POSITION TITLE: Forestry Officer GRADE LEVEL: P-3
(Statistics) DUTY STATION: Rome
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Global Forest Assessment and Reporting Team, DURATION ∗: Fixed term: 3 years
FOMA POST CODE/NO: 0118923
Forest Assessment, Management and Conservation
Division, FOM
Forestry Department, FO
CCOG CODE: 1H06
Applications from qualified women as well as from qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries are encouraged
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direct supervision of the Team Leader, Forest Assessment and Reporting Team, the incumbent shall be responsible for the maintenance and development of statistical information on forestry, forest products and forest industries. In particular, will:
• participate in the design and develop new statistical methods and quantitative models for analysis and projections on forest products and forest industry at the global level;
• maintain and run the computerised database on global forest products statistics;
• analyse and disseminate the information on forestry, forest products and forest industry and prepare Forest Statistics’ material for publications, including the Yearbook of Forest Products;
• represent the Division at international forestry related meetings and act as Secretary to the Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Forest Sector
Statistics;
• conduct research to standardise structure and classification of definitions for statistical information on forest industries and forest products especially production, trade and industry capacity;
• promote cooperation and maintain liaison with other international organizations and institutions working with forestry statistics, including the International Tropical Timber Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and EUROSTAT, as well as national
statistical agencies, for better coordination of statistical programmes and elimination of unnecessary duplication;
• establish and maintain effective working relations with country statistical focal points in order to facilitate the sharing of statistical information;
• organize seminars, training workshops, expert meetings etc. in order to provide direct support to country capacity building in the area of forest statistics;
• prepare draft technical documents for meetings and publication;
• perform other related duties as required.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should meet the following:
• University Degree in Forestry, Economics, Statistics or a related field
• Five years of relevant experience in the field of forest products statistics which included international working experience in developing countries or countries in transition
• Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or of Arabic, Chinese or Russian
SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be assessed against the following:
• Relevance of experience in the field of forest products statistics
• Extent of experience in the development and management of forest products information systems, especially related to international forest
products statistics
• Demonstrated knowledge of statistical analysis techniques and software
• Quality of analytical skills, including ability to analyze information and present findings in a clear manner
• Demonstrated ability in the organization and conduct of meetings, workshops and training sessions
• Quality of both oral and written communication skills on technical issues
• Maturity, initiative and drive, high sense of responsibility, ability to effectively plan and organize work
• Extent of language skills, with an emphasis on languages of the Organization (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian)
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 2505-FOM
Director, FOM, Forestry Department
FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome ITALY
Fax No: +39 06 57055137
E-mail: FOM-Director@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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