Overview
Provide technical expertise and advice for the identification and design of natural resource/environmental project proposals, collaborating with stakeholders to align with country priorities and FAO/GEF objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical expertise or advice in identification and design of natural resource/environmental project proposals or project documents.
- Participate in, and/or leads, multidisciplinary teams to assist governments and FAO Decentralized Offices and Regional/Subregional Offices in the identification and formulation of natural resource and environmental management projects.
- Coordinate and as required, take a lead role in preparing the full project documentation (PIF, EOIs, ProDocs) to be submitted to the GEF Secretariat.
- Ensure quality control of the GEF project concepts and full project documents.
- Contribute to and/or advise on strategic and programmatic concepts for consideration under the four-year phase of the GEF (GEF-9).
- As required, support the FAO-GEF portfolio and ensure quality control at all relevant stages of the FAO and GEF project cycles.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
- At least five years (for Category B) or ten years (for Category A) of relevant experience in GEF projects design in a field directly related to one or more of the following areas: biodiversity, climate change, energy, sustainable land, forest and/or water management.
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable.
- Demonstrated analytical and conceptual skills with proven ability to write project documents and papers and ability to analyse and integrate diverse information from various sources.
- Extent and relevance of experience in preparation of projects and programmatic approaches (particularly GEF projects and programmes) and in results-based monitoring and supervision of multidisciplinary projects.
- Extent and relevance of experience with and knowledge of the procedures of GEF and other environmental funds.
- Extent and relevance of experience in one or more of the GEF focal thematic areas (biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, sustainable forest management, sound chemicals management/persistent organic pollutants) that in turn is relevant to FAO’s priorities and comparative advantages.
- Extent and relevance of experience in providing technical expertise or advice to project proponents at national, subregional and regional levels with regards to project development, results-based management, monitoring and evaluation planning, and monitoring for project impact.
- Experience in designing projects in the Latin America and the Caribbean region or working with governmental counterparts in the region is desirable.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in natural resources management, international relations, social or environmental sciences, natural resource economics, or equivalent. Consultants with a bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
- For PSAs: University degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in natural resources management, international relations, social or environmental sciences, natural resource economics, or equivalent.
