CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: 2402437
Job Posting 01/Aug/2024
Closure Date 29/Aug/2024, 9:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: OCB - Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment
Job Type Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: Consultant
Primary Location Italy-Rome
Duration: Up to 11 Months
Post Number: N/A
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FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture.
Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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Organizational Setting
The Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) works to ensure that countries and stakeholders respond to the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. OCB provides a cross-organizational coordination role on issues related to climate change, biodiversity and the environment and is the focal point to major multilateral environmental agreements including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conferences (UNFCCC), and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The Office also assists FAO Members in their responses towards the interlinked challenges of food security, climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation including through facilitating access to climate and environmental financing (such as the GEF and the GCF).
Reporting Lines
The GEF funding liaison specialist will report to the Policy Monitoring and Liaison Team Leader of the OCB GEF Coordination Unit.
Technical Focus
Portfolio monitoring, portfolio management and quality assurance of submissions, speed of operations for timely delivery and impact, implementation support, compliance with GEF and FAO policy and operational requirements.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Monitoring and Reporting:
Monitor and support projects in advancing through their key project cycle milestones and supporting liaison with the GEF in close coordination with the OCB GEF technical Officer (GTO) and Project Task Forces (PTF).
Manage data from FAO corporate database FPMIS, OCB-GEF Unit's portfolio dashboard and prepare periodic reports covering key performance indicators and other key parameters of FAO's project cycle efficiency.
Prepare analytic reports and flag projects at risk of weak performance, working closely with PTFs, Decentralized Offices and HQ Units in charge of the corporate monitoring function to follow up on actions needed.
Liaise with the GEF Unit Monitoring & reporting team to provide inputs to the organization and scheduling of MTRs, TE, and the project closure process and reporting.
Quality Assurance, Implementation Support and Capacity Development:
Take part in the Project Task Force for each assigned FAO-GEF project.
Provide quality assurance to the monitoring and evaluation milestones of the assigned portfolio.
Monitor project delivery, review budgets, and provide input and support to Budget Holders (BH) and PTF for budget revisions, and for those management actions aimed at increasing speed of operations and project delivery.
Provide inputs and guidance to ensure budgets are designed in accordance with FAO and GEF policy requirements.
Advise Project Formulators and Project Task Forces in the design of project execution arrangements and in the elaboration of adaptive measures to support projects' timely delivery and impact.
Prepare and participate in missions for country support and contribute to capacity development exercises for country office and project teams in close coordination with Decentralized Offices and PSS.
Support capacity building and knowledge sharing of project achievements and lessons learned at different stages of the project cycle.
Provide inputs for FAO's reporting to the GEF Secretariat and GEF Council.
Support and provide inputs into corporate policy streamlining exercises.
Support drafting of execution arrangements and Operational Partnership Agreements as required by and on behalf of Project Formulators on Projects preparation Grants.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Advanced university degree in economics, development studies, political science, international relations, business administration and finance, statistics, or other relevant fields.
One to four years (for CAT C) and at least five years (for CAT B) and at least 10 years (for CAT A) of relevant experience in portfolio management, portfolio monitoring, implementation support, quality assurance, field operational support and monitoring and evaluation, preferably in a field duty station.
Working knowledge (Level C) of English, French or Spanish.
FAO Core Competencies
Technical/Functional Skills
Extent and relevance of experience in project and portfolio monitoring and implementation support.
Extent and relevance of experience and knowledge of UN and international resource partners' policies, procedures, project cycle and results-based monitoring and reporting.
Extent and relevance of experience in facilitating compliance procedures.
Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is a strong asset.
Applied knowledge of FAO's operational requirements from an FAO Country Office or from a Budget Holder supporting function in HQ or Decentralized Office is an asset.
Extent and relevance of experience in preparing and providing clear and concise guidance to colleagues and project partners.
Demonstrated experience with portfolio data management, analysis and dissemination to support decision making.
Demonstrated capacity to organize work under pressure, prioritize, and manage conflicting deadlines and priorities.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FAO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing).
Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list.
Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED).
Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
HOW TO APPLY
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