Investment Operations Specialist

Multiple locations

Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Location: Multiple locations
Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Banking and Finance
- INVESTMENT CENTRE DIVISION (DPI)
Closing Date: Closed

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FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender and nationality

People with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities and/or duty stations

depending on the evolving needs of the Organization

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Organizational Setting

The Investment Centre Division (DPI) promotes investment in food security, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and agro-processing in developing countries and countries in transition, assisting governments and country stakeholders, main development partners, in particular international financing institutions with the strategic planning and implementation of their investments to achieve food security and nutrition, make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more sustainable and productive, reduce rural poverty, make food value chains more efficient and inclusive and promote climate change adaptation and/or mitigation.

DPI is a multidisciplinary division composed of three regionally focused services, namely Africa Service, Asia and the Pacific Service, and Europe, Central Asia, Near East, North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean Service

The purpose of this call is to provide FAO’s Investment Centre Division (DPI) with a list of qualified candidates for a number of profiles with different specializations as indicated below. The contract can be home based with required travel for field missions.

Requested Profiles (or Job Titles)\:

Agribusiness, Agri-processing and Value Chain Specialist
Agriculture Sector Analyst
Agronomist
Animal Husbandry Specialist
Animal Product Value-Chain Specialist
Aquaculture Specialist
Capacity Development Specialist
Capture Fishery Specialist
Climate Change and Climate Smart Agriculture Specialist
Credit and Rural Finance Specialist
Econometrician
Economist – Agricultural Economist
Environmental Safeguards Specialist
Expenditure Review Specialist
Extension Specialist
Fisheries Specialist
Food safety Specialist
Food security and nutrition specialist
Forestry Specialist
Gender Specialist
Geologist
Ground Water Specialist
Impact Assessment Specialist
Information and Communication Technology Specialist
Institutional Development Specialist
Irrigation Engineer
Land Tenure Information Management Specialist
Land Tenure Specialist
Legal specialist
Management Information System Specialist
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Natural Resources and Environmental Management Specialist
Project Management Specialist
Remote Sensing and GIS Specialist
Resilience and Emergency Specialist
Rural Area Water Supply Specialist
Rural infrastructure Specialist
Rural Sociologist and Community-Driven Development
Social Safeguards Specialist
Veterinary
Water Management Specialist (including on-farm water management)
Water Productivity Monitoring Specialist

Reporting Lines

The Investment Operations Specialist will work under the overall technical supervision of the Service Chief and the direct supervision of a DPI Officer, in close collaboration with the FAO Representation in the relevant country of assignment.

Technical Focus

Provision of technical advice or expertise and capacity development for (i) provision of policy advice to member countries in collaboration with IFI partners; (ii) the design of investment operations, in collaboration with country stakeholders and cooperating partners, to mobilize resources for food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation; and (ii) implementation support and evaluation of investment operations, in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework.

Tasks and responsibilities

Lead, or participate in, multidisciplinary teams to assist governments in the identification, assessment and preparation of investment operations in the fields of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation, and participate in pre-appraisal and appraisal missions.
Lead, or participates in, multidisciplinary teams for the implementation support and the preparation of final evaluation of investment operations.
Advise governments, or provides technical expertise, in the preparation of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation studies and strategies, and in the formulation of national sector and/or sub-sector investment plans and programmes. ( only for Consultants)
Advise on developing, or supports the development, of inclusive and sustainable food systems, involving producers, their organizations, other private sector actors, civil society organizations and government.
Lead the formulation, or formulates, and delivers monitoring and evaluation, communication and capacity development strategies and activities in the areas of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation, investment support to government staff, and non-state actors and private sector organizations.
Prepare reports in accordance with government and financing partners’ requirements.
Promote international cooperation and collaboration leading to new investment opportunities and cooperative agreements, advocates best practices and effective policy dialogue and provides technical expertise at international meetings.
Perform other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

Advanced university degree in (for Consultants) / University degree (only for PSA) in economics, agricultural economics, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, agribusiness management, natural resource management, irrigation and drainage engineering, rural infrastructure engineering, communication and social sciences, international relations or a related field as appropriate for the specific profile
From one to fifteen years of relevant experience in conducting agricultural/rural sector/subsector analytical studies, and/or in planning, design, supervision of agricultural and rural investment operations, including elaboration of feasibility studies and implementation of agricultural and rural investment operations in developing countries and/or countries in transition
Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian (for consultants). Working knowledge of English, French, Spanish, Arabic or Russian (for PSAs).

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills

Extent and relevance of experience in leading, or participating in, multidisciplinary teams for the preparation of strategies and sector studies as well as formulation, implementation support or evaluation of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation investment operations
Extent and relevance of experience in food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation analytical studies and programme evaluation
Extent and relevance of experience in investment design, implementation support and evaluation procedures of FAO’s main development partners, in particular the World Bank, the International Funds for Agriculture and Development (IFAD), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Extent and relevance of experience in capacity development for the design and implementation of food security, nutrition, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and climate change adaptation and/or mitigation investments
Demonstrated experience in dealing with government officials, development partners and other country level stakeholders;
Relevance of experience in different geographical areas;

Selection Criteria

Advanced technical writing skills in official UN languages;
Ability to work under pressure and willingness to travel frequently to developing or transition countries

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Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO,

Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

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