Food Security and Nutrition Policy and Governance Specialist

Job Posting: 13/Apr/2025

Closure Date: 02/May/2025, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: ESA

Job Type: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition: Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

Duration: Up to 11 months

Post Number: N/A

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**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 Agrifood Economics and Policy Division (ESA) conducts economic research and policy analysis and provides evidence-based support to national, regional and global policy processes and initiatives related to monitoring and analyzing food and agricultural policies, agribusiness and value chain development, rural transformation and poverty, food security and nutrition information and analysis, resilience, bioeconomy and climate-smart agriculture.

The Division also leads the production of two FAO flagship publications: The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) and The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI).

ESA Division also hosts the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Secretariat, the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for a broad range of committed stakeholders to work together in a coordinated manner and in support of country-led processes towards the elimination of hunger and ensuring food security and nutrition for all (SDG2). The CFS Secretariat comprises staff and resources from the FAO, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The CFS Secretariat provides technical and administrative support to the Committee, its Plenary Session, Bureau and Advisory Group Meetings and its intersessional working groups.

The position is located in the Agrifood Economics and Policy Division (ESA) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

**Reporting Lines**

The Food Security Policy and Governance Specialist reports to the CFS Secretary and will work in close collaboration with other members of the CFS Secretariat.

**Technical Focus**

Engagement in and/or support of multistakeholder collaboration, food security and nutrition governance, technical and strategic support to the CFS Secretariat and technical, strategic, and administrative support to the CFS Chairperson.

**Tasks and responsibilities**
- Coordinate the development, review, and analysis of food security and nutrition policy documents, ensuring alignment and coherence with international frameworks, supporting the drafting background documentation, papers, policy briefs, concept notes, outcomes and others, as requested and needed;
- Support and contribute to the planning and rollout of CFS intersessional and High-Level meetings as established in the CFS Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPoW) 2024-2027, including planning and organizing Plenary sessions, Bureau and Advisory Group meetings, Bureau meetings, with related supporting material;
- Support activities related to CFS policy convergence processes and other thematic workstreams by providing technical and analytical inputs;
- Coordinate outreach and visibility activities of the CFS Chairperson, including preparation of briefs and speaking notes for meetings and events;
- Prepare CFS Chairperson’s statements, speeches, letters, presentations and articles, in collaboration with the CFS Secretariat;
- Assist and advise the CFS Chairperson in topics related with food security and nutrition in bilateral and multilateral meetings with key stakeholders;
- Perform any other duties as required.

**CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING**

**Minimum Requirements**
- University degree in economics, political science, food science or a related field;
- At least one year (for PSA.SBS category C), two years (for consultant category C), five years (for category B) or ten y