Fishery Resources Specialist, Various Locations, Various Locations

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- VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT /b b: /b /h3 h3Fishery Resources Specialist /h3 h3Job Posting /h3 p29/Sep/*
* /p h3Closure Date /h3 p13/Oct/, 9:59:00 PM /p h3Organizational Unit : NFIGD
- General Fisheries Commisiion for the Mediterranean (GFCM) /h3 h3Job Type /h3 pNon-staff opportunities /p h3Type of Requisition : Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement) /h3 h3Primary Location /h3 pVarious Locations-Various Locations /p h3Duration : Up to 11 months (renewable) /h3 h3Post Number : N/A /h3 pIMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device /p ul liFAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture.br/ /li liQualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply;br/ /li liEveryone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's valuesbr/ /li liFAO, 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 discriminationbr/ /li liAll selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checksbr/ /li liAll applications will be treated with the strictest confidentialitybr/ /li /ul pFAO's commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.
/p h3Organizational Setting /h3 pThe General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is a regional fisheries management organization established under the provisions of Article XIV of the FAO Constitution.
Its main objective is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of living marine resources, as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.br/The GFCM formulates and recommends appropriate measures and ensures these recommendations are implemented; coordinates efforts by countries to effectively manage fisheries and aquaculture; monitors the status of fishery resources and carries out scientific work to support advice and decision
- making; coordinates and benefits from the support of projects and programmes at the regional and subregional levels to enhance scientific cooperation and capacity building among its membership.br/To fulfil its mandate, the GFCM collaborates, gathers and shares information with a wide network of institutions and partners.
In this context and as its activities bring new projects and fields of work, new products and events need to be properly prepared and promoted.
For its ambitious strategies to succeed, the GFCM needs to communicate effectively about its work and its impact to key audiences.
Good communication can contribute to obtaining support and participation and securing cooperation between all stakeholders involved.
/p pThe posts are either home-based or located at GFCM headquarters (Via Vittoria Colonna 1, **
* – Rome, Italy).
/p h3Reporting Lines /h3 pThe Fishery Resources Specialist reports to the GFCM Fishery Officers and to the GFCM Executive Secretary.
She/he closely collaborates with relevant staff at the GFCM Secretariat and in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division.
/p h3Technical Focus /h3 pAreas of work cover sustainable development and management of fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region, including sustainable aquaculture development, aquaculture capacity development activities within the ADC, policy support, implementation of relevant plans of action and binding decisions in place, small-scale fisheries guidelines implementation, Blue Transformation, fisheries-related SDG monitoring, information management, fisheries data interoperability standards, data analysis and assessment of the status of marine living resources, management strategy evaluation, ecosystem approach to fisheries management planning and implementation, interactions between fisheries and the marine environment and ecosystems, discards monitoring programmes and awareness, scientific surveys, fishing gear and fishing techniques, gear selectivity, fisheries decarbonization, mitigation of bycatch, benthic communities, European eel, sturgeons, piked dogfish, vulnerable species, deep water corals, jellyfish, climate change mitigation and adaptation, non-indigenous species (including blue crabs), MCS, IUU fishing, compliance assessment, fishing vessels, socio-economic impacts, value chains, social protection, recreational fisheries, stakeholder engagement, gender and work plan