Livestock and climate change specialist

The Animal Production and Health Division assists FAO members in the development of sustainable livestock systems. It hosts intergovernmental bodies, multi­stakeholder initiatives and knowledge networks, provides information and technical and policy support to development efforts, including emergency preparedness and response. The Division has expertise in animal health (One Health), animal production and genetics, and livestock sector analysis and policy.

The post is located in the Animal Production and Genetics branch (AGAG). AGAG has expertise in a variety of technical and provides support to countries in the development of sustainable livestock production systems and supply chains.

Reporting Lines

The consultant reports to the Livestock Development Officer, AGAG

The consultant will contribute to AGAG’s work on livestock and climate change, with particular focus on integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation in livestock projects at national level.

• Develop material and provide training on livestock and climate change mitigation and adaptation, including tools for assessment, in the context of 2 large scale investments in the livestock sector\: the Livestock and Fishery Sector Development Project in Ethiopia and the Projet de Développement de l’Élevage in Cameroun;
• Conduct analysis with and contribute to the improvement and dissemination of GLEAM-i, the Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model -interactive for the assessment of livestock production, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and feed use under baseline and scenario parameters, in the context of sector investments (e.g. World Bank, IFC, IFAD, EBRD) and FAO projects (e.g. contribution to Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, project on Carbon Sequestration and GHG emissions in (agro)sylvopastoral ecosystems in CILSS states);
• Contribute to the work of the LSIPT consortium with CIRAD and ILRI on the topic of climate change and GHG emissions;
• Participate in relevant internal and divisional meetings and workshops;
• Perform any other duty in agreement with the Livestock Development Officer.

• Advanced university degree in agronomy, environmental or biological sciences.
• 3 years of relevant experience in livestock and climate change. Experience in developing country in a plus.
• Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian.

• 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
• Extent and relevance of experience in the analysis of livestock production systems and their links with the environment (land use, climate change)
• Familiarity with modelling of livestock production systems and their environmental performances