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National Liaison Specialist

Job Posting: 19/Dec/2024

Closure Date: 02/Jan/2025, 10:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit : RAF

Job Type: Non-staff alternatives

Type of Requisition : NPP (National Project Personnel)

Grade Level : N/A

Primary Location: Rwanda-Kigali

Duration : 12 months

Post Number : N/A

• FAO is dedicated to reaching workforce variety by way of gender, nationality, background and tradition
• Qualified feminine candidates, certified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and individual with disabilities are inspired to apply
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• FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance coverage for conduct that’s incompatible with its standing, aims and mandate, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
• 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 aims and operations.

Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 by FAO’s Strategic Framework 2022-31 by supporting the transformations to extra environment friendly, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food programs, for a Better manufacturing, Better diet, Better surroundings, and a Better life, leaving nobody behind. The Regional Office for Africa (RAF) leads FAO’s response to regional priorities for meals safety, agriculture and rural improvement by the identification, planning and implementation of the precedence actions within the area. It ensures a multidisciplinary method to programmes, identifies precedence areas of motion for the Organization within the area and, in collaboration with workplaces, centres and divisions at Headquarters, develops, promotes and oversees FAO’s strategic response to regional priorities.

RAF helps FAO’s work in member nations, develops and maintains strategic partnerships with continental organizations, and helps nations in creating methods, insurance policies, regulatory frameworks, and regional and nation coverage dialogues that maintain environment friendly and inclusive agricultural and meals programs. RAF additionally facilitates partnerships with a broad vary of stakeholders, together with improvement companions, and helps capability improvement and useful resource mobilization for meals safety, agriculture and rural improvement within the area.

The RAF has recognized Animal manufacturing programs and One Health platforms and actions (APSOH) as considered one of its Programme Work Areas (PWA) beneath the regional thematic precedence, Sustainable agrifood manufacturing programs, which corresponds to the Better Production of the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31.

From FAO, the RAF is the designated workplace to implement the regional Pandemic Fund undertaking “Strengthening One Health-based PPR in the Greater Virunga Landscape (SOHPPRGVL)” as one of many implementing entities (IEs). Other IEs on this undertaking are WHO and UNICEF. RAF along with its IE position can even present general coordination assist to the undertaking.

The SOHPPRGVL undertaking is being applied by implementing companions (IPs): Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration (GVTC), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the Gorilla Doctors (GD). The Ministries in control of tourism, wildlife, agriculture, livestock industries, and well being of the three nations (DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda) are the beneficiaries of the undertaking.

Reporting Lines

Under the general supervision of the undertaking Lead Technical Officer (LTO) Senior Animal Production and Health Officer for the FAO Regional Officer in Africa (RAF), the National Laison Specialist (NLS) will report back to the Project Coordinator. The NLS will work beneath the general administrative supervision and steering of the FAO Representative in Rwanda. S/he’ll help implementing the undertaking in shut collaboration with the Country Team Leader for Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), different IEs’ (WHO & UNICEF) and the IPs (GVTC, WWF, Gorilla Doctors), workplaces in Rwanda. The NLS will coordinate the SOHPPRGVL undertaking actions with the actions of different Pandemic Fund initiatives within the nation.

Technical Focus

Coordination and communication, Multisectoral crew participant; Disease surveillance, diagnoses and response; One Health in agrifood programs; Laboratory capability and networking; Wildlife ecosystem; Community-based method; Inclusivity and variety; Ecotourism.

Tasks and obligations

Under the direct supervision of the of the PC, general supervision of the FAO-RAF Senior Animal Production and Health Officer and administrative supervision of the FAO Representative in Rwanda, the NLS will help coordination of the undertaking implementation. The incumbent will ship the next particular duties:

• Assist the PC with the country-level info to arrange detailed SOHPPRGVL undertaking annual work plans in session.
• Assist the PC formulate/ facilitate undertaking implementation-related contracts with implementing companions.
• Liaise with IPs, plan discipline go to and assortment of undertaking implementation information, actions and outputs, from the sphere.
• Assist the PC by liaising with IPs and the related authorities authorities and assist the implementation undertaking actions by the IPs.
• Assist the PC in organising common stakeholders’ conferences of the undertaking coordination unit (PCU), undertaking steering committee of supply companions (PSC), Regional technical committees (RTC), and implementation mechanisms established for PPR, from community-based groups to nationwide/regional groups throughout all related sectors, and put together assembly information.
• Monitor the implementation of deliberate SOHPPRGVL actions on day-to-day foundation and supply weekly, month-to-month, and six-monthly updates to the PC.
• Facilitate the SOHPPRGVL undertaking baseline, midterm and finish line assessments actions within the undertaking implementation areas (4 districts au Rwanda – Burera, Musanze, Nyabihu, and Rubavu)
• Participate within the formulation/design and dissemination of undertaking visibility materials / merchandise.
• Document undertaking success tales and classes learnt articles.
• Monitor IPs contract efficiency frequently and provides suggestions to the PC together with advisable corrective measures the place essential.
• Perform another associated duties as could also be required by the PC and or the LTO.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• University diploma in veterinary drugs, animal science, wildlife, One Health, Epidemiology, biomedical sciences or another related disciplines.
• At least three years {of professional} expertise in supporting multi-sectoral, multi-country undertaking beneath the worldwide framework, utilizing the One Health method.
• Working ranges (Level C) of English
• National of Rwanda.

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills

• Demonstrated monitor document of efficiently strategic planning and main undertaking implementation within the agriculture, public well being, wildlife, neighborhood engagements, and or the surroundings sectors.
• Experience with the event of monitoring and analysis plans
• Familiarity with the FAO or UN businesses work in Rwanda might be thought-about as an asset.
• Extent and relevance of expertise within the planning and administration of initiatives associated to animal well being, wildlife, neighborhood improvement and One Health within the Agrifood programs.
• Demonstrated skill to jot down technical and communication paperwork in English.
• Excellent communication expertise.
• Understanding of FAO insurance policies and programmes is taken into account a robust asset.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• FAO doesn’t cost a payment at any stage of the recruitment course of (application, interview assembly, processing)
• Applications acquired after the deadline is not going to be accepted
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