Young Professional Officer (Digital Agriculture) at FAO.

Job Posting

: 22/Oct/2021

Closure Date

: 26/Nov/2021, 5:59:00 PM

Job Type

: Staff position

Primary Location

: Turkey-Ankara

• 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　　
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
• FAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.

 Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supports the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems, for Better production, Better nutrition, Better environment and Better life, leaving no one behind.

In collaboration with the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU), the Subregional Office for Central Asia (FAO-SEC) is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing strategies for addressing priorities relating to food security, agriculture and rural development, natural resource management, climate change and sustainable food systems in the Central Asia subregion. The Organization’s technical assistance includes institution building, development of knowledge and competencies, and exchange of experience among FAO member countries. FAO-SEC supports regional policy dialogue on the above issues, facilitates the emergence of regional and subregional partnerships, and supports capacity development and resource mobilization in the subregion. Guided by the FAO Strategic Framework and the objective of supporting countries in their aspiration of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the priorities defined by the Regional Conference for Europe, FAO-SEC and the other FAO Offices in the Region are implementing their programmes under the programmatic umbrella of the Regional Initiatives. The Regional Initiatives are supported by a multidisciplinary team of technical experts assigned to achieve the desired results and to support the country offices in facilitating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in close collaboration with technical experts at FAO headquarters.

Reporting Lines

The Young Professional Officer (YPO) will report to the Senior Policy Officer (SEC) and work in close collaboration with the Innovation in Digital Agriculture team in FAO’s Office of Innovation (OIN).

Technical Focus

Digitalization in agriculture in selected countries of REU, with special attention to FAO member states in the SEC subregion. Development of draft national digital agriculture strategies for three countries in the REU region, of which at least one will be in the SEC subregion.

Key Results

Research, technical analysis and project related services to support the delivery of assigned projects, products and services.

Key Functions

• Analyses relevant technical social, economic, environmental, and technology information, data and/or statistics for input in various documents;
• Maintains records and updates databases and web pages;
• Provides technical support to various projects;
• Collaborates in the development of training tools and materials and the organization of workshops/seminars etc.;
• Participates in the organization and follow-up of meetings, consultations and conferences, the production of required materials and the provision of information and assistance to partners.

Specific Functions

• Supports the development of a draft national e-agriculture strategies for selected countries based on agricultural priorities, information and communication technology readiness and cross-sectoral leverage opportunities;
• Contributes to a subregional mapping of digital readiness and identification of pilot sites (country/ village); Provides support to a mapping of on-going Technical Cooperation Programmes and ongoing projects and initiatives that could benefit from digital innovation;
• Provides support to engagement and knowledge sharing with countries to present the advantages and opportunities in FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Digital Villages Initiative and other relevant digital initiatives;
• Assists in dialogue with FAO country offices to explore demand, opportunities, constraint and expertise needed to support Members;
• Collects and compiles data on strategic partners, initiatives and resources to build and scale-up digital interventions for agriculture in member states.

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  CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced university degree in agriculture, information technology, economics or similar degrees;
• One year of relevant experience information technology and/or digitalization;
• Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).

Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

 

Technical/Functional Skills

• Extent and relevance of experience in digital technology and innovation;
• Work experience in agriculture digitalization and information technology is desirable;
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable.

NB Please note that candidates should be 32 years of age or younger as of 31 December of the year of application.

 

 

_________________________________________________________________FAO staff are expected to adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.

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• Extension of fixed term appointments is based on certification of performance and availability of funds
• FAO reserves the right not to make an appointment.
• The Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative targeted for talented, qualified professionals who are mainly nationals of non- and under- represented countries, that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC), to start a career as an international civil servant with FAO.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

 

•  We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications and language skills.
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile;
• Once your profile is completed, please apply and submit your application;
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided on your online profile;
• Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications;
• Incomplete applications will not be considered;
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered;
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

If you need help, or have queries, please contact: [email protected]

 

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