Policy Officer

The Policy Officer (National Pillar Coordinator) reports to the Director, Support Mechanism of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. 

Technical Focus:

Provides intellectual leadership, guidance and operational support for results-based policy assistance work of the national pillar of GAAHP across all regions. 

Key Results:

Implementation of coherent, integrated and effective policy assistance and governance work supporting GAAHP Members at regional, subregional and country level i) in accordance with GAAHP priorities and FAO delivery mechanisms and ii) in response to new policy assistance requests.

Key Functions:

• Supports the work carried out by Technical or Policy Officers from headquarters or outposted staff in the Decentralized Offices in relation to policy and governance work.
• Participates in specialized or multidisciplinary teams and policy analysis missions or projects, policy networks and/or international policy setting bodies.
• Supports with analytical work and collaboration with concerned stakeholders the adoption and implementation of cross-sectoral policies and strategies concerning, poverty eradication, social protection food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture.
• Participates in partnerships and promotes best practices and policy dialogue in support of enhanced governance for poverty eradication social protection, food and nutrition security, sustainable agriculture and food systems.
• Supports the analysis of regional and country-level policy issues to provide input into the identification of country and regional priorities and requirements.
• Implements and monitors regional and subregional policy work programmes and the supporting budgets and/or resourcing strategies.
• Organizes and participates in capacity development activities, and develops the related materials, on-line tools and information kits.
• Performs other duties as required.

Specific Functions:

• Supports the coordination of the national pillar of the GAAHP as well as the technical assistance collaboration across the UN System.
• Provides assistance and shares best practices on ways of implementing GAAHP national matchmaking.
• Builds network of collaboration with governmental and organizational counterparts to facilitate programme coordination and promotion.
• Monitors and identifies critical programme issues where the GAAHP Support Mechanism inputs/involvement is needed, organizes information flows from external collaborators to programme units.
• Identifies opportunities for the GAAHP Support Mechanism to project organizational capacities and priorities into agendas and activities at the UN Common System level and with counterparts; assesses the GAAHP Support Mechanism participation in regional interagency forums.
• Builds awareness within GAAHP Support Mechanism of the regional perspectives and priorities of collaborators, assists GAAHP members with networking with external counterparts.
• Supports GAAHP positions and capacities in collaborative activities with external counterparts.
• Represents GAAHP in receiving visitors and facilitates replies to institutional and public inquiries on subjects falling within the competence of the Alliance.
• Supports mobilization of resources in support of social protection, poverty eradication, agriculture and food security.
• Performs other duties as required. 

Candidates Will Be Assessed Against The Following:

Minimum Requirements:

• Advanced university degree in political sciences, social sciences, economics, sociology, food security, nutrition, sustainable agriculture (including livestock, forestry and fisheries) or related field.
• Five years of relevant experience in policy advice and public analysis relating to social protection, poverty eradication, food and nutrition security, agriculture and rural development, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes.
• Working knowledge (proficiency – level C) of English and intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency – level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).

Source: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2500322