Migration Specialist

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• Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply;
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Organizational Setting

The Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP) coordinates Programme Priority Areas (PPAs) on gender equality, rural women's empowerment and inclusive rural transformation. The Division works with Members and other partners to achieve resilient and inclusive rural livelihoods for people in conditions of vulnerability, reduce gender inequalities and advance women's economic empowerment and promote people-centred climate action and equitable access to natural resources. The Division also leads efforts to integrate the cross-cutting themes of gender, youth and inclusion throughout the work programmes of the Organization. ESP structures its work around three core objectives\: 1) build sustainable and resilient livelihoods for vulnerable people in agrifood systems; 2) achieve gender equality and women's empowerment in agrifood systems; and 3) promote equitable, inclusive and sustainable climate action and natural resource management.

Related assignments are located in the Decent Rural Employment Team (DRET), which leads FAO’s corporate work programme on Decent Rural Employment (DRE). In this role, the team and its members interact with relevant Technical Divisions at Headquarters, and Decentralized Offices. All team members contribute to policy support and specialize in specific topics such as migration, youth employment promotion, child labour prevention in agriculture, green jobs, International Labour Standards, etc

Call for expression of interest for building a roster

The purpose of this call is to populate a rosters, for different sub-thematic areas and levels of expertise, made up of talented individuals with experience and background in the area of migration, in particular related to rural migration, and related areas of expertise - such as climate mobility, migrant workers in agriculture, remittances and diaspora engagement in agribusiness and climate action, sustainable reintegration of rural returnees, rural communities left behind, and sustainable rural livelihoods – including decent rural youth employment, climate change adaptation and natural resource management, and territorial development approaches to help ensure that migration is a choice and not a necessity. The assignment may involve full-time or part-time functions supporting FAO work along the Organization’s core competencies of knowledge, capacity development, policy support, technical assistance, advocacy and partnerships. The assignment can be from 1 month up to 11 months. The possibility of extension is subject to satisfactory performance and depending on the resources and needs of the Organization.

Reporting Lines

The Migration Specialist will be under the overall supervision of the Director of ESP, and the direct supervision of the DRE Team Leader and FAO Technical Migration Focal Point.

Technical Focus

Support to FAO’s work on migration at global, regional and/or country level.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Contribute to the provision of policy and technical support to Technical Divisions, Decentralized Offices and Countries for the development and implementation of policies, strategies, programmes and projects related to rural migration;
• Support the development of evidence, good practices and lessons learnt to improve the understanding of the policies, approaches and institutional contexts as well as of sectoral (agrifood system) solutions related to challenges and opportunities of rural migration;
• Support the development, dissemination and uptake of DRET/migration knowledge products, technical documents, capacity development materials and advocacy and information materials;
• Contribute to the organization of capacity development and awareness raising events and FAO’s participation in global and regional fora of relevance for rural migration;
• Contribute to country and resource partner requests for formulating programmes and projects focusing on, or relevant to, rural migration;
• Provide support to any other tasks as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced university degree in migration, rural development, political or social sciences, climate change, natural resource management, agriculture or other related field.
• At least 5 years for Level B and at least 1 year for Level C of relevant experience in policy assistance and programme development in the field of rural development and/or poverty reduction and/or rural employment, with experience related to migration.
• Working knowledge (level C) of English, French or Spanish and knowledge of a second FAO language (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian) is an asset.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Familiarity with migration from a rural development perspective
• Extent and relevance of experience in specific migration topics such as climate mobility, migrant workers in agriculture, diaspora engagement in agribusiness or climate action in agrifood systems, rural reintegration of returnees, rural youth employment for prospective migrants, data/empirical analysis of rural migration
• Strong writing skills
• Extent and relevance of experience in interdisciplinary work and multistakeholder action
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work a plus

Selection Criteria

• Extent of knowledge and experience in policy support and technical assistance as well as programme/project development or knowledge generation in the field of rural migration.
• Level of knowledge and experience in concepts and methodologies related to rural migration.
• Extent of experience in advocacy, policy support, capacity development and technical assistance related to rural migration.
• Experience in working in multidisciplinary and multi-cultural teams.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

HOW TO APPLY

• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

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