Overview
The FAO Representative (FAOR) leads and manages the FAO country office, representing FAO in the country and developing collaboration with stakeholders on development and humanitarian issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Represent FAO towards national authorities, partners and stakeholders.
- Advocate FAO's policy positions and raise awareness of FAO.
- Support UN joint communication efforts.
- Facilitate access to FAO's knowledge resources.
- Provide leadership on food security and agriculture policy.
- Lead emergency response preparedness, coordination and response.
- Develop and operationalize the Country Programming Framework (CPF).
- Lead the analysis of the country situation.
- Lead FAO's contribution to UN common planning and programming frameworks.
- Advise and collaborate with internal partners.
- Lead the dialogue and liaise with national government authorities.
- Support the establishment of effective partnerships and collaborations.
- Lead country-level mobilization of extrabudgetary resources.
- Support the Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator in UN resource mobilization efforts.
- Ensure programmes are managed and monitored effectively.
- Mobilize technical backstopping to FAO projects.
- Provide technical support services.
- Operate as budget holder for national projects.
- Oversee effective implementation of FAO programmes and projects.
- Report results as per corporate reporting requirements.
- Address issues in real-time.
- Lead and manage the Country Office and ensure effective use of resources.
- Manage security and safety of FAO personnel.
- Improve observance of legal, statutory or regulatory obligations and ethical standards.
- Promote and nurture staff development.
- Identify and implement effective controls for operational risks.
- Maintain and improve reliability of financial and non-financial information.
- Reduce losses and waste of assets and resources.
- Ensure a gender focal point is designated.
- Sustain and increase confidence in FAO's management systems.
- Promote and lead initiatives under the FAO Corporate Environmental Policy.
Required Experience
- Ten years of relevant experience in planning, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of field programmes.
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is essential, in both programmatic areas and fostering government relationships.
- Extent and relevance of experience in developing and managing country field programmes from design to delivery.
- Extent and relevance of experience in the coordination and/or management of technical cooperation projects and programmes, including emergency, recovery and rehabilitation related programmes.
- Demonstrated experience in resource mobilization.
- Extent and relevance of experience in negotiating and cooperating with national governments, intergovernmental organizations and other institutions, as well as in designing collaborative networks and joint programmes.
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in an area related to the activities of the Organization, e.g. agriculture, forestry, fishery or rural development, etc.
