Deputy Director, Land and Water Division

4 settimane fa

Roma, Italia FAO A tempo pieno

Job Posting: 27/Feb/2024

Closure Date: 26/Mar/2024, 5:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: Land and Water Division (NSL)

**Job Type**: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Senior-level

Grade Level: D-1

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

Duration: Fixed term: two years with possibility of extension

Post Number: 0072575

CCOG Code: 1R01
- **FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture**

**- Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply**
**- Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values**
- **FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination**

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the 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.

The Land and Water Division (NSL) of FAO foresees a future whereby governments, development partners, civil societies, academic institutions, and the private sector and farmers, all work together to ensure that land, soil, and water resources are wisely used, conserved, and restored for sustainable and resilient agrifood systems that support food security, nutrition, and human wellbeing. NSL provides policy guidance, technical and financial assistance to Members in developing policies, programmes, best practices, and management tools for ensuring productive and efficient use of land, soil and water resources to meet present and future demands for agricultural products, while ensuring the long-term sustainability of these resources. It promotes equitable access to and sustainable management of these natural resources with a view to enhancing productivity, livelihoods, equity, health and ecosystem services.

Under the new FAO Conceptual Framework for integrated land and water resources management, NSL will work towards a core set of five integrated and strategic objectives and action areas that have been elaborated to cut across the thematic areas of land, water, soils, and geospatial areas of work of the Division: (1) Good governance; (2) Wise use and restoration; (3) Mitigation and resilience; (4) Integrated solutions; (5) Data, digitalization, technology and innovation.

The position is located in the Land and Water Division (NSL) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

**Reporting Lines**

The Deputy Director reports to the Director, NSL.

**Summary of Duties and Functions**

Under the overall guidance of the Director, Land and Water Division (NSL), the Deputy Director will assist with the day-to-day management of the Division. She/he will support the Director in providing strategic, managerial and technical leadership for the work of the Division and to facilitate the management of corporate, divisional and inter-divisional activities. In particular, the incumbent will:

- Support the Director in the overall management responsibility including planning for the Division’s programme of work, ensuring quality control, progress monitoring and reporting, promoting coherence between FAO works on land, soils and water resources in countries and regions; harmonizing with other FAO programmes, ensuring the technical quality of the normative and operational work and ensuring cost-effective use of financial and human resources, within the framework of the FAO Strategic Framework and the Medium Term Plan, as per results-based management;
- Handle day-to-day matters in the absence of the Director;
- Represent NSL on behalf of the Director internally and externally, as needed;
- Coordinate and advise technical teams in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and reporting of work plans within the FAO Strategic Framework; stimulate and guide discussion of substantive matters in relevant teams of the Division;
- Promote innovation, science and technology, in particular geographic information systems and remote sensing, in the land, soil and water sectors, in cooperation with public, private, academia and civil society;
- Ensure effective collaboration with other divisions, centres, oth

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