CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT : 2302506
Public Policy Training Center Specialist
Job announcement : Aug 18, 2023
Unpublishing date : 09/08/2023, 21:59:00
Organizational Unit: RLC
Position type : Temporary work
Requisition Type: Consultants
Grade Level: N / A
Main Location : Home-Based
Duration: 6 months renewable
Position Number: N / A
FAO seeks to ensure gender, geographic and linguistic diversity among its staff and its international consultants, in order to serve the Member States of the Organization in the best possible way in all regions.
- FAO is committed to achieving diversity in its workforce in terms of sex, nationality, origin and culture.
- Women, nationals of under-represented or under-represented Member States and persons with disabilities with the necessary qualifications are encouraged to submit their applications.
- All persons working for FAO must comply with the highest standards of professional integrity and conduct and uphold FAO’s values.
- FAO, as a specialized agency of the United Nations, applies a zero tolerance policy for conduct incompatible with its statute, objectives and mandate, in particular sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.
- All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
- All requests will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
Organizational framework
The activities are part of the regional project “ Support for the Hunger Free Latin America Initiative ” GCP / RLA / 160/SPA and more specifically in the Baby 2 component of said project “ Training Center in Public Policies ” ( FAO Training ). The Public Policy Training Nucleus is a technical team specialized in e-learning, dedicated to designing, implement and evaluate training strategies to strengthen technical capacities linked to FAO priority themes. It is integrated into the Project to Support the Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean without hunger ( IALCSH ), of the Spain FAO Program, from the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Training Center offers training proposals in different modalities such as: self-learning courses, virtual courses with a tutor, blended classes, communities of practice, seminars and Webinars, among others.
Hierarchical dependency
The consultant will work under the general coordination of the Technical Officer of the Spain-FAO Fund and coordinator of the project to Support the Latin America Without Hunger Initiative and the direct supervision of the coordination of the Public Policy Training Center.
Field of specialization
The holder must provide support to the coordination in the negotiation and exchange with both internal and external counterparts, and in the fulfillment of the activities of the Public Policy Training Center, safeguarding the quality of each product and its alignment with FAO policies. . In addition, provide support to the offices of each FAO country in the Region in contribution to their programmatic approach.
Tasks and responsibilities
You are expected to provide coordination support in:
- Monitor the production process and product advancement, and team management
- Identify needs for training and development of solutions, promoting the use of available resources
- Support the systematization of processes and preparation of documents on the project cycle and the historical balance of the area.
- Support coordination with programs, projects, national governments and other strategic actors
- Articulate with the Headquarters in Rome, Virtual Learning Centers, academic and university centers and other partners outside the region
- Participate in external events to present the experience of FAO Training in academic institutions and international organizations.
- Support in the design and implementation of the programmatic approach to capacity development in the Region
- Support the implementation of the capacity development safeguard
- Coordinate the team communication area
- Support in the coordination, writing and editing of dissemination materials for FAO Training activities: notes, brochures, social networks, reports, publications, etc.
- Participate in the FAO Communicators Network in the region.
- Supervise the coordination of tutors and systematization of the start, implementation and closure of courses.
- Support the supervision and general review of training courses and products.
- Support the supervision of virtual events: seminars, conferences, webinars or other synchronous formats.
- Manage the administrator profile in Moodle ( for the specific functions of this profile ).
CANDIDATES WILL BE EVALUATED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
Minimum requirements
- University degree in Education, Journalism, Social Work, Psychology, Communication, Marketing and / or related areas
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in communication, production and / or implementation of e-learning projects
- Working knowledge of Spanish ( level C ) and limited knowledge ( level B ) of English. For PSA only practical knowledge of Spanish may be required.
FAO Core Competencies
- Results-based approach
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
Technical / functional skills
- Master’s degree in Communication or related topics.
- Desirable work experience in FAO and knowledge of institutional dynamics
- Relevant experience working with e-learning projects
- Mastery of Windows office tools ( PPT, Word, Excel ) and platforms for virtual work ( zoom, team, one drive, Moodle, etc. )
- Knowledge and management of Moodle platform ( admin role )
- Good writing of texts in Spanish and English
- Ability to systematize information and prepare reports
- Constant updating on new educational platforms and improvement proposals
- C level of English desirable
- Desirable experience in coordination work
It is noted that all candidates should adhere to the Organization’s values of commitment to FAO, respect for all and integrity and transparency.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- FAO does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process ( application, interview, processing ).
- Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help, contact: Careers@fao.org .
- Applications received after the application deadline has expired will not be accepted.
- Please be informed that FAO will only consider academic degrees or credentials obtained from an educational institution included in the Global Higher Education Database, which is a list maintained by the International Association of Universities ( IAU ) / UNESCO. The list can be consulted at: www.whed.net/
- For information about other job opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/.
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APPLYING If you would like to apply, go to the FAO recruitment website ( Jobs at FAO ) and complete your online profile. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered. We advise candidates to apply well in advance of the deadline. If you need help, contact: Careers@fao.org .
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