Technical Advisor on Green Agriculture

at  FAO

Job Posting: 14/Mar/2024
Closure Date: 28/Mar/2024, 5:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: REU - Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (Budapest)
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: Consultant
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: Hungary-Budapest
Duration: 100 days (up 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 agriculture, forestry, biology, environmental sciences, natural resource management, or related disciplines.
• A minimum of seven years of relevant professional experience on green/sustainable agrifood systems and agricultural research for development sector on the international level.
• Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian.

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Working knowledge of Russian would be an asset.
• Familiarity with UN work.
• Experience in developing and delivering programmes of work or projects on green/sustainable agrifood systems.
• Demonstrated experience in analysing information as the basis for technical and policy advice for governments.
• Track record of building strong stakeholder relationships with public and private partners.
• Experience on knowledge management and communication would be an asset.
  Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

Tasks could include but are not limited to:

• Provide technical advice for the development of the content the Regional Technical Platform on Green Agriculture; Oversee and supervise the activities of the consultants and Expert Working Group contributing to the different elements of the project;
• Oversee the development of e-learning course, studies and other knowledge materials planned;
• Collaborate with other consultants and technical officers under the project to develop and implement a call for good practices on green agriculture and select the best ones to promote them on the RTP;
• Support the identification and coordination of the outreach to potential stakeholders to join the Regional Partnership on Green Agriculture;
• Coordinate and provide technical advice to the development of the global overview of green agriculture and national policy review of green agricultural policies and other documents developed related to green agriculture.
• Provide technical advice for updating on the technical themes of the Regional Technical Platform on Green Agriculture, providing narratives on selected thematic areas and identify new potential synergies with other FAO programmes
• Coordinate the implementation of the roadmap on Green Agriculture;