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Specialist in Management of Water Scarcity and Agricultural Drought
Job Announcement : 01 / Aug / 2023
Unpublished date : 15 / Aug / 2023, 21:59:00
Organizational Unit: RLC
Type of position : Temporary work
Requisition Type: PSA ( Personal Service Agreements )
Grade Level: N / A
Primary Location : Home-Based
Duration: 66 effective days in 11 months ( approx. )
Post Number: N / A
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Organizational framework
The activities are part of the FAO regional project TCP 3909 “ Reduction of the impact of droughts and water scarcity on livelihoods and food security without leaving anyone behind ”. The Project will generate regional public goods through participatory processes around 4 essential products to reduce the impact of droughts and water scarcity on agricultural production and SAN.
This mission is specifically framed in product 3: “ Governments have the knowledge and tools to promote transformative innovations to reduce the impact of droughts and water scarcity on agricultural production and SAN.
The work is part of FAO Regional Initiative 3 “ Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture ” for the Latin American and Caribbean region. This initiative responds to the demand for technical assistance from the countries of the region in critical areas for their agri-food systems.
Further, the Project is part of the Emergency and Resilience program of the FAO regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean that seeks to prevent and reduce the impact of disasters and crises that can affect food security and agricultural livelihoods through resilient and better prepared agri-food systems.
Hierarchical dependency
The owner will report to the Emergency Team Coordinator, Risk Management and Resilience of the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean and will work together with the task force ( task force ) of the project made up of specialists in water, disaster risk management, climate change. Agrometeorology, gender, and focal points in the country offices where the experts are consulted.
Field of specialization
The/the specialist will be in charge of identifying transformative approaches to reduce drought impacts and water scarcity that have contributed or may contribute to reducing impacts on production and SAN without leaving nobody behind. Specifically, it should be in charge of identifying these experiences, analyzing them from a scale in the Latin American and Caribbean region, and socializing them at a technical and political level.
Tasks and responsibilities
The professional will have the following responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a methodology for a participatory process to identify experiences of implementing transformative approaches to reduce drought impacts and water scarcity that have contributed or may reduce impacts on the agricultural production and SAN: combining desk research, interviews and technical dialogue and working with an FAO interdisciplinary team.
- Prepare a document systematizing the process of applying the methodology.
- Prepare a document for the systematization of experiences: describing governance / institutional architecture, implementation model, instruments, budgets and technical ingredients.
- Organize, facilitate and prepare technical content for face-to-face conversation with experts.
- Systematization of the conversation: prepare a report of the discussion focused on the discussion and results.
- Prepare policy brief document with recommendations for public policies at the regional level, based on the discussion.
- Collaboration on the agenda / goals of the FAO RLC Emergency and Resilience program: Contribute, through product activities, to strengthen the agenda of the FAO RLC Emergency and Resilience program.
THE CANDIDATES WILL BE EVALUED IN ARRANGE TO THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
Minimum requirements
- Degree in geography, agronomy, engineering in water resources, engineering in renewable resources, social sciences or related professions.
- 5 years of experience in water resources management issues
- 1 minimum year of experience in territorial planning
- Desirable experience in agriculture and / or drought.
- Native Spanish level, intermediate English.
- Desirable advanced level of English.
- National or resident with a regular work permit in the Country in which the services will be provided, as it is a home-based vacancy.
FAO Core Competencies
- Results-based approach
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
Technical / functional skills
- Management of Microsoft Office tools.
- Proven capacity for analysis, synthesis and writing of documents ( English and Spanish )
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Overview and capacity for strategic analysis.
- Capacities for the development and implementation of workshops / courses / seminars.
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.
- Work experience with actors from Latin America and the Caribbean in the field of consulting.
- Experience of facilitating consultation processes and multi-actor planning.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze, synthesize, and present information in a clear and orderly manner.
- Desirable experience of working in territorial planning.
- Desirable work experience in the public sector.
- Desirable experience and / or knowledge of a gender perspective, intercultural and generational approach.
- Desirable knowledge of the context of Latin America in relation to mission issues.
- Availability to make trips within the LAC region.
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
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