile (see 'How to Apply'). We strongly recommend that you ensure that the information is accurate and complete including employment record, academic qualifications and language skills.
- Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognised i n the IAU/UNESCO list.
- Other similar positions at the same level may be filled from this vacancy notice and the endorsed candidates will be considered for the Employment Roster for a period of 2 years.
- Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments.
REMUNERATION
A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, click on the following link: http://icsc.un.org/ HOW TO APPLY To apply, visit the iRecruitment website at http://www.fao.org/employment/irecruitment-access/en/ and complete your online profile. Only applications received through iRecruitment will be considered. Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile. Vacancies will be removed from iRecruitment 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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