Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer (Coordinator)

Organizational Setting

The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes 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.

The position is located in the FAO Representation in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Reporting Lines The Emergency and Resilience Officer (Coordinator) reports to the FAO Representative, under the functional guidance of the Emergency and Resilience Division, OER.

Technical Focus Lead and coordinate FAO's resilience work, across the four pillars and relevant work streams, in the affected country and contribute to improved preparedness for, and effective response to, food and agricultural threats and emergencies.

Key Results Effective and efficient coordination and provision of resilience field programme and project activities to scale and fit for purpose.

Key Functions • Supports the country office in preparing for and effectively responding to food and agricultural threats and crises including natural disaster, food chain crisis and protracted crisis encompassing early warning and support to transition which at times require a system-wide humanitarian response; • Promotes best practices and provides technical support/services to the country office, in collaboration with relevant headquarters units, to facilitate emergency and resilience programming, resource mobilization and integration of a humanitarian development peace nexus approach, as well as to provide capacity during critical phases of emergencies including scale-ups; • Provides leadership to FAO's work on emergencies as part of the resilience work in the country including: needs assessment, programming, implementation and resource mobilization, in liaison and collaboration with the food security sector and relevant FAO personnel; • Contributes to the identification of strategic priorities, including the relevant work streams and pillars, for FAO's resilience work in the affected country and contribute to improved preparedness for, and effective response to, food and agricultural threats and emergencies; • Provide technical and operational support and strategic guidance; identifies and develops project proposals for submission to donors; monitors project activities, identifies issues to be addressed and take corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties and ensures follow-up actions; • Support the preparation of tools including the Country Programming Framework (CPF), Resilience Strategies and/or Emergency Livelihood Response Plans (ELRP); • Promotes FAO's resilience agenda to build the resilience of agricultural livelihoods of vulnerable communities with government partners, UN agencies, regional organizations, NGOs and donors; • Represents FAO in interagency coordination meetings and programming exercises including preparedness, early warning for early action and response; • Promotes the implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of all cash transfer components (unconditional cash, cash for work and coupons); • Supports the FAO Representative in resource mobilization in support of the country programme; organizes regular donor meetings, as appropriate informs the donor community on the prevailing livelihoods, food security and nutrition situation, the agriculture sector (crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry); • Supports sectorial coordination through the FAO-WFP co-led Food Security Sector in the country; • Raises awareness on FAO's role in emergency and resilience; • Coordinates the development of FAO's contribution to interagency Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs) and United Nations Cooperation Framework (UNCF) and in the country; • Coordinates FAO's contribution to inter-agency Post Disaster Needs Assessments and Post Conflict Needs Assessment; • Performs other related duties as required.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements • Advanced university degree in agriculture, economics, business administration and management, international relations or other field related to the work of the Organization. • Seven years of relevant experience in humanitarian and agriculture/rural development sectors and in emergency/rehabilitation programme/project management/operations and support. • Working knowledge (proficient - level C) of French and limited knowledge (intermediate - level B) of English.

Competencies • 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, particularly in field positions, is desirable. • Extent and relevance of experience in field programme/project operations in the food security and agriculture sector. • Familiarity with FAO's Project cycle guidelines and knowledge of FAO processes and administrative systems is considered a strong asset. • Extent and relevance of experience in liaising with international donor organizations and development partners and in preparing proposals for funding, monitoring budgets and preparing financial reports in donor specific formats. • Extent and relevance of experience in programme/project management. • Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English.