Job Description

Organizational Setting The position is located in the FAO Subregional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council States (GCC) and Yemen (SNG) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Subregional Office is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies and projects for transforming food, agriculture and rural development. It also develops and maintains relations with subregional wide institutions. The Subregional Office is a subsidiary of the FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE). Reporting Lines The Subregional Coordinator for the GCC States and Yemen works under the guidance of, and reports to, the Assistant Director-General/ Regional Representative (ADG/RR), Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE). Summary of Duties and Functions Under the supervision of the Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa and the functional guidance of Offices, Centres and Divisions at headquarters, the Subregional Coordinator consults and coordinates with the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE) for the planning, development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of subregional activities, initiatives, priorities as well as the FAO Strategic Framework. The Subregional Coordinator is FAO's focal point for addressing subregional food security, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, sustainable management of natural resources, climate change and rural development issues. The Subregional Coordinator also serves as the FAO Representative to the Host Country, United Arab Emirates, as well as to other countries in the subregion where FAO has no Representations, collaborating with the countries to promote FAO support to the national priorities and implementation of the Partnership Programme. He/she heads a Subregional Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) within the framework of the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 and provides support to the effective delivery of RNE Programme of Work and Regional Priorities. He/she provides functional guidance to FAO Representatives (FAORs) in the Subregion, in their capacity as MDT Members. He/she contributes to the preparation of the Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) for the FAO Members in the Subregion, and ensures effective collaboration with subregional economic integration organizations, UN-system entities at the subregional and national levels, and other subregional institutions and media. In particular, he/she will be responsible for the following: · Oversight of FAO strategic planning and programme development in the Subregion: o lead the analysis and dialogue on subregional priorities and the development of subregional strategies; o advise and collaborate with internal partners to raise awareness of subregional priorities and needs, and ensure that they are reflected in corporate and regional policies; o ensure the provision of timely technical support to the FAO components of the UN common planning and programming frameworks (e.g. United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework [UNSDCF], Consolidated Appeals Process [CAP], Flash Appeals, etc.), the Country Programming Framework (CPF) for all countries in the Subregion and related FAO programmes, projects and/or other activities; o lead subregional mobilization of extrabudgetary resources, making optimum use of the expertise available in the Decentralized Offices. · Programme implementation and monitoring: o support Member countries in the Subregion to address food insecurity, malnutrition, hunger and inequalities by working together with institutional partners in the Subregion, in accordance with agreed priorities, approved programme/workplans/budgets, strategic objectives and corporate policies; o coordinate and ensure timely and appropriate technical backstopping to FAO programmes and projects in the Subregion in close collaboration with FAO technical Divisions and Units, and in line with corporate norms, standards and procedures; o undertake regular reporting and monitoring on subregional programmes. · Leadership on knowledge management: o support and, where relevant, lead the subregional policy dialogues on areas of FAO's mandate; o facilitate timely access by subregional stakeholders to FAO's knowledge resources and global public goods, and knowledge sharing within and beyond the Subregion; o act as the spokesperson of FAO in the Subregion and communicate FAO programme and impacts to partners, media, and other stakeholders. · Management of human and financial resources: o lead and manage the Subregional Office and ensure effective and efficient use of human and financial resources in line with corporate policies and administrative procedures; o manage all matters related to the security and safety of FAO personnel and their eligible dependents and ensure full adherence to the UN Security Policy, rules and regulations, as well as to security-related instructions issued by FAO; o contribute to strategic leadership and management decisions on FAO's work in the Near East and North Africa as a member of RNE's Core Leadership Team. · Contacts/Partnerships: o support the effective establishment of partnerships and collaborations with governments, donors, civil society, Academia, private sector, NGOs, UN system organizations and other international organizations; o advocate FAO's policy positions in the relevant subregional fora, represent FAO in the media, and implement a pro-active communications strategy to raise awareness about FAO with the general public; o support the UN joint communication efforts at the subregional level and speaking with "one voice". CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING Minimum Requirements · Advanced University degree in the field of agriculture, fishery, forestry, or international relations or any other area related to the work of the Organization; · Minimum twelve years of relevant experience in programme development and management. Experience in resource mobilization or humanitarian funding would be considered as an advantage; · Extensive leadership, managerial and professional experience in fields related to the mandate of FAO. Previous leadership roles in a multicultural setting would be an advantage; · Extensive experience in partnership with international organizations, regional institutions, national government, private sector, civil society organizations, youth and women organizations, farmer associations, etc. is considered a strong asset; · Ability to lead and work effectively with a diverse team of people of different national and cultural backgrounds in an international setting; · Working knowledge (proficient - level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate - level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).