Overview
Support FAO's work on international fisheries instruments, focusing on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The role involves contributing to global dialogue, cooperation, and capacity development for sustainable fisheries.
Key Responsibilities
- Support formulation, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programmes/projects.
- Assist in managing budgets, expenditures, and delivery of results.
- Assist with financial reporting, general accounting, and project accounting.
- Provide organizational support for programmes, projects, and activities, including international meetings.
- Contribute to resource mobilization efforts.
- Assist beneficiary countries with policy and legislative revisions for international instruments.
- Assist beneficiary countries in developing and implementing monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) elements.
- Liaise and coordinate with Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs).
- Contribute to the development and running of global information systems and tools.
- Contribute to relevant studies, publications, analyses, and knowledge products.
- Coordinate, implement, and administer assigned programme/projects and activities.
- Organize and participate in field missions and events.
- Collaborate with relevant UN agencies, Regional Fishery Bodies, and other organizations.
- Represent NFIFP at internal and external meetings.
- Enrich NFIFP photo and audio-visual library.
Required Experience
- For consultants: 3 years (C level), 7 years (B level), or 12 years (A level) of relevant experience in fisheries management; fisheries governance; fisheries law and policy; fisheries enforcement and compliance; fisheries information exchange; monitoring, control, and surveillance; information systems; media and communications; training; project management.
- For PSAs: 1 year (C level), 5 years (B level), or 10 years (A level) of relevant experience in NFIFP’s areas of work.
- Experience working in the field.
- Experience in coordinating and liaising with national authorities, UN agencies, donors, intergovernmental organizations, and non-governmental organizations.
Qualifications
University degree in Fisheries Science, Fisheries Management, Fishing Operations, Fisheries Law, Marine Affairs, Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Project Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Communication, Journalism, or other relevant field.
