Join FAO: Home Based Senior Technical Expert in Forest Governance and Value Chains
Join FAO: Home Based Senior Technical Expert in Forest Governance and Value Chains
- Organizational Unit: NFO
- Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
- Type of Requisition: Consultant
- Primary Location: Home-Based
- Duration: Up to 11 months
- Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking a Senior Technical Expert in Forest Governance and Value Chains. This role focuses on enhancing sustainable forest management and supporting value chain development to promote environmental conservation and economic growth.
The Forestry Division leads FAO’s work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the economic, environmental and social dimensions of forestry, including its contributions to poverty reduction and food security and nutrition. It liaises with member countries, 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 technical expert(s) will be working under the overall supervision of the FGVC Programme Manager, and the direct supervision of relevant Forestry Officers from the FGVC Programme and/or ALA Facility.
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Responsibilities
- Provide technical expertise related to one or more of the technical focus areas
- Conduct technical assessments or analyses in fields related to the technical focus areas
- Support the design of institutional settings and/or frameworks for monitoring and reporting of national and international commitments, strategies, and plans.
- Develop approaches and tools to assess, monitor, and promote interventions related to one or more of the technical focus areas listed above;
- Provide direct support to target countries through capacity building and mentoring for government and private sector
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Requirements
- Advanced university degree in the fields of economics, finance, forestry, natural resources management, business, political science, international relations, information technology, or related studies.
- A university degree combined with 2 years of additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced university degree.
- At least 8 years of relevant work experience in one or more of the following areas: Forest Economics, Forest Policy, Forestry Statistics, Sustainable Development, Agribusiness, Value Chain Analysis, Development Finance and Investment, IT system development, Institutional Reform or related areas
