Technical Specialist - Sustainable Public Food Procurement

at  FAO

Job Posting: 05/Aug/2024
Closure Date: 19/Aug/2024, 4:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: ESN
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
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 (for Consultants) / University degree (only for PSA) in law, economics, political sciences development and social sciences or related fields;
• A minimum of one year (Category C), five years (Category B) or 10 years (Category A) of relevant work experience in research, policy analysis, and/or project implementation on sustainable public procurement, preferably on sustainable public food procurement;
• Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese or Russian (for PSA only one language may be required).

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Work experience in more than one location or area of work
• Extent and relevance of experience in public procurement, home grown school feeding and related topics
• Demonstrable experience in evidence consolidation, data collection, consolidation, extraction and synthesis on public procurement related topics
• Demonstrable experience in writing related to public procurement and related topics
• Extent and relevance of experience working on policy advice to countries on public procurement, home grown school feeding and related topics
• Extent and relevance of experience in a variety of capacity development activities on public procurement and related topics
• Familiarity with UN organizations
  Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

• Undertake desk-review, data collection and information gathering of relevant evidence, lessons, and good practices on sustainable public food procurement and its contributions to sustainable development;
• Assist member countries with policy, economic and technical analysis of national and subnational sustainable public food procurement policies, regulations and practices, for identifying entry points for increasing their sustainability, efficiency and inclusiveness
• Perform and support activities of capacity development (e.g. organizing trainings, workshops, field missions, facilitating technical networks), project formulation and implementation (e.g. supporting work planning, providing inputs for reporting, etc.) and project cycle management;
• Develop and disseminate knowledge and best practices by writing contents and by ensuring publication process for articles, guidelines or books
• Assist in supporting resource mobilization for country, regional and global level work;
• Design policy recommendations and briefs;
• Support the coordination of multistakeholders processes;
• Perform other duties as required