Indigenous Peoples Specialist

at  FAO

Job Posting: 13/Sep/2024
Closure Date: 27/Sep/2024, 4:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: PSUI - Indigenous Peoples Unit
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: Italy-Rome
Duration: Up to 11 months, with 3 months’ probation period, on a WAE basis
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

• University degree in agricultural sciences, development studies, environmental science, social sciences, or any field

related to FAO’s mandate.

• For category C, at least one year (Consultants)/ two years (PSA.SBS), for category B, at least 5 years and for category A, at least 10 years of relevant experience in public and/or private sectors related to reporting, outreach and programming in food and agriculture.
• Working knowledge of English.

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Work experience in more than one location or area of work
• Extent and relevance of academic qualifications
• Work experience in the field with Indigenous Peoples
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
• Indigenous Peoples and cross-cultural competency
• Experience of research with Indigenous Peoples
• Experience in data and Indigenous Peoples
• Experience in preparing project proposals with indigenous Peoples
• Ability to operate effectively in a team, contributing positively to team operations and working relationships
• Experience with Indigenous Peoples’ food systems, Indigenous Women, Indigenous Youth, seeds, geospatial work, project implementation, programme design and policy work would be an asset.
• Experience in FPIC with Indigenous Peoples would be an asset
• Ability to work and write at least in two UN official languages would be a strong asset

• Support the implementation of the FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples by working on the seven pillars of work and two thematic areas of the FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit and undertaking the necessary measures to ensure their successful and smooth implementation.
• Provide support for the preparation and follow-up on the implementation of Letters of Agreement and Memorandum of

Understanding related to the pillars of work of the Unit.

• Assist FAO technical units and project teams in integrating and implementing Indigenous Peoples work with special attention to the process of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) into their projects and programmes.
• Provide assistance to organize and deliver capacity development sessions on Indigenous Peoples and FPIC for FAO staff

in Headquarters and decentralized offices.

• Support the analysis and make recommendations for relevant projects and programmes submitted to PSUI by the FAO

Programme and Project Review Committee.

• Support the Unit in activities related to the Inter-Departmental Working Group on Indigenous Peoples, the Rome Group of Friends of Indigenous Peoples and the Indigenous Peoples’ focal points network at regional and national level.
• Support the Unit in the implementation of activities related to Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems, in particular within the framework of the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems, the initiative of profiling of Indigenous Peoples’ food systems and related technical publications.
• Support the activities related to Indigenous Collective Rights to natural resources, land and territories, including case studies and the Indigenous Peoples’ Collective Rights Working Group.
• Assist in the organization and delivery of global, regional and national technical meetings and workshops.
• Review and contribute to the preparation of technical reports, the gathering of lessons learned, case studies and project

information related to FAO activities involving Indigenous Peoples.

• Review and contribute to the preparation of technical studies on specific topics related to FAO activities involving Indigenous Peoples, based on academic bibliography and in collaboration with Indigenous and non-Indigenous organization, research and technical institutes.
• Liaise with FAO divisions as needed to obtain clearances, technical support and monitoring of ongoing and future activities.
• Support the Unit’s efforts related to resource mobilization for technical work between FAO and Indigenous Peoples.