Overview
Support the implementation of the work plan of the GIAHS Secretariat, including activities of the Scientific Advisory Committee, programme expansion, and technical strengthening on monitoring and agronomic and environmental matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical support for GIAHS Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) meetings and follow-up with countries, as well as field missions of SAG to GIAHS sites.
- Perform screening of GIAHS new proposals submitted by countries.
- Provide guidance and briefing to countries and FAO decentralized offices on developing and submitting new GIAHS proposals and action plans.
- Produce guidance materials and documents, talking points, briefs, key messages, and presentations on GIAHS.
- Provide technical support for the implementation, monitoring and reporting of GIAHS Secretariat projects.
- Assist GIAHS countries in resource mobilization for new GIAHS proposals and action plan implementation.
- Strengthen collaboration with UN agencies and international organizations.
- Advocate for more funding for the GIAHS programme by engaging with donors, international organizations and academia.
- Produce concept notes and new GIAHS project proposals for South-South cooperation.
- Contribute to the development of the resource mobilization strategy and action plans for the GIAHS Secretariat.
- Contribute to the organization of the biennium GIAHS Certificate Award Ceremony.
- Contribute to the organization of workshops, seminars, webinars and trainings to strengthen capacity of national institutions and GIAHS communities.
- Provide guidance to junior consultants and interns working at the GIAHS Secretariat.
- Represent FAO in meetings and international conferences, as required.
- Perform other duties, as required.
Required Experience
- One year (for Category C), five years (for Category B) or ten years (for Category A) of relevant experience in developing substantive initiatives related to sustainable agriculture, natural resources and/or environmental management and/or integrated landscape approaches.
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions, is desirable.
- Relevant experience in agriculture, forestry, fishery, biodiversity, natural resources management and/or rural development.
- Extent and relevance of experience in collecting, processing, analyzing technical data and in preparing technical reports on topics related to agriculture, forestry, fishery, biodiversity, natural resources management and/or rural development.
- Experience in drafting and revising policy and technical documents and in organizing meetings, seminars and workshops.
- Extent and relevance of work experience with national institutions and local communities in the field of agriculture, forestry, fishery, biodiversity, natural resources management and/or rural development.
- Extent and relevance of experience in partnership building and resource mobilization.
- Work experience of GIAHS is an asset.
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in agronomy, forestry, fisheries, agricultural economics, natural resource management, ecology (agroecology), biodiversity, climate change and environment, anthropology, landscape management or sustainable rural development. Consultants with bachelor`s degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
