Project Field Assistant

Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Location: Virac (Philippines)
Grade: NPP - National Project Personnel - Local Contractors Agreement - All levels
Occupational Groups:
- Project and Programme Management
- Administrative support
Closing Date: 2022-01-12

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FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
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Organizational

Setting:

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations and the private sector to address challenges in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector. Joint efforts have included increasing sustainability in agricultural production, promoting value-adding practices, improving post-harvest management, enhancing productivity and increasing the resilience of agriculture-based livelihoods to natural disasters, climatic hazards and armed conflict.

Reporting Lines:

The Project Field Assistant reports to the Project Field Coordinator.

Technical Focus:

FAO’s Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) translates warnings into anticipatory actions to reduce the impact of disasters on vulnerable and food insecure communities. Acting early, before a disaster has actually happened, or reached its peak is critical: it can save lives and protect livelihoods from the immediate shocks while increasing the resilience of local communities over time. FAO EWEA is a key element of FAO’s Strategic Programme 5: ‘Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises’. FAO’s EWEA work includes global level (risk analysis, advocacy and partnerships) as well as country activities (setting up country level Anticipatory Action systems and implementation).

This engagement aims to support the pilot Anticipatory Action approach in priority areas in the country in line with the regional project funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations on "Scaling up Forecast based Financing/Early Warning Early Action (FbF/EWEA) and Shock Responsive Social Protection (SRSP) with innovative use of climate risk information for disaster resilience in ASEAN.”Known to be historically prone to climate-related hazards, the pilot implementation will start in Region 5, specifically in the province of Catanduanes.

Tasks and responsibilities

The Project Field Assistant shall perform the following responsibilities:

1) Assist the Project Field Coordinator in the implementation of project activities for FAO’s Anticipatory Action initiatives in Catanduanes;

2) Coordinate and liaise with provincial and local government partners, and other relevant stakeholders for the conduct of project activities;

3) Provide support to the Project Field Coordinator in the documentation of project activities and preparation of relevant reports;

4) Facilitate the processing of administrative requirements for the implementation of project activities;

5) Facilitate the submission of reports and other relevant documents to the Team Leader; 6) Carry out other relevant duties within his/her technical competence as requested by the FAO Representative.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• University Degree in Agriculture, Social/Political Science, Community Development, Public Administration, Economics, Development Studies, or other related fields;

• At least two (2) years relevant and progressive experience assisting in project implementation at the field level;

• National of the Philippines FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus

• Teamwork

• Communication

• Building Effective Relationships

• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement Technical/Functional Skills

• Experience of working for, or in cooperation with, government institutions and private sector;

• Good interpersonal and written communication skills (fluent in English and Tagalog);

• Additional knowledge on social protection programmes/projects, including CCA/DRRM, at the national and local level is an advantage

• Knowledge and skills on MS office applications;

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help please contact: Careers@fao.org
Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
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