Forestry Officer

Job Posting: 09/Oct/2024

Closure Date: 30/Oct/2024, 5:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: NFO

Job Type: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Professional

Grade Level: P-3

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

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

Post Number: 2002350

CCOG Code: 1H06

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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 Forestry Division (NFO) leads FAO's work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of forestry, including its contributions to poverty reduction and food security and nutrition. It liaises with Members, civil society and the private sector in aspects ranging from development of effective forest policies to forest conservation and management issues and strengthens the role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Division also collects, analyses and disseminates information on the world's forest resources and, on the production, trade and consumption of wood and non-wood forest products.
The position is located at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, specifically in the FAO Governing Bodies and Global Processes Team of the Forestry Division (NFO), which serves as the Secretariat of the Committee on Forestry (COFO) and coordinates FAO's contribution to the international arrangement on forests, including the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), the implementation of the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF) and its six Global Forest Goals (GFGs), and coordinates the planning of biennial session of the FAO's six Regional Forestry Commissions.

**Reporting Lines**

The Forestry Officer (International Policy and Governance) reports to the Senior Forestry Officer/Secretary of the Committee on Forestry (COFO), Team Leader of the FAO Governing Bodies and Global Processes Team, NFO.

**Technical Focus**

Support to policy dialogue and international forest policy development, including through the implementation of the UNSPF and other forest-related global commitments and the collaboration with the Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF).

**Key Results**

Research, technical analysis and project related services to support the delivery of programme projects, products and services.

**Key Functions**
- Researches and analyses technical, social, economic, environmental, institutional, and technology related information, data and statistics and/or related policy issues to support the delivery of programme projects, products and services.
- Produces a variety of technical information, data, statistics and reports as well as input for technical documents and web pages.
- Provides technical support/analysis to various assessments, studies and initiatives and provides technical backstopping to field projects.
- Collaborates in the development of improved/updated tools, systems, processes and databases.
- Participates in multidisciplinary teams and/or leads working groups/teams collaborates with other Divisions/Offices/Centres on work groups and committees and promotes best practices.
- Collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality/effectiveness of capacity development activities within Members such as policy support, organizational development and individual learning events including preparation of related information, learning materials, on-line tools.
- Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences and influences partners in stakeholder consultations.
- Supports resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework.

**Specific Functions**
- Provides technical support to international forest-related policy dialogues at all levels to enhance the implementation