The Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Resilience Specialist will support the implementation of FAO’s resilience agenda at global, regional, subregional and/or country level, with a prominent focus on DRR, climate change adaptation and resilience in food crisis and protracted crisis contexts.

Tasks and responsibilities

In collaboration with relevant FAO teams in OER and elsewhere, particularly the Office of Climate Change and Biodiversity, the Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Resilience Specialist will:

•    Support governments and FAO Decentralised Offices with the design, formulation and implementation of projects, programmes, strategies and policies related to DRR, DRM and climate resilience;

•    Provide technical support and strengthen capacities of FAO staff and partners on DRR, DRM and climate resilience, including through the design and implementation of normative guidance and training materials at country, regional and global level;
•    Support resource mobilization efforts on DRR, DRM and climate resilience and the scaling-up of access to climate finance in food crisis and protracted crisis contexts, through the mapping of opportunities and formulation of proposals;
•    Support governments, local partners and other key stakeholders with scaling-up DRR and climate resilience initiatives;

•    Contribute to the formulation of technical notes, papers, reports and materials on DRR, DRM and climate resilience, including through research and analytical tasks;

•    Support disaster and climate risk analysis/assessments in food crisis /protracted crisis contexts to inform emergency and resilience programming and advocacy;

•    Support the collection, analysis and dissemination of evidence on good practices in DRR, DRM and climate resilience, including through the development of impact analysis, formulation of knowledge products and the support to learning and outreach efforts;

•    Support internal and external coordination and partnership building efforts on DRR and climate resilience with key actors at local, regional and global level including through joint risk analysis, programming and advocacy;

•    Supports project management and planning of initiatives on DRR, DRM and climate resilience;

•    Support the roll-out of FAO emergency and resilience initiatives in food crisis and protracted crisis contexts, including through in-country missions, particularly for the formulation of emergency and resilience strategies and the attainment of corporate goals;

•    Support analysis and programming on climate change adaptation, mitigation and loss and damage from climate extremes in food crisis and protracted crisis contexts;

•    Support key partnerships and advocacy efforts in relation to global, regional and country level disaster and climate policy processes, including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Rio Conventions, loss and damage and disaster risk financing among others.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    University degree in Agriculture, Climate, Disaster Risk Reduction, Food Security, Economics, Environment, International Relations, Natural Resources Management, Rural Development, Social/political Sciences, or related fields;
•    At least 2 years (Category C), 5 years (Category B) or 10 years (Category A) of relevant experience in emergency and resilience programming for the humanitarian/agricultural/food security sectors, including work experience with national and international NGO’s, UN agencies, governments, donors;
•    Working knowledge (level C) of English or French.

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills

•    Country level experience on DRM, DRR and Climate resilience is an asset, particularly in conflict-affected and emergency contexts.
•    Extent and relevance of experience in emergency and resilience programming for the humanitarian/agricultural/food security sectors.
•    Familiarity with climate adaptation, mitigation, loss and damage and with the international conventions, finance mechanisms and policy processes on climate is an asset.
•    Extent and relevance of experience in designing, formulating and implementing disaster and climate risk management projects, climate finance, disaster risk financing and climate advocacy efforts and partnerships.
•    Demonstrated technical knowledge of DRM, DRR and CCA and other crisis risk management solutions in food crisis/protracted settings.
•    Demonstrated knowledge and proven application of programme formulation, proposal writing and resource mobilization considered an asset.
•    Demonstrated ability to effectively use evidence and learning to inform programming.
•    Ability to plan and organize own work, deliver results, and meet deadlines, within a multi-disciplinary team.
•    Excellent research, report writing, analytical and communication skills.
•    Demonstrated ability to analyse problems, make appropriate recommendations, effective decisions, including in emergency settings.