Overview
Consultant to support the Liaison Office with the Russian Federation (LOR) in its work on Indigenous Peoples’ food systems, traditional knowledge, and climate-resilient stewardship of biodiversity. The role will provide experience in research, advocacy, knowledge-management, capacity-development and policy support.
Tasks Summary
- Assist in research and rapid analysis on Indigenous Peoples’ food systems, traditional knowledge, territory-based practices, and biodiversity stewardship.
- Support the preparation of information materials, briefings, knowledge-products and web-content.
- Contribute to organization of workshops, webinars, meetings and consultations.
- Assist in monitoring, documentation and dissemination of lessons-learned.
- Support data-management, maintenance of databases and updates of Unit-records.
- Assist in mainstreaming and integrating the Indigenous Peoples dimension into FAO programmes.
- Contribute to capacity-development tools and training materials.
- Support content development for the Indigenous Peoples’ room at FAO MuNe.
- Assist with coordination of museum-network outreach, documentation of artifacts/audiovisual materials, liaising with Indigenous communities and museum partners.
- Support exhibit planning, educational outreach, and network partner engagement.
Experience Requirements
- 3 years of relevant experience in similar fields, e.g. Indigenous people, agro-tourism, sociology, cultural heritage, politics, climate studies.
- Consultants with bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
Qualification Requirements
• Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in Indigenous People, sociology, politics, cultural heritage, climate studies, agro-tourism or any other discipline relevant to the work of Organization.
