Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer (Programme Coordination)

Organizational Setting

FAO's Subregional Office for West Africa (SFW) is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing, and implementing agreed Strategies for addressing sub-regional food, agriculture, and rural development priorities. It supports the 15 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member countries through the FAO Representations, while developing and maintaining relations with subregion-wide institutions including Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs).

The position is located in SFW in Dakar, Senegal.

Reporting Lines The Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer (Programme Coordination) reports to the Subregional Resilience Officer/Team Leader, with technical guidance from the Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER).

Technical Focus Support implementation and monitoring of FAO's emergency and resilience programmes at subregional and/or country level in coordination with the SFW Subregional multidisciplinary team (MDT). Support the countries of the subregion to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate programme/projects in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework, specifically under the programme priority area Agriculture and food emergencies (Better Life 4) and Resilient agrifood systems (Better Life 5).

Key Results Technical and policy expertise to support the planning, development and implementation of divisional programmes, projects, products and services in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework.

Key Functions • Plans and leads components of multidisciplinary teams, coordinates, and/or participates in Organization-wide committees, and provides technical expertise on international committees and working groups; • Develops and updates the supporting approach, methodology, tools, systems/databases, policies and/or standards to support programme delivery and specific objectives, services and outputs of Division teams focusing on (i) humanitarian policy, interagency collaboration and mobilization of emergency resources; (ii) response, food chain crisis, special operations, level 3 emergency preparedness, early warning and support to transition; (iii) and/or programming to integrate resilience into FAO planning at all levels; • Develops 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 activities; • Undertakes FAO emergency needs assessment activities and missions, conducts food and nutrition security assessments and analysis, coordinates in-country early warning alerts and further coordination with all partners; • Provides technical support to ongoing operational emergency and recovery projects and programmes and related capacity development in countries, and regional and subregional offices supported with Standard Operating Procedures, surge mechanisms and Level 3 capable response systems; • Promotes best practices and provides technical support/services to Decentralized Offices, in collaboration with Regional Offices, to facilitate emergency programming, resource mobilization and integration of emergency and development work in countries, as well as to provide capacity during critical phases of emergencies; • Monitors, promotes and coordinates resource mobilization activities including corporate appeals, donor macro grants, CERF/SFERA submissions, annual appeals and midyear reviews, as well as collaborates with countries and Regional Offices to facilitate resource mobilization through project and programme formulation; • Maintains and updates FAO emergency information systems, crisis communications, information and advocacy, as well as providing up-to-date information for reporting, audits, evaluations and inputs to FAO Governing Body documents; • Performs other related duties as required.

Specific Functions • Liaises with resilience and humanitarian actors at subregional level and represents FAO in interagency coordination meetings and programming exercises undertaken by the resilience humanitarian and early recovery community, working closely with the subregional organizations and partners; • Provides strategic and policy guidance as well as required training, capacity development in resilience, food security and nutrition for national governments and sub-regional institutions; • Coordinates and promotes activities in Early Warning Early Action – Anticipatory Action and Disaster Risk management; • Ensures that nutrition, gender and accountability to affected populations dimensions are integrated in FAO emergency and resilience programmes and projects; • Maintains and updates FAO emergency information systems, crisis communications, information and advocacy, as well as providing up-to-date information for reporting, audits, evaluations and inputs to FAO governing body documents; • Performs other related duties as required. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements • Advanced university degree in agricultural, rural development, political sciences, sociology, nutrition, sustainable agriculture (including livestock, forestry and fisheries) or related field. • Seven years of relevant experience in emergency and resilience sectors related to programming, planning and technical cooperation in food and agriculture, including strong knowledge and experience in developing countries, • Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English and French.

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. • Demonstrated experience in needs assessments, cluster coordination, UN consolidated appeal process and/or emergency operations for Level 3 emergencies. • Extent and relevance of experience in West Africa and Sahel region that are vulnerable to disaster, conflicts or other emergency risks, and in particular with subregional organizations in West and central Africa such as ECOWAS, the Permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel (CILSS), G5 Sahel and Alliance Sahel. • Demonstrated experience in rehabilitation and humanitarian policies development, programme formulation and implementation. • Extent of relevant experience at international level in formulating policy and programming managing field operations. • Depth of experience in identifying and preparing programme strategies and policy position on humanitarian and transition contexts, at both global and country levels. • Extent of knowledge of international humanitarian architecture, including agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other partners. • Experience in response management and surge support coordination.