The Natural Resources Management (NRM) Specialist works under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative and the direct supervision of the Senior Programme Officer. The NRM Specialist works in close technical collaboration with the FAO Climate, Land and Water Unit, and with the FAO sub-regional, regional and headquarters units, in direct support of Heads of field offices and the Programme and Resource Mobilization Team.
Responsibilities:
Lead and oversee the natural resource management team members in FAO South Sudan.
Support the implementation of FAO South Sudan’s Natural Resource Management strategy and the development of coherent programmes.
Design and implement coherent and contextualized methodologies to ensure that FAO and its implementing partners provide planned support on climate change adaptation, climate change mitigation, disaster risk management, environment and forest sectoral programmes and projects at national and community levels, facilitating awareness raising, multi-stakeholder dialogue, capacity development, technical appropriateness and sustainability.
Support and lead project designing of Green Climate Fund (GCF), Global Environment Facility (GEF) and other climate funding windows under FAO South Sudan with its high quality and impact and facilitate the process between FAO regional and HQ level and the GCF secretariat.
Support the development of project documents related to natural resource management, climate change, disaster risk management/reduction, agro-meteorology, environment and forestry in FAO or at UN common, donor levels.
Provide technical assistance to existing projects to strengthen the policy, legal and institutional framework governing climate change, disaster risk management/reduction, environment and forestry sector.
Facilitate strategic partnerships in the field of climate, disaster risk management, environment and forestry.
Perform any other duties as required.
Requirements:
Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in natural resource management, agriculture, forestry, water and watershed management, environmental policy, environmental science, ecology, geoscience, disaster management, international development with concentration in environment, or any other discipline relevant to the work of the Organization; Consultants with bachelor`s degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in planning and implementing natural resources management and sustainable agricultural development projects and programmes, including experience in the formulation and/or implementation of food security, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management, climate risk management and agro-processing investment operations in developing countries and/or countries in transition.
Working knowledge of English (Level C) and limited knowledge (Level B) of another FAO Language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
