Deadline: 13 August, 2021
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is seeking to fill the role of Natural Resources Officer.
FAO is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
Responsibilities
- Research and analyse technical, social, economic, environmental, institutional, and technology-related information, data and statistics and/or related policy issues to support the delivery of programme projects, products and services
- Produce a variety of technical information, data, statistics and reports as well as input for technical documents and web pages
- Provide technical support/analysis to various assessments, studies and initiatives and provide technical backstopping to field projects
- Collaborate in the development of improved/updated tools, systems, processes, and databases
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams
- Collaborate with other departments and agencies on work groups and committees and promote best practices
- Provide technical backstopping to and ensure the quality/effectiveness of capacity development activities within member countries
- Promote knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences and influence partners in stakeholder consultations
- Support resource mobilisation activities in accordance with the FAO corporate strategy
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Environmental Science, Forestry or Natural Resource Management, Forest Economics, Forest Engineering, or a related field
- Five years, minimum, of relevant experience in forestry development, natural resources management, climate change, forestry or natural resources management in developing countries
- Competency in establishing and maintaining partnerships and raising funds, preferably funding from the Green Climate Fund and/or the Global Environment Facility
- Experience in the formulation and implementation of climate change and forestry management projects
- Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish)
To apply and for more information, click here.
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