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NFI and Forest Food System Coordinator

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Job Description

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Job Responsibilities


• Collaborate closely with the partner organizations; PNG Forest Authority (PNGFA), PNG Forest Research Institute (PNGFRI), and Binatang Research Centre (BRC), to coordinate the NFI implementation. This includes planning, reconnaissance, field assessment, data management, and analysis;
• Coordinate the preparation of the field implementation reports;
• Prepare and monitor the Letter of Agreement (LoA) with the partner agencies;
• Strengthen the communication and cooperation with the PNG NFI International Research Committee, which will be coordinated by the Monash University;
• Liaise with the FAO operations team to organize NFI logistics;
• Coordinate the NFI capacity building activities;
• Assist the communication officer to enhance NFI awareness;
• Perform any other related duties as required.
• Liaise between the FAO Lead Technical Unit, the FAO Representation and the national counterpart institution to ensure the timely and effective implementation of the project;
• Liaise with and support the organization of the National Technical Working Group for the project;
• Provide inputs and actively participate (including organization as appropriate) in the global and country-level workshops, coordinating and facilitating the participation of national stakeholders as appropriate;
• Contribute to establishing methodologies for the identification of key forest foods and systems;
• Participate in monitoring the LOA at country level, and provide technical and/or administrative support, identify problems and issues to be addressed and propose corrective action, liaise with relevant parties and identify and track follow-up actions;
• Support the preparation of the Rapid Assessment Report on key forest foods and related agrifood systems;
• Actively identify opportunities for resource mobilization and related donor(s), and support proposal-writing as necessary;
• Support the organization of participatory diagnostic meetings (Output 1.3) and country trainings (output 1.5);
• Support the organization of a national multi-stakeholder consultation/validation workshop in the second semester of 2025 (Output 2).
• Undertake field missions as and when required;
• Perform any other related duties as required.

Other Educational Qualification

• University degree in food security, forestry, agriculture, natural resources, biological and environmental sciences, rural development or related fields.
• At least 5 years working experience in forestry, NWFPs, climate change, biodiversity conservation or other relevant fields.
• Full proficiency (level C) in English.

Salary

  • Negotiable

Posted By


Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Job Summary

  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Job Location: Guinea
  • Employment Type: Contractual
  • Experience: 5 to 6 Year (s)
  • Vacancy: Not Specific
  • Gender: Any
  • Published on:October 20, 2024
  • Application Deadline: December 20, 2024
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