CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization
Country: Gabon
Closing date: 17 Oct 2014

Organizational Setting

FAO Subregional Office for Central Africa is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing sub-regional food, agriculture and rural development priorities. The Office develops and maintains relations with subregion-wide institutions including the two Regional Economic Integration Organizations, i.e. ECCAS and CEMAC. The Office assists the FAO Representations (FAORs), with addressing subregional food security, agriculture and rural development issues at country level. They are subsidiaries of the Regional Office (RO).

The post is located in the Subregional Office for Central Africa, SFC, Libreville, Gabon.

Reporting Lines

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Officer reports to the Subregional Coordinator, SFC, receives functional guidance from the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department and works in close collaboration with the FAO Fishery Officers in RAF.

Technical Focus

• Provide support on matters related to Fisheries and Aquaculture for the Subregional Multidisciplinary Team.
• Backstop programmes and projects in fisheries and aquaculture
• Promote aquaculture as a community business

Key Results

Comprehensive technical and policy expertise to support the planning, development and implementation of Regional programmes, projects, products and services in accordance with Regional objectives and FAO Strategic Objectives

Key Functions

• Plans and leads components of multi-disciplinary teams, leads and/or participates on Organization-wide, cross-Departmental committees, project teams, and working groups and/or provides specialized expertise on technical networks and/or international technical policy and/or international technical policy and standard setting bodies.
• Develops technical, analytical, monitoring and reporting frameworks, and related methodologies, tools, systems and databases etc. to support the planning, implementation/delivery and monitoring of programmes of work, projects, products and/or services.
• Designs and conducts research, data collection, validation, analysis and/or reporting activities to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovative approaches and strategies, new tools, technologies, technical reports/publications, and/or policy proposals as well as the provision of technical/policy/ specialist/advice and expertise.
• Responds to country requests for technical and policy assistance, provides technical advice, assistance and solutions to Decentralized Offices and provides technical backstopping to field projects.
• 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 materials, on-line tools..
• Promotes international cooperation/advocates best practices, increased policy dialogue and provides technical expertise at international/intergovernmental meetings.
• Participates in resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Corporate strategy.

Specific Functions

• Monitor the fishery and aquaculture situation in countries and groups of countries in the Subregion, study and analyse their technical assistance needs identifying major problems of fisheries and aquaculture in marine and inland waters;
• Provide policy and strategic advice on the main fisheries and aquaculture sector challenges in the subregion, more particularly regarding the prevalence of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fisheries; the low domestic capture share from the countries Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ); the unsustainable capture fisheries in inland water bodies, and the inadequate incentives and capacity for aquaculture development;
• Participate in missions relating to identification, formulation and implementation of field projects;
• Liaise with the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department in identifying, planning and implementing programmes for the development and management of fisheries and aquaculture in the subregion;
• Coordinate FAO’s activities with those of other international organizations and institutions concerned with fisheries and aquaculture in the subregion;
• Collaborate with Regional Fishery Bodies in the region, their subsidiary bodies and regional networks concerned with fisheries and aquaculture in the subregion, giving advice to the Secretariats on subregional issues of relevance to inland and marine fisheries;
• Undertake the technical work planned under the new Strategic Framework , and report systematically to the technical divisions concerned;
• Perform other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced University degree in Marine Biology, Fisheries Science, Fisheries Economics or related fields, supplemented by professional experience in policies, development, management and planning of fisheries and aquaculture, fishing and aquaculture technologies, fish processing and marketing
• Seven years of relevant experience in building institutional capacities and developing and implementing national fishery policies and programmes on capture fisheries, including small-scale fisheries (inland and marine), aquaculture, fish processing and marketing
• Working knowledge of French, English or Spanish and limited knowledge of the other two.

Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills

• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in planning, implementing and coordinating programme activities related to fisheries and aquaculture development.
• Extent and relevance of experience in building institutional capacities and organizational strengthening within the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Africa region
• Extent of experience with a broad range of technical, management and policy fields in the areas of particular challenge for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in the sub-region, and ability to analyse related technical and scientific information
• Ability to organise and coordinate meetings and training activities and to work successfully in multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrated ability to mobilize resources and to deliver against deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (including ability to write concise reports)
• Excellent communication skills in French is considered a strong assetPlease 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 in 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.

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