FAO

Position: Senior Emergency Coordinator

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Mekelle, Ethiopia

Posted date: 12 hours ago

Application Deadline: Mar, 31/2022 (20 days left)

Organizational Setting

The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programs, and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries, and forestry sectors, and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner

Organizational Unit: FRETH

Job Type: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition: Consultant

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location: Ethiopia - Mekelle

Duration: 6 months

Post Number: N/A

Reporting Lines

The Senior Emergency Coordinator is under the overall guidance of the FAO Representative for Ethiopia and works under the direct supervision of the Deputy FAO Representative. In addition, the incumbent will work in close collaboration with the following teams in FAO Ethiopia: Technical Support and Delivery, Programme Delivery Support, Field and Government Coordination, Technical Mainstreaming Specialists, and Agriculture Sector Coordination and Administrative Support Services. The incumbent will also work in consultation with the relevant technical units in the Subregional Office for Eastern Africa (SFE), Regional Office for Africa (RAF) and Headquarters.

Technical Focus

The focus of this consultancy is the implementation of the Northern Ethiopia response plans, this includes resource mobilization, implementation of field activities and preparation of situation reports and briefs.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Lead FAO’s emergency response operation in Northern Ethiopia including preparedness, needs assessment, response, programming, implementation and resource mobilization, in liaison and collaboration with Disaster Risk Management Agriculture Task Force (DRM-ATF), food security cluster/sector and relevant FAO personnel.
• Provide technical support to ongoing operational emergency response projects and programmes.
• Support the FAO Representative in resource mobilization activities including corporate appeals, donor macro grants, CERF/SFERA submissions, inter-agency Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs) and the Humanitarian Needs Overview.
• Promote FAO’s Emergency Programme in Northern Ethiopia to government partners, UN Agencies, NGOs and resource partners.
• Develop position papers, proposals and/or policy briefs to support humanitarian policy development, coordination and liaison with international partners such as the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, WFP, UNHCR, UNICEF, NGOs and other humanitarian groups involved in emergency and recovery.
• Represent FAO in interagency coordination meetings, programming exercises undertaken by the humanitarian community and any other relevant fora.
• Support and facilitate field-level fora and working groups on topics related to emergency response programmes, in close collaboration with the country and sub-regional multidisciplinary team and relevant FAO technical units.
• Support sectoral coordination through the Disaster Risk Management Agriculture Task Force (DRM-ATF).
• Support the identification of strategic priorities for FAO’s role in emergency and rehabilitation and contribute to improved preparedness for, and effective response to, food and agricultural threats and emergencies in Northern Ethiopia.
• Coordinate FAO’s contribution to inter-agency Post Disaster Needs Assessments and Post Conflict Needs Assessment.
• Undertakes FAO emergency needs assessments activities and missions, conducts food and nutrition security assessment and analysis, coordinates in-country early warning alerts and further coordination with all partners.
• Perform other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• University degree in food security, statistics, economics, relevant social or natural sciences, or other related disciplines relevant to the mandate of the Organization;
• Minimum of 12 years of proven knowledge and experience in emergency response management at the country and/or international level, particularly related to agriculture, food and nutrition security and/or food safety.
• Working knowledge of English (level C) and limited knowledge (level B) of any other official language of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian).

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills

• Able to work under pressure and adapt to an evolving and complex humanitarian context and within multidisciplinary and different cultural background teams.
• Previous experience in similar positions in international organizations and humanitarian contexts is an asset
• Experience in coordinating a large number of stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Effective team leadership and decision-making skills with strong individual planning capacity.
• Excellent knowledge of humanitarian principles.
• Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

How to Apply

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FAO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing)

Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list

Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/

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