Fishery Officer

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Fishery Officer (Project Technical Manager)

Job Posting: 09/Jan/2023

Closure Date: 30/Jan/2023, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (NFI)

**Job Type**: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Professional Project

Grade Level: P-3

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

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

Post Number: 2009342

CCOG Code: 1H05
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**Organizational Setting**
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is a regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) established under the provisions of Article XIV of the FAO Constitution. The main objective of the GFCM is to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilization of living marine resources as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. To this end, the GFCM formulates and recommends appropriate measures for the conservation and rational management of living marine resources and ensures these recommendations are implemented; constantly reviews the economic and social aspects of the fishing industry, recommending specific measures in connection with its development; promotes and carries out training, research and development activities, in addition to cooperation and technical assistance in fisheries-related fields; collects, publishes and disseminates information on exploitable living marine resources and on fisheries exploiting these resources; and promotes programmes for marine and coastal fisheries enhancement.

The post is located in the GFCM headquarters at Palazzo Blumenstihl (Via Vittoria Colonna 1, Rome, Italy) and the incumbent is expected to provide expert support to the Executive Secretary and relevant staff of the GFCM Secretariat, including its subregional technical units, transversally.

**Reporting Lines**

**Technical Focus**

**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; provides technical backstopping to field projects.
- Collaborates in the development of improved/updated tools, systems, processes and databases.
- Participates in multi-disciplinary teams and/or leads working groups/teams; collaborates with other divisions and agencies 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 Member Countries, such as policy support, organizational development and individual learning events, including preparation of related information, learning materials and'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 Corporate Strategy.

**Specific Functions**
- Backstops the coordination and close monitoring of the implementation of GEF FishEBM project activities assigned to GFCM, including overseeing the technical execution and development of technical products (particularly with respect to livelihoods-related actions), and providing technical support to assessing the outputs produced and the products generat