Food System Finance and Investment Specialist

at  FAO

Job Posting: 21/Oct/2024
Closure Date: 11/Nov/2024, 4:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: OSG - Office of SDGs
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: Italy-Rome
Duration: From 3 to 11 months (with possibility of extension)
Post Number: N/A

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• FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture.
• Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply;
• Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO’s values
• FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Advanced university degree in Economics, Finance, Agricultural or Environmental Economics or any other closely directly related field.
• At least five years of relevant experience for Category B and 10 years for Category A in development finance and investments in the agrifood systems sectors, including at least three years of experience in financial institutions (e.g. IFIs, multilateral investment banks, etc.) or/and in a relevant unit of FAO, WFP, IFAD, UN-DCO WHO, UNDP or other organization of the United Nations.
• Working knowledge of English.

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Extend and relevance of experience in review of financial flows supporting the implementation of the SDGs.
• Extent and relevance of experience in financial and investment analysis relevant to food systems transformation at national, regional and/or global levels.
• Extent and relevance of knowledge of main data sources for financial and investment analysis relevant to food systems transformation
• Extend and relevance of experience on data compilation, validation, visualisation, and presentation

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct comprehensive research and advanced technical analysis on financial flows for food systems transformation.
• Perform mapping and scoping of financial flows to food systems including utilization of the 3FS model of IFAD/WB and translate such information into food systems financial dashboards or/and relevant data and knowledge repository platforms.
• Undertake analytical work on leveraging financial flows for food systems transformation.
• Provide support and assistance in managing and coordinating partnerships of the Hub in the areas of financing and investment of food systems.
• Formulate and deliver analysis supporting the understanding and presentation towards financial institutions and policy makers of complex food systems financing and investment agenda issues.
• Prepare and contribute to the designing, maintaining, and updating all relevant materials to be used for strategic engagements, events, webinars, web content, impact story and messaging products on financing and investment of food systems transformation.
• Prepare relevant food systems financing policy briefs, thought papers and other knowledge management materials.
• Support the overall delivery mandate of the UN Food Systems Coordination HUB

The Hub has a coordinating and connector role, drawing on the capacities of the UN system and leveraging the advice and expertise of the wider ecosystem of support, serving countries by incentivizing existing institutions to deliver on their mandates systemically. In this context, the Hub covers work under five coordination clusters as follows:

• Landing the Vision of Food Systems Transformation (Overarching Cluster) | Policy and Governance Cluster | Science and Knowledge Cluster | Strategic Partnerships and Collaboration Cluster | Finance and Investment Cluste