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Knowledge Management and Communication Specialist

Job Posting: 19/Dec/2024

Closure Date: 04/Jan/2025, 10:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit : FAPAK – FAO Representation in Pakistan

Job Type: Non-staff alternatives

Type of Requisition : NPP (National Project Personnel)

Grade Level : N/A

Primary Location: Pakistan-Multan

Duration : 12 months

Post Number : N/A

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• Qualified feminine candidates, certified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and particular person with disabilities are inspired to apply
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• All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks
• All functions might be handled with the strictest confidentiality

FAO’s dedication to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic targets and operations.

Organizational Setting

The place is situated within the FAO workplace in Multan. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Pakistan focuses its efforts on poverty discount, meals safety, sustainable livelihoods and rural improvement. FAO has partnered with the Government of Pakistan on analysis and improvement, coaching, extension providers and strengthening of the employees capability in planning and coverage making. FAO has supported enhancements in agricultural coverage evaluation, strengthened establishments. Enhanced built-in space improvement and expanded participation of marginalized and susceptible communities in sustainable improvement.

The positions are envisioned beneath GCF funded “Transforming Indus Basin with Climate Resilient Agriculture and Water Management” challenge.

Modelling of local weather change eventualities for Pakistan exhibits that if agriculture and water administration within the Indus River Basin proceed alongside a ‘enterprise as typical’ pathway, growing temperatures and adjustments in precipitation will pose severe threats to the long run livelihoods of farmers and to the Pakistani agricultural sector. In response to this problem, the GCF funded challenge, “Transforming Indus Basin with Climate Resilient Agriculture and Water Management”, will assist shift Pakistan and Indus Basin agriculture from its present scenario of excessive vulnerability towards another paradigm whereby higher info and farming practices will considerably enhance resilience to local weather change. To do that, the challenge will develop the nation’s capability to get and use the data it wants to deal with the impacts of local weather change on agriculture and water administration by setting up state-of-the artwork know-how (Component 1); constructing farmers resilience to local weather change by way of abilities, data and know-how (Component 2), and making a wider enabling setting for steady adaptation and expanded sustainable uptake of climate-resilient approaches (Component 3).

The challenge seeks to recruit a specialist to offer communications and data administration help in the course of the implementation of the challenge.

Reporting Lines

Under the general supervision of the FAO Representative in Pakistan, direct supervision of Technical Advisor, in shut coordination with Project International Officers and Provincial Project Staff in Hyderabad and Multan, National Communications Specialist in Islamabad, and when needed with the Regional Communications Officer in Bangkok, the incumbent shall familiarize him/herself with FAO’s company communication coverage and operational tips to make sure obligatory coherence of all communication and info outputs.

Technical Focus

• Planning and monitoring of publishing initiatives through the company publications workflow system
• Visibility of the challenge, by way of utilizing revolutionary Communication and Knowledge Management strategies and instruments;
• Delivery of high-end communications merchandise/occasions aimed toward selling consciousness and schooling on local weather resilience agriculture.
• Generation of content material from technical programmes, insurance policies and program/initiatives studies and information report.

Tasks and obligations

• In line with FAO company and regional communication methods, plan and put together publications (each print and multimedia merchandise, resembling articles, leaflets, manuals, tales, movies, social media posts, photos, infographics) associated to the success of the Project in shut collaboration with the PMU and PIUs and guarantee their compliance with FAO publishing requirements (FAO home fashion; FAO terminology and Names of nations; Publishing at FAO; Quality management tips).
• In fixed session with FAO Publications Group, plan and monitor publishing initiatives through the company publications workflow system (PWS).
• Ensure high quality of communication merchandise by deciding on (when required) exterior, skilled editors and designers from FAO company roster.
• Compile and disseminate greatest practices promoted by the challenge and classes discovered.
• Coordinate and handle dissemination of Project’s publications on numerous channels,
• Support the PMU in coordination and administration of communications with stakeholders, businesses, shoppers and different businesses.
• Liaise and construct relationships with FAO communication colleagues and exterior counterparts (FAO Office of Corporate Communication, authorities businesses, United Nations (UN) businesses, worldwide non-governmental organizations (NGOS), non-public sector, civil society, and different related stakeholders).
• Assist within the manufacturing of Information merchandise for completely different audiences, together with for challenge actions, workshops and occasions and supporting discipline missions for amassing video footage and images supplies
• Create and implement communications campaigns and occasions that spotlight the significance of local weather resilience agriculture within the Project space.
• Support the coaching of PIUs in communication abilities
• Work in shut collaboration with the M&E Officer in growing and updating M&E.
• Plan, create and disseminate high-end communications merchandise/occasions aimed toward selling consciousness and schooling on local weather resilience agriculture.
• Submit mushy copy of all works carried out and achievements to FAO Country Office, which is able to liaise with all related challenge officers.
• Develop and preserve an internet archive of FAO communication merchandise, together with a photograph library and a video vault, guaranteeing that contents are precisely catalogued and listed, with all of the required metadata entered.
• Assist within the improvement of varied multimedia digital content material, to make sure that GCF ‘s actions are persistently mirrored on FAO’s company web sites and on FAO’s company social media accounts.
• Assist in clearance processes for visibility objects and communications supplies by way of FAO’s Publications Workflow System, to make sure that all related publications are entered appropriately within the system and maintaining communication merchandise and publications within the on-line repository updated.
• Assist in liaising with a number of communication service suppliers for the manufacturing of audio-visual communication supplies, together with images and video manufacturing.
• Work proactively with challenge groups to establish alternatives for capturing and sharing data and disseminating details about main progress and outcomes.
• Using the GCF challenge communication technique, develop and lead the implementation of an annual provincial challenge communication and data administration plan
• Develop and preserve an occasions calendar, guaranteeing that main occasions are recognized early;
• Support the challenge groups to develop and handle messages and info materials to make sure the success of main occasions.
• Enhance and promote the visibility of the challenge, by way of utilizing revolutionary Communication and Knowledge Management strategies and instruments.
• Ensure that every one outreach info materials for use by the media is written in a approach that ideas and points might be readily understood by the general public;
• Produce video documentary for capturing challenge outcomes
• Prepare National Factsheet/Case Studies to advertise nationwide initiatives outcomes and actions
• Ensure that the challenge net web page is up to date and linked to the ACWA Portal
• Support GCF Project month-to-month, quarterly and annual reporting, together with duties resembling gathering and compiling info and inputs from specialists, and working with MEAL Team to compile the studies.
• Support organizing the GCF Workshops

FAO Standards and tips:

Liaison with the OCC might be maintained, both immediately or by way of an agreed point of interest/coordinator, to make sure compliance with OCC requirements, acceptable evaluation and clearance processes.

• All communication supplies will observe FAO clearance processes and adjust to FAO requirements, together with: ehagvEe sBEvC
• FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31: https://www.fao.org/strategic-framework/en
• FAO social media coverage and tips: https://www.fao.org/2/socialmedia
• Social Media Branding Guidelines: https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cb5044en
• FAOSTYLE: https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cb8081en
• FAO terminology: http://www.fao.org/faoterm
• FAO Names Of Countries https://www.fao.org/nocs/en
• Story tips, Story template, UN map requirements, FAO brand coverage and associated branding tips (out there to employees).
• Further steerage relating to FAO communications, insurance policies and procedures might be discovered by way of the FAO intranet, OCC part.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s diploma in in Communication, Knowledge Sharing and Management, Mass Media, Development Studies, International Relations, Public Administration
• 5 years {of professional} expertise in communications, data administration, content material improvement and administration or related skilled discipline;
• Full proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Nationality of Pakistan.

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills

• Strong understanding of FAO fashion in drafting documentation, with out the necessity for steady correction or oversight;
• Extent and relevance technical expertise within the areas cowl by communication and data administration;
• Extent of expertise in enterprise communication and data administration duties;
• Proven capability to speak clearly and concisely each orally and in writing;
• Ability to work beneath stress and meet deadlines;
• Familiarity with FAO insurance policies and programmes and techniques is fascinating;
• Good communication and organizational abilities, with demonstrated proof of capability to provide and current good studies;
• Demonstrated expertise in growing content material that clearly communicates concepts and experiences for media, net, print manufacturing, and audio-visual productions;
• Solid understanding of local weather change points is an added benefit.

Selection Criteria

• Candidates might be assessed towards the necessities listed above.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• FAO doesn’t cost a payment at any stage of the recruitment course of (application, interview assembly, processing)
• Applications acquired after the time limit is not going to be accepted
• Please be aware that FAO solely considers greater academic {qualifications} obtained from an establishment accredited/acknowledged within the World Higher Education Database (WHED), an inventory up to date by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The checklist might be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
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• Appointment might be topic to certification that the candidate is medically match for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa necessities, and safety clearances.

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HOW TO APPLY

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