FAO Technical Officer Position (Food Security Analyst)

The Agriculture and Food Information System for Decision Support (AFIS) Programme will be implemented in South Sudan and aims to improve food security information management for, planning, programming and decision making in South Sudan.

Under the general supervision of the Head of Office for South Sudan, Juba, and the Chief, Emergency Operations Service: Africa, Latin America and Caribbean (TCEO), the supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) and in consultation with the relevant FAO Technical Units, the incumbent will provide support in the implementation of the programme. In particular, the incumbent will:

• Provide technical support to Food Security Technical Secretariat (FSTS) and other targeted ministries on food security analysis;
• Support the Food Security Technical Secretariat to maintain and expand the network of stakeholders related to food, agriculture, natural resources, humanitarian assistance and be responsive to their needs;
• Assist the relevant Food Security Council technical unit(s) to develop a capability to monitor trends in food security status and its determinants especially with respect to impacts on vulnerable groups;
• Advise the national and State food security institutional set-up in the development of horizontal and vertical operational and functional linkages including non-governmental actors in humanitarian assistance;
• Design and implement training and other capacity building activities for the use of IPC tool in food security situation analysis;
• Coordinate all Food Security analysis related activities with other donors and international agencies dealing on Food Security analysis issues;
• Review selected food security related policy documents and Strategic Plans both at the central government and State level, and identify policy gaps and recommend revisions and amendments;
• Advise the FSTS and relevant ministries to produce/distribute food security briefs when necessary and facilitate regular briefing forums and coordination mechanisms within the FSTS and the State food security institutional set-up applicable in order to present findings, progress and constraints and work plans;
• Represent the project to governmental and non-governmental groups as needed and agreed with the CTA;
• Provide regular updates to the CTA and relevant programme team members on progress, priorities and constraints, verbally and in writing on an agreed frequency and assure the preparation of required reports as per the rules and regulations of FAO;
• Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Requirements: ▪ Advanced university degree in Food Security, Agricultural Economics, Economics or related field • Seven years of relevant experience in capacity building support in food security analysis; planning, monitoring and assessing the impact of food security as well as early warning, including provision of advice to governments in developing countries • Working knowledge of English

Selection Criteria: • Extent and depth of knowledge and experience in designing and conducting relevant policy analyses and food security analysis and monitoring work • Demonstrated ability to engage in capacity building processes and initiatives including on food security • Demonstrated ability in liaising with government • Breadth of management experience and demonstrated ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams • Ability to plan, organize, implement and report on work • Extent of experience in Africa, and familiarity of the Region • Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills in English

How to apply:

For guidelines to applicants, please visit the Application Toolkit at: http://www.fao.org/employment/current-vacancies/project/en/ Send your application to: ** V.A TCE-878-13-PRJ** Technical Officer (Food Security Analyst), TCE FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome ITALY Fax No: +39 06 570 54941 E-mail: VA-878-13-PRJ-TCE@fao.org Please note that FAO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director-General and may be assigned to any activities or office of the organization

For more information visit: http://www.fao.org/employment/current-vacancies/project/en/