POSITION TITLE: Environment Officer GRADE LEVEL: P-4
DUTY STATION: Rome, Italy
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Latin America, the Caribbean, East Asia and the
Pacific Service (TCIO)
DURATION ∗: Fixed Term: 3 years
Investment Centre Division (TCI) POST CODE/NO: Unidentified
Technical Cooperation Department (TC) CCOG CODE: 1R
Applications from qualified women as well as from qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries are encouraged
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Investment Centre Division (TCI) promotes investment in agriculture and rural development in developing countries and countries in transition,
assisting governments, international financing institutions (IFIs) and other development partners to achieve growth, poverty alleviation and food
security.
Under the overall guidance of the Director, TCI, and the supervision of the Chief, Latin America, the Caribbean, East Asia and the Pacific Service,
will provide technical advice and be responsible for building upon and diversifying the Service’s capacity in environmental planning and
management. In particular, will:
• participate in, and eventually, lead multidisciplinary missions to assist governments in the identification and preparation of environmental
and Natural Resources Management (NRM) projects (or relevant project components of agricultural and/or rural development projects)
focusing on critical themes such as biodiversity conservation, soil conservation, climate change and integrated ecosystem management
(IEM);
• establish and maintain close collaboration with the Global Environment Facility (GEF); manage and promote the development of the
Division’s GEF project portfolio;
• assess potential environmental impacts associated with investment operations in agriculture and rural development and propose
responsive mitigation measures in line with national environmental safe-guard policies and financing partners;
• advise Service Chiefs on environmental issues associated with scheduled field missions, selection of consultants for technical assistance
projects, terms of reference and supervision of outputs; cooperate with other FAO Divisions in environmental related activities;
• liaise and participate with respective counterparts in partner agencies in both relevant project and non-project related activities;
• collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in decentralised offices in the formulation and delivery of capacity development programmes
aimed at strengthening environmental planning and management of capacity; and
• prepare clear and concise reports in line with the requirements of governments and financing partners;
• perform other related duties as required
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should meet the following:
• Advanced university degree in Geography, Natural Resources Management (NRM), Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering
or closely related field
• Seven years of relevant experience in the design of environmental and NRM programmes/projects and impact mitigation measures,
including experience in developing countries and/or countries in transition
• Working knowledge of English and Spanish
SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be assessed against the following:
• Extent and relevance of experience in participating in and/or leading multidisciplinary teams in the preparation of environmental projects
(or relevant project components)
• Extent of experience in conducting and evaluating environmental sector or sub-sector reviews
• Familiarity with GEF and its focal areas and experience in the preparation, evaluation and supervision of GEF-supported projects
• Knowledge of environmental safeguard policies and procedures of major financing institutions
• Familiarity with the application of natural resource economics
• Experience in community based approaches to environmental and natural resources management
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in applying capacity building techniques in environmental planning and management
• Experience in dealing with senior government officials, development partners and beneficiaries in the context of investment operations
• Good communication skills, both oral and in writing
N.B. Willingness to travel frequently to developing countries and/or countries in transition
Please note that all candidates should possess computer/word processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national
and cultural backgrounds.
* The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the
extension of appointments
REMUNERATION
A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, click on the
following link: http://icsc.un.org/
TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants
Send your application to: V.A CP-020-TCI
Director, TCI
FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome ITALY
ADM213e 06/10
Fax No: +39 06 5705 46 57
E-mail: TCI-VA@fao.org
Please note that FAO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director-General and may be assigned to any
activities or office of the organization.
FAO IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT
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