Forestry Officer

Job Posting: 28/Jan/2025

Closure Date: 18/Feb/2025, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: NFO

Job Type: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Professional Project

Grade Level: P-4

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

Duration: Fixed-term: 1 year with possibility of extension

Post Number: 1058932

CCOG Code: 1H06

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- **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**:

- 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 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**

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

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.

FAO hosts since 2003 the Secretariat of the Mountain Partnership (MP) which is a United Nations voluntary alliance of governments and organizations committed to working together with the common goal of achieving sustainable mountain development around the world.

The position is located in the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) within the Forestry Division (NFO) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

**Reporting Lines**
The Forestry Officer (Mountain Partnership Secretariat) reports to the Senior Forestry Officer/MPS Coordinator, NFO and works under the overall guidance of the Director, NFO. The incumbent is expected to provide expert support to the Mountain Partnership Secretariat and deputize for the MPS Coordinator.

**Technical Focus**
Jointly with the Senior Forestry Officer/MPS Coordinator, the Forestry Officer (Mountain Partnership Secretariat) supervises the full implementation of the delivery of the MPS annual work plan, projects and initiatives and promotes international cooperation and advocacy for sustainable mountain development, relations with MP members, and the MP Steering Committee. Acts as a Deputy for the MPS Coordinator.

**Key Results**
Comprehensive technical and policy expertise to support the planning, development and implementation of divisional programmes, projects, products and services in accordance with divisional objectives and the FAO Strategic Framework.

**Key Functions**
- Plans and leads components of multidisciplinary teams; leads and/or participates in Organization-wide, cross-divisional committees, project teams and working groups and/or provides specialized expertise on technical networks and/or international technical policy and standard setting bodies.
- Develops technical, analytical, monitoring and reporting frameworks and related methodologies, tools, systems and databases, etc., to support the planning, implementation/delivery and monitoring of programmes of work, projects, products and/or services.
- Designs and conducts research, data collection, validation, analysis and/or reporting activities to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovative approaches and strategies, new tools, technologies, technical reports/publications and/or policy proposals as well as the provision of technical/policy/specialist/advice and expertise.
- Responds to country requests for technical and policy assistance; provides technical advice, assistance and solutions to Decentralized Offices as well as technical backstopping to field projects.
- Collaborates in, provid