Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer (Needs Assessment) (Internal Surge for FAO Personnel Only)
Multiple locations
- Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Location: Multiple locations
- Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Development Cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals
- Medical Practitioners
- Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DD&R)
- Closing Date: 2024-12-15
THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO FAO PERSONNEL ONLY
The scope of this Call for Expressions of Interest is to find qualified FAO staff members to support L2/L3 countries in the above functional area.
Qualified staff will be placed on an Internal Surge Team (IST). IST will enable the deployment of essential personnel to lead and support country-based emergency response on a short-term basis. These surge roles are designed to provide a punctual, time-bound support to country response and help establish longer-term mechanisms and processes.
• Support deployments are considered for staff members already in service of the Organization.
• Applications will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile (see “How to Apply”). We strongly recommend that you ensure that the information is accurate and complete including employment record, academic qualifications and language skills.
• Interested employees will be required to discuss upfront with their managers, who are encouraged to release employees to support, and to upload the signed pre-release agreement form at the time of the application.
• Selected candidates will receive a notification of their inclusion in the IST and from that moment they might be called for a surge support at any time, and in line with the duration of their contract.
• Selected candidates will be released of their function for a period which may vary according to country offices needs not exceeding three months, after which they return to their normal functions.
• Surge support must be provided in person, candidates in the IST will be required to have the following documentation ready in case of upcoming mission (Valid passport, Laissez-passer, SSAFE training).
• Staff members deployed will add the surge support as a separate objective in PEMS, and the supervisor of the surge assignment will be added as an ‘Additional Supervisor’ in the PEMS Year-Mid/End Appraisal phase. As such, this valuable experience will be documented in the performance evaluation of staff members.
• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Organizational Setting
FAO country offices, headed by an FAO Representative, are assisting governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition.
Reporting Lines
Staff members deployed for surge support report to the FAO Representative.
Technical Focus
Surge support in the area of evidence-based emergency and resilience programming and communication. Undertake and oversee data collection, analysis and report writing processes in support of high quality and timely assessments in crisis and emergency settings.
Key Results
Research, technical analysis, and project related services to support the delivery of programme projects, products, and services.
Key Functions
• Researches and analyzes technical, food and nutrition security assessments, emergency response, policy related and/or funding/project related data and information to support the delivery of programme projects, products and services;
• Produces various reports, proposals, programme/project documents, position papers, policy briefs, financial/donor reports as well as critical information for inclusion in governing body reports etc;
• Participates on project teams, collaborates in project and programme formulation and provides technical and/or administrative support to ongoing operational emergency and recovery projects;
• Liaises with FAO technical Departments as well as other UN Organizations to obtain and/or exchange information regarding Food and nutrition security assessments, emergency and recovery activities and other related issues;
• Provides technical/administrative support and promotes best practices to Decentralized Offices;
• Monitors and provides support to resource mobilization activities including corporate appeals, donor macro grants, CERF/SFERA submissions, annual appeals and mid-year reviews, maintains information and prepares related reports;
• Maintains and updates information systems, databases and web pages;
• Performs other duties.
Specific Functions
• Improves continuously the data workflow, infrastructure and functionalities in accordance with the needs of upstream data providers and end users;
• Ensures that monitoring data are collected in the appropriate formats and ingested in an automated, standardised and timely fashion;
• Establishes methodological and styling standards for dashboards and other products in full compliance with corporate norms and standards promoted by other relevant units;
• Supports the integration of data and analytical products generated by impact assessments, including remote-sensing assessments, damage and loss assessments, and other field surveys;
• Contributes to visual products, including interactive maps, reports, dashboards and StoryMaps, based on needs assessments and geospatial data;
• Contributes to internal collaborative activities and enhancing collaborations and partnerships with other UN agencies and international and regional organizations;
• Contributes to testing, documentation and operations of data analytical tools and applications in support to emergency and resilience activities;
• Performs any other duties as required.
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CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• Experience in food security and/or agricultural sector assessments crisis settings.
Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable;
• Experience in humanitarian contexts is required.
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FAO staff are expected to adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency |
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REMUNERATION Employees will maintain the contractual status, benefits and medical plans by which they are covered when performing their normal functions for the time of the deployment. |
HOW TO APPLY
- To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile;
- Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile;
- Once your profile is completed, please apply and submit your application;
- Your application will be screened based on the information provided on your online profile;
- Incomplete applications will not be considered;
- Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered;
- We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.