asks and responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the Budget Holder and direct supervision of the Focal Point of FLR in FAO RAP, the Programme Specialist will perform the tasks below.

•    Facilitate relevant networks and support organization of events related to FLR.
•    Advance resource mobilization and monitoring framework to operationalize RESULT Asia-Pacific.
•    Prepare knowledge/communication products needed for advancing RESULT Asia-Pacific, as per governments’ and partners’ requirements, including through investment gap analysis.
•    Provide advice and technical expertise in shaping FLR projects in the context of RESULT Asia-Pacific.
•    Provide technical inputs for the analysis of FLR data and information and compiling them to the regional knowledge hub.
•    Provide advice and technical expertise to knowledge management/dissemination activities, including documentation of lessons learned.
•    Perform other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    Advanced university degree in forestry, economic, social or biological sciences or engineering as appropriate for the specific profiles listed above, or a first level degree with 2 years of relevant experience may be considered as equivalent.
•    Minimum 1 year of relevant experience for category C, 5 years for category B, 10 years for category A in analytical studies, project formulation and implementation, capacity development and resource mobilisation related to natural resource management.
•    Working knowledge (level C) of English.