Emergency and Resilience Specialist at Food and Agriculture Organization Of the United Nations

Tasks and responsibilities

• Building on the needs assessment and emergency response plan prepared for Nigeria, lead and manage the implementation of emergency and resilience activities.
• Coordinate and supervise all project focal points and sets, manage all project task forces.
• Ensure a smooth project budget and activities monitoring and guide the senior management on time in any decision making during the projects/programmes cycle
• Prepare, coordinate and manage detailed work plans for all the emergency and resilience projects and programmes.
• Supervise preparation of various written project and programme updates and reports.
• Manage and supervise the daily work of the emergency and resilience team, providing technical support and strategic guidance;
• Coordinate outreach activities and conducts training workshops, seminars, makes presentations on assigned topics/activities; Support the tracking and monitoring of all emergency projects output and budget delivery in line with project timelines and in accordance with the established FAO project management guild lines.
• Liaise closely with the FAO country communication team to design and implement annual communication and visibility plans for all FAO emergency and resilience projects and in accordance with donor specific donor requirements.
• Lead field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties.
• Provide support, information and regular updates to the Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC). Contribute to the formulation of HNO, HRP and monitoring of HRP achievements.
• Develop appropriate strategic planning and management tools to improve resilience and preparedness.
• Perform other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• University degree in project management, agriculture engineering, rural development or related fields.
• At least 5 years' experience in projects/programme implementation, MEAL and reporting in multiple complex contexts, emergency context will be and added value.
• Working knowledge of English

FAO Core Competencies

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