Overview
The Forestry Officer (Integrated Fire Management) provides technical support, capacity development, and policy guidance related to integrated fire management. The role involves research, analysis, and project services to support programme delivery.
Tasks Summary
- Researches and analyses technical, social, economic, environmental, institutional, and technology related information, data and statistics and/or related policy issues.
- Produces a variety of technical information, data, statistics and reports as well as input for technical documents and web pages.
- Provides technical support/analysis to various assessments, studies and initiatives and provides technical backstopping to field projects.
- Collaborates in the development of improved/updated tools, systems, processes and databases.
- Participates in multidisciplinary teams and/or leads working groups/teams.
- Collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality/effectiveness of capacity development activities within Members.
- Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences.
- Supports resource mobilization activities.
- Serves as Chief Technical Advisor of AFFIRM Mechanism.
- Designs, plans and implements normative activities in integrated fire management in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Develops guidelines, best practices and training materials.
- Promotes and advises Asia-Pacific Member Nations on policies, strategies and tools of integrated fire management.
- Plans, designs and implements programmes and activities in Asia-Pacific Member Nations on integrated fire management.
- Supports existing fire management networks in the Asia-Pacific and represents FAO in regional coordination activities.
- Contributes to the activities of the Global Fire Management Hub.
- Performs other duties as required.
Experience Requirements
- Five years of relevant experience in fire management, forest or natural resources management and conservation, including in developing countries and/or countries in transition.
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions.
- Extent and relevance of experience in analysing technical and institutional/governance aspects and providing policy advice on integrated fire management, including fire risk reduction and management.
- Extent and relevance of experience in fire and disaster risk reduction, including community-based approaches.
- Extent and relevance of experience with remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, or relevant regional/global databases, for fire management.
- Extent of exposure/experience on wider aspects of integrated fire management.
- Ability to mobilize resources.
Qualification Requirements
• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in forestry or other field related to integrated fire management.
