Food Security Specialist

Date Posted: Dec 04, 2022

Job Detail

Location:

kabul
Type:

Contract
Shift:

First Shift (Morning)
Career Level:

Experienced Professional
Positions:

1
Vacancy number:

2203278
Experience:

5 Year
Gender:

Any
Salary:

As per Company salary scale
Degree:

Bachelors
Apply Before:

Dec 16, 2022

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About FAO Organization

Project Background:

Combating land degradation and biodiversity loss by promoting sustainable rangeland management and biodiversity conservation project is a five year intervention of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) funded through the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This project aims to improve the sustainability of agriculture, forest, and land-use management through rehabilitating degraded rangelands, biodiversity conservation and enhancing and maintaining the livelihoods of Afghan rural communities in Khost, Laghman and Nuristan provinces in Afghanistan by employing the community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) approach. The project has three major components: (i) capacity-building at the national, sub-national, and district levels in community based natural resources management for sustainable rangeland and forest planning; (ii) Integrated management and restoration of degraded landscapes for biodiversity conservation and sustainable/regenerative rangeland management; (iii) Systematic creation and sharing of knowledge, project coordination, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and institutional capacity development.

The Senior GIS specialist will be responsible for all the geospatial data creation and management which would facilitate the implementation of participatory assessment and mapping of natural resources of the target districts. In addition, they will be preparing land-use/land-cover, watershed and topographic maps for RMAs and FMAs and target areas.

The Senior GIS specialist will closely work with appointed specialists and support the project task team in preparing maps of land-use/land-cover, rangeland hotspots, FMAs and RMAs, mission maps etc which would facilitate in devising strategies and plans for implementation of sustainable natural landscape planning. They will provide technical guidance for the implementation of forest restoration and management, agroforestry and small-scale greenhouses.

FAO is looking for qualified national staff fill the position of senior GIS specialist. This position will support the work of the GEF-funded” Combating land degradation and biodiversity loss by promoting sustainable rangeland management and biodiversity conservation” project in Afghanistan.

Job Description

The Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) in Afghanistan is co-led by WFP and FAO with Welthungerhilfe as NGO in a co-chair role. The FSAC's main aim to provide an action-oriented forum for bringing together national and international humanitarian partners to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of humanitarian assistance on the lives of crisis-affected population in Afghanistan. The FSAC activities have been designed to save lives by addressing the immediate hunger gaps, contribute to the reduction of malnutrition and prevent the worsening asset depletion and to increase the resilience of targeted communities. The FSAC is operational at a sub-national level in five regions of Afghanistan and is expected to deliver on the following six cluster functions as indicated in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Cluster Coordination Reference Module:

support effective and efficient humanitarian response;
inform strategic decision-making of the Humanitarian Coordinator/Humanitarian Country Team;
carry out planning and strategy development;
advocacy;
monitor and report on the Cluster strategy; and
Undertake contingency planning, preparedness and capacity building of relevant stakeholders.

Reporting Lines

The Food Security Specialist will work under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative and the direct supervision of the FSAC Coordinator.

Technical Focus

The incumbent is responsible for supporting the coordinating mechanism of FSAC in Afghanistan.

Tasks and responsibilities

Support the linkages between national FSAC and coordination structures at sub-national level; including providing support to FSAC co-leads and co-chairs at the regional level to enhance food security and agriculture humanitarian response;
Support appropriate coordination with national authorities at a sub-national and provincial level; including liaising and working with relevant government counterparts to support or complement existing coordination mechanisms;
Collate and disseminate information on food security and agriculture humanitarian response from sub-national level to national FSAC and from national FSAC to sub-national level;
With the FSAC coordination team, support the development and implementation of the FSAC work-plan and related food security and agriculture tools (assessments, beneficiary selection criteria guidelines, IPC, HEAT, SFSA etc.);
Support the development of FSAC Consolidated Appeal and other joint initiatives at national and sub-national level;
Assist in the training and mentoring of FSAC partners at a national and sub-national level, as per training needs identified by FSAC partners;
Support the integration of cross-cutting issues (gender, AAP, Disability Inclusion, HIV, environment, age, protection) in the FSA response;
Communicate food security issues effectively within the humanitarian community, government and the public domain;
Support the assessment working group and early warning information working group at national level to collect and disseminate relevant information to partners and regional networks.
Ensure emergency food security and livelihoods programme is linked with existing and future development programme for better linkages to avoid gaps and maximize impact.
Participate in and, when requested, assist in organizing FSAC workshops and meetings at national and regional level;
Contribute to the production of FSAC documents (policies, strategies, work plans, advocacy briefs, monthly report, newsletter);
Conduct regular field missions to all regions and facilitate conducting regional FSAC meetings;
Contribute to FSAC monitoring and reporting to FSAC stakeholders; and
Undertake other activities as required.

Job Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Advanced (Master’s) degree or University (Bachelor’s) degree in development studies, agriculture, agriculture economics, food security, nutrition or closely related field;
For advanced degree at least five (5) years of professional experience in humanitarian and food security assessment, early warning systems, data analysis and humanitarian response, or other related disciplines;
For university degree at least seven (7) years of professional experience in humanitarian and food security assessment, early warning systems, data analysis and humanitarian response, or other related disciplines;
Working knowledge (level C) of English and the local languages (Pashto and/or Dari);
National of Afghanistan.

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills

Experience in project design, management and implementation;
Excellent interpersonal communications and coordination skills, and proven ability to work constructively with a variety of stake holders to achieve common goals;
Excellent report writing skills;
Previous work experience with UN is an advantage;
Good computer skills with extensive experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and other software application;
Good knowledge of protocol, good judgment and initiative;
Good knowledge of corporate information systems.

Skills Required

Submission Guideline:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FAO does not charge any 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.
If you are in possession of language certificate/s from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT), please attach the certificate/s when submitting the application.
For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered.

Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile.

If you need help, or have queries, please contact: Careers@fao.org

FAO IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT

Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

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