Urban Agrifood Systems Coordinator

4 settimane fa

Roma, Italia FAO A tempo pieno

Job Posting: 20/May/2024

Closure Date: 10/Jun/2024, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: ESF

**Job Type**: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Professional

Grade Level: P-4

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

Duration: Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension

Post Number: 2009910

CCOG Code: 1H01

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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 position is located at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, in the Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF) of the Economic and Social Development Stream. The Division provides strategic leadership for FAO's support to Member Nations in the development of more sustainable agrifood systems. Working in close coordination with other technical units at headquarters and the Decentralized Offices, the Division is tasked with integrating FAO's scientific and economic analyses to provide improved policy guidance and targeted investment in agrifood systems. Bringing together FAO's longstanding experience and capacities in strengthening food safety systems and quality control with its technical support to Member Nations in the areas of value chain development, agroindustry and agribusiness enterprise development, urban food systems and food loss and waste, the Division integrates and extends food systems support across the Organization.
ESF leads “Achieving Sustainable Urban Food Systems”, one of the FAO’s 20 Programme Priority Areas (PPAs) of the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31, which involves multidisciplinary collaboration across headquarters units, FAO Regional and Country Offices. In collaboration with external partners, the programme aims to empower national and local governments and partners to deliver transformative change in agrifood systems along the rural-urban continuum, leading to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable urban and peri-urban agrifood systems. This programme addresses urban poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition, while promoting healthy diets and fostering inclusive and sustainable rural transformation, promoted through the adoption of supportive policies and programmes, and the initiation and scaling-up of actions and investments by national and local stakeholders.

**Reporting Lines**
The Urban Agrifood Systems Coordinator reports to the Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF).

**Technical Focus**
The Urban Agrifood Systems Coordinator supports the delivery of the FAO Programme Priority Area “Achieving Sustainable Urban Food Systems”, under the overall leadership of the Director, ESF. He/she promotes coordinated, aligned and efficient efforts on urban agrifood systems work across FAO aligned with the Director-General's priority for a “One FAO”, builds strong partnerships through stakeholder engagement and advocates for urban agrifood systems transformation as a lever of transformative change.
The incumbent brings expertise in urban agrifood systems and experience of taking a systematic approach to address urban agrifood challenges with awareness of the broad range of technical issues relevant to urban and/or through the urban rural continuum, such as urban agriculture, urban forestry, waste management and ecosystem services, food supply resilience, agrocommodity packing and processing in urban catchment areas, public sector procurement, territorial markets and/or access to affordable, safe and nutritious foods.

**Key Results**
Comprehensive technical and policy expertise and advice to support the planning, development and implementation of programmes, projects, products and services.

**Key Functions**
- Provides policy expertise and advice to support the planning, development and implementation of Divisional programmes, projects, products and services.
- Provides technical and programmatic support on the

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