CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    University degree in environmental management, social sciences, geography, agriculture, or other ESS related field.
•    At least two years (for CAT C), five years (for CAT B), or 10 years (for CAT A) of relevant experience in environmental and social risk management, in particular application of ES safeguards to projects and operations.
•    Working knowledge of English is required.

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills

•    Combined experience in a set of environmental (i.e. biodiversity, resource efficiency, climate change) and/or social (i.e. labour and work conditions, community health and safety, land tenure, indigenous peoples, cultural heritage) safeguards standards is required.
•    Advanced expertise in one of the standards is an asset.
•    Familiarity with environmental and social safeguards requirements from the GEF, GCF, World Bank and other major funding organizations.
•    Experience conducting due diligence or compliance reviews is required.
•    Experience in grievance dealing, including dispute resolution is an asset.
•    Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions.
•    Strong multi-cultural communication and collaborative skills.
•    Experience in emergency operations or conflict settings is an asset.
•    Limited knowledge of French and/or Spanish is desirable.
•    Limited knowledge of Arabic, Chinese or Russian is an asset.