Programme Specialist

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

The Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU) is responsible for leading FAO's response to regional priorities for food security, agriculture and rural development through the identification, planning and implementation of FAO's priority activities in the region. The Regional Office supports regional policy dialogue on food security, agriculture and rural development issues, facilitates the emergence of regional partnerships, and supports capacity development and resource mobilization for food security, agriculture and rural development in the region. The Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia in Budapest, Hungary, is besides regional, managing also national programmes and projects in countries of the region. The office is also managing the regional Strategic Programmes and Regional Initiatives.

FAO operates in and provides technical assistance to Kosovo in the framework of the UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 and under the umbrella of the UN Kosovo Team (UNKT). FAO has been active in Kosovo since the end of the conflict in 1999, in the beginning with emergency and rehabilitation interventions in the agricultural sector. FAO focus has since then, evolved to a more institutional and policy support.

Under the direct supervision of the National Professional Officer (Programme Team Leader), the UN Volunteer will:

Provide support to the collection, consolidation and maintenance of country data on food, crops, livestock, forestry and fisheries including information on external aid in FAO’s corporate systems and monitors changes in national policies affecting the agricultural sector

Provide support to the preparation of technical, economic and policy studies, as required, and the development of country level development frameworks such as the Kosovo Programming Framework (KPF), the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDSF) and the Joint Work Plans for its implementation, the Agriculture and Rural Development Programme (ARDP), etc.

Participate in the identification, formulation and preparation of programme and project proposals

Support liaison and collaboration with donor(s) and with institutional and non-institutional partners concerned with FAO Programme in Kosovo, including private sector, NGOs, academia and civil society.

Participate in conferences, meetings, reviews and consultations for the development and implementation of the FAO Programme in Kosovo;

Support FAO project office in Kosovo for a successful implementation of other projects activities

Support the preparation of briefs and updates to FAO Management

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Working in Teams

the area of rural development, agriculture economics, International Relations or Social Sciences or areas related to FAO’s technical work; - Relevance of experience in planning and monitoring advocacy activities and reviewing policy, institutional frameworks as well as in monitoring related systems - Previous experience as a volunteer at local, national or international levels is an asset - Ability to work accurately under pressure paying attention to details. - Autonomy and capacity to prioritize requested actions in order to meet all the deadlines. - Excellent English writing and reporting skills - Good analytical skills

This assignment is part of UNV’s disability inclusion strategy. UNV seeks to 1) provide opportunities for persons with disabilities to serve as UN Volunteers 2) enable UN partners to expand diversity and inclusion of persons with disabilities in their workforce worldwide 3) build a talent pipeline of qualified professionals with disabilities who can contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at national and global levels, with focus on national capacity.

Only candidate with disabilities is eligible to apply for this position. If shortlisted for this assignment, you will be asked for a copy of an official document confirming that you have a disability from a general practitioner, or from an organization of persons with disabilities.

Important: On your profile, kindly select the response “yes” to the question of whether you consider yourself a person living with a disability. Should you require special arrangements to facilitate the interview and assessment during the selection process, please indicate this in the “special remarks” field in your profile. In case you are facing accessibility constraints kindly write an email to [email protected]

FAO project office in Pristina is currently located in the Annex of the ex-building of the Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development(MFARD), and hence the national UN volunteer will be based in this office. The selected national UN volunteer is expected to commute to this office. As needed and relevant, assistance with reasonable accommodation, transportation and work space arrangements can be provided by FAO.

Reasonable Accommodation

The UN system wishes to create an inclusive workplace and commits to taking appropriate measures to enable persons with disabilities to access and benefit equally from employment and other engagement opportunities such as volunteering, by providing reasonable accommodation. In this context, “reasonable accommodation” means necessary and appropriate modifications and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Article 2]

References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999)