Job Description - SDG Follow-up and Review Specialist (2402162) Job Posting : 03/Jul/2024 Closure Date : 17/Jul/2024, 9:59:00 PM Organizational Unit : OSG - Office of SDGs Job Type : Non-staff opportunities Primary Location : Italy-Rome Duration : 11 months Organizational Setting The Office of Sustainable Development Goals (OSG) coordinates FAO's response to accelerating the 2030 Agenda through the sustainable transformation of agrifood systems, working closely with relevant units across the Organization.
The Office supports countries and stakeholders to increase their capacity to implement the SDGs.
Reporting Lines The SDG Follow-up and Review specialist will report to the Senior Technical Officer (SDG Coordination), Office of Sustainable Development Goals.
Technical Focus Promote integrated assessment, analysis, and dialogue on agrifood systems transformation and provide evidence-based reporting on SDG progress, with a focus on SDG 2 and other FAO-monitored indicators.
Tasks and responsibilities Under the overall supervision of the Director of the OSG and the direct supervision of the OSG Senior Technical Officer (SDG Coordination), the incumbent will perform the following tasks: Support analysis and literature review of the existing VNR documents of different countries as well as the VLR documents from different locations, identifying good practices in the area of agrifood system transformation analysis; Support the development and organization of capacity development activities for FAO staff and personnel in HQ, Regional and Country Offices with regard to the FAO engagement in the 2030 follow-up and review process; Support analysis of existing assessment tools for analyzing agrifood systems transformation; Support literature analysis and prepare draft country/community/location profiles to support the process of the VNR and VLR preparation; Support regular communication processes with regard to the work undertaken by FAO in the 2030 Agenda follow-up and review; Support the organization of online and offline events as part of the FAO engagement in the 2030 Agenda follow-up and review process (respective side events, booths, etc.
); Perform any other related duties, as required.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING Advanced university degree in sustainable development, environment, economics, social studies or other area related to FAO work From one to five years of relevant experience in at least one of the following areas: advisory services, partnerships and advocacy programme management, food finance, programme development, policy support, in the area of sustainable development policy and planning Working knowledge (level C) of English FAO Core Competencies Sound knowledge of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Good analytical skills, including capacity to analyze and synthesize findings Excellent drafting, communication and presentation skills in English Strong ICT skills; proficient use of Microsoft Office package Ability to plan and organize work Ability to work independently, in a timely and organized manner Versatile and ability to work in a team and multi-task Strong interpersonal skills Selection Criteria Limited knowledge (level B) of one of the other FAO languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is desirable #J-18808-Ljbffr
