Overview
The Food Systems Specialist will provide technical oversight on Climate Resilient Agriculture Investment Plans (CRAIP) reports, tools, and methodologies, ensuring alignment with project outputs and overarching goals of climate resilience and adaptation.
Tasks Summary
- Assist in diagnostics of food systems and climate risks to identify vulnerabilities and transformation pathways.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of a CRAIP investment prioritisation framework.
- Participate in integrated analyses of climate, livelihood, and nutrition dynamics.
- Support stakeholder engagement processes at state and national levels.
- Assist in consolidating technical assessments and stakeholder inputs into investment-ready narratives.
- Contribute to the preparation of GCF Concept Notes.
- Assist in developing the technical and analytical components of Concept Notes.
- Support coordination and consolidation of stakeholder inputs.
- Assist in aligning Concept Notes with international financing requirements.
- Support FAOR/AFAOR for meetings and representations.
- Collaborate with the FAO Country Office, FAO Lead Technical Officers (LTOs), and other National Experts.
- Any other duties assigned by the FAOIN leadership.
Experience Requirements
- At least 7 years of working experience in sustainable agriculture, climate change adaptation, capacity building, research, policy analysis, and development.
- Experience working with government agencies on development projects is desirable.
- Extensive experience managing developing capacity building resources and delivering training events.
- Knowledge and experience in sustainable agriculture, climate change, carbon markets and/or agroforestry.
- Strong technical knowledge and management skills.
- Excellent multicultural and interpersonal skills, with experience networking with partners at all levels.
- Experience working with international and donor organizations (e.g., World Bank, IFAD, Asian Development Bank) on the implementation of participatory projects.
- Proven written, analytical, computing, presentation, and reporting skills.
Qualification Requirements
• Advanced degree in agriculture, rural development, ecology, social sciences, or related subjects.
