Senior Animal Production Officer

5 giorni fa

Roma, Lazio, Italia FAO A tempo pieno

Job Description - Senior Animal Production Officer (Team Leader and Secretary of COAG Sub-Committee on Livestock) (2500830)

Job Posting

Date: 20/Mar/2025

Closure Date

10/Apr/2025, 9:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: NSA

Job Type

Staff position

Type of Requisition: Professional

Primary Location

Italy-Rome

Duration: Fixed-term: two years with possibility of extension

Post Number: 2002353

CCOG Code: 1H01

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device.

FAO's commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.

Organizational Setting

The Animal Production and Health Division (NSA) promotes the sustainable livestock transformation towards greater efficiency, inclusiveness and resilience. The position is located in the Sustainable Animal Production, Feed and Genetics Branch (NSAP) of the Animal Production and Health Division (NSA) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Reporting Lines

The Senior Animal Production Officer (Team Leader and Secretary of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) Sub-Committee on Livestock) reports to the Chief, NSAP, and is under the overall supervision of the Director, NSA.

Technical Focus

The Senior Animal Production Officer will act as a Team Leader of the sustainable animal production systems cluster and as a Secretary of the Sub-Committee on Livestock of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG). She/he will provide technical and policy guidance on related issues.

Key Results

Leadership and technical policy expertise for the planning, development and implementation of divisional/cross-divisional programmes of work, projects, products, services in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework.

Key Functions

  • Plans, manages, or leads highly specialized or multidisciplinary teams, leads, coordinates, and/or participates on Organization-wide, cross-divisional committees, project teams, and working groups.
  • Ensures the integration of gender equality and women's empowerment in FAO's work.
  • Analyses global and country specific requirements and relevant technical issues to provide critical input into the FAO Strategic Framework.
  • Implements and monitors programmes of work involving the development of the approach, evidence-based strategies, and related tools.
  • Conducts, designs and oversees research and analysis activities from a gender perspective.
  • Provides technical and policy advice to Members and technical support to Decentralized Offices.
  • Leads and/or collaborates in capacity development and knowledge sharing activities within Members.
  • Represents the Organization at international meetings and conferences.
  • Leads and/or participates in resource mobilization activities.
  • Provides guidance, mentoring and advice to junior staff.

Specific Functions

  • Provides strategic thinking and technical leadership for FAO's work on sustainable animal production systems.
  • Acts as Secretary of the COAG Sub-Committee on Livestock, organizes and ensures effective planning and implementation of biennial sessions and intersessional SCL Bureau meetings.
  • Leads the Programme Priority Area of the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 on small-scale producers' equitable access to resources.
  • Ensures effective integration and linkage of work on sustainable animal production systems with other NSA clusters.
  • Provides technical and policy support to Member Nations in the development of strategies and investment plans.
  • Performs other duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

  • Advanced university degree in agriculture or animal science/production.
  • Ten years of relevant experience in animal production and related policy development.
  • Working knowledge of English and intermediate knowledge of another official FAO language.
  • Results Focus, Leading, Engaging and Empowering, Communication, Partnering and Advocating, Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement, Strategic Thinking.

Technical/Functional Skills

  • Work experience in more than one location or area of work.
  • Familiarity with gender issues.
  • Experience in planning and implementation of projects related to sustainable animal production systems.
  • Experience in facilitating collaboration with international agricultural/livestock organizations.
  • Demonstrated results-based management capabilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to mobilize resources and to deliver against deadlines.
  • Experience in organizing international meetings, seminars and training courses.

FAO staff are expected to adhere to FAO Values of Commitment, Respect for All, and Integrity and Transparency.

HOW TO APPLY

  • To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile.
  • Attach a letter of motivation to your online profile.
  • Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered.
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