Advocacy Officer
Advocacy Officer
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The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the extension of appointments
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 persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply
Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct and to uphold FAOs values
FAO as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status objectives and mandate including sexual exploitation and abuse sexual harassment abuse of authority and discrimination
All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
FAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.
FAOs commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient inclusive resilient and sustainable agrifood systems for better production better nutrition a better environment and a better life leaving no one behind.
Organizational Setting
The Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division (PSU) is FAOs hub to ensure rights-based and sustainable development for all
leaving no one behind. PSU builds transformative partnerships and proactively engages with key stakeholders including family
farmers Indigenous Peoples parliamentarians academia research institutions UN organizations and civil society. PSU drives a
people-centred approach through technical support capacity development policy advice and inclusive dialogue.
Within PSU the Indigenous Peoples Unit (PSUI) provides technical support on Indigenous Peoples within FAO and ensures the implementation of FAO Policy on Indigenous Peoples at corporate level by liaising with regional and country focal points as well as with other technical divisions within FAO. The Indigenous Peoples Unit has three main objectives: 1. Implement FAO Policy on Indigenous Peoples; 2. Provide technical advice to other FAO technical divisions in integrating Indigenous Peoples into their work; influence key policy processes and open spaces of dialogue between decision makers and Indigenous Peoples within FAOs mandate. Indigenous Peoples food systems is one of the seven pillars of work of the Unit. One of the outputs of the United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021 was the creation of a Coalition on Indigenous Peoples food systems joined by FAO Members Indigenous Peoples and Rome-based agencies.
The main objective of the Coalition is to ensure understanding respect recognition inclusion and protection of Indigenous Peoples food systems and to provide evidence on their game-changing and systemic aspects. To support the work of the coalition the Indigenous Peoples Unit hosts the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples food systems. The Global-Hub is a platform of knowledge that brings together Universities research centres Indigenous Peoples and UN organizations to co-create knowledge from scientific and traditional knowledge systems.
The position of Advocacy Officer is located in the Indigenous Peoples Unit (PSUI) of the Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division at FAO headquarters in Rome Italy.
Reporting Lines
The Advocacy Officer reports to the Senior Advocacy Officer/Head of the PSU Indigenous Peoples Unit PSUI.
Technical Focus
Contributes to the development and strengthening of advocacy activities to promote family farming and right to food policies and partnerships and initiatives with all the different actors to accomplish FAOs mandate.
Key Results
Comprehensive services on advocacy-related initiatives; increased and strengthened partnerships and knowledge networks within and outside the Organization to support country level actions guided by FAO Country Programming Framework (CPF).
Key Functions
- Processes coordinates arrangements and delivers services.
- Researches and analyses advocacy-related policy and service delivery issues maintains operational statistics and prepares related reports.
- Contributes to the development of information and training materials and coordinates and assists in the presentation of information/ training sessions to management and staff.
- Provides information and advice to management and staff.
- Participates in project teams and work groups.
Specific Functions
- Supports PSUI unit work including advocacy materials and publications development and dissemination field activities and engagement with various stakeholders including UN agencies Indigenous Peoples organizations.
- Supports the overall activities of the Secretariat of the Coalition on Indigenous Peoples food systems including publication/materials development communications with stake holders workplan monitoring and update event organizations.
- Supports the monitoring of implementation of the Indigenous Peoples biocentric restoration programme.
- Organizes knowledge exchanges and dialogues to enhance understanding of Indigenous Peoples biocentric restoration and its contribution to the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration and climate action.
- Contributes to drafting agreements with Indigenous Peoples organizations (drafting Letters of Agreement (LOA)
- organizing meetings with the service provider etc.) and follows up on the implementation of the LOA.
- Performs other related tasks as required.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- Advanced university degree in agricultural sciences social sciences or any field related to FAOs mandate.
- Three years of relevant experience in activities related to indigenous peoples human rights-based development cooperation.
- 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).
Competencies
Results Focus
Teamwork
Communication
Building Effective Relationships
Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work particularly in field positions.
- Previous working experience in context where Indigenous Peoples live is considered a strong asset.
- Knowledge of the UN Food Systems Summit and Indigenous Peoples work during the summit.
- Extent and relevance of knowledge on Indigenous Peoples advocacy and political incidence processes.
- Extent and relevance of experience with advocacy campaigns and content development on Indigenous Peoples is a strong asset.
- Extent and knowledge in supporting content and materials to develop advocacy narratives on Indigenous Peoples.
- Extend and relevance of experience on Indigenous Peoples biocentric restoration.
- Extent and relevance of experience in supporting networks on Indigenous Peoples and knowledge of FAO policies and programmes are considered a strong asset.
Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
Dependency allowances
Rental subsidy
Education grant for children
Home leave travel
30 working days of annual leave per year
Pension fund entitlements under the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund
International health insurance; optional life insurance
Disability protection
elements of family-friendly policies
flexible working arrangements
standards of conduct
HOW TO APPLY
Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile;
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application;
Your application will be screened based on the information provided on your online profile;
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 may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work character education military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications;
Incomplete applications will not be considered;
Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAOs behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications assessment tests background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time by withdrawing your application in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered;
Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
If you need help or have queries please create a one-time registration with FAOs client support team for further assistance: IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
