Deadline: 20 June, 2022
Location: Accra, Ghana
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Social Policy Officer (youth employment).
FAO is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
Responsibilities
- Research and analyse agricultural, economic, trade, market, social, environmental, nutrition/food composition and/or employment-related data, statistics and information to provide technical, statistical and/or policy-related information and analysis
- Support the integration of decent employment, particularly youth employment
- Produce a variety of technical reports and inputs for technical documents, publications and/or web pages
- Provide technical, statistical, and/or analytical services on various studies, projects, and/or assessments and provide technical backstopping to field projects
- Participate in the development of improved/updated technical, statistical and/or analytical tools, methodologies, systems, databases, and/or key social/economic/environmental/nutritional and/or early warning indicators, etc
- Participate in multi-disciplinary teams, and collaborate with other divisions and agencies on work groups and committees, promoting best practices
- Collaborate in capacity development activities involving the planning and organising of training workshops, seminars, and major meetings and the preparation of related information, materials, online tools and information kits
- Promote knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences and influence partners in stakeholder consultations
- Participate in resource mobilisation activities
- Perform other related duties as requested
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Political Science, Economics, Institutional Development, Social Anthropology, Rural Development, Labour Law, or a related field
- Five years of relevant experience in developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating programmes/projects related to decent youth employment in agri-food systems
- 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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