Deputy Regional Representative, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, RAP
Deputy Regional Representative, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, RAP
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Job Description
Leadership Competencies
Results focus: Takes accountability for the delivery of agreed results in service of the FAO Strategic Framework.
Leading engaging and empowering others: Coordinates directs facilitates and recognizes team efforts; creates an enabling environment and assists others to realize and develop their potential.
Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication.
Partnering and Advocating: Promotes ideas and develops partnerships to advance the Organizations work.
Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement: Continually seeks to improve the knowledge skills and work processes of oneself and others.
Strategic thinking: Makes informed and coherent decisions aligned with broader goals and strategies.
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.
Organizational Setting
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.
FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
FAOs goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active healthy lives. With 195 Members - 194 countries and the European Union FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.
The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) is responsible for leading FAOs response to regional priorities for food security agriculture and rural development through the identification planning and implementation of FAOs priority activities in the region. It oversees the network of Country Offices and the Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands (SAP) in Apia Samoa. It ensures a multidisciplinary approach to programmes identifies priority areas of action for the Organization in the region and in collaboration with Offices and Divisions at headquarters develops promotes and oversees FAOs strategic response to regional priorities and the implementation of the Organizations strategies through programmes and projects in the region.
The Regional Office (RAP) supports the formulation and implementation of the Country Programmes and Projects including Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) and their contribution to the FAO Strategic Framework and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) at country level advising Decentralized Offices on corporate priorities as per the Strategic Framework and on the incorporation of regional priorities into the Organizations programme of work and budget.
The Regional Office (RAP) leads formulates implements monitors and reports on the Organizations programmes and budget in the region and draws management attention to problems deficiencies and risks.
The Regional Office (RAP) leads the preparation for the Regional Conferences and Statutory Bodies/Regional Commissions in the region.
The Regional Office (RAP) develops and maintains relations with region-wide institutions including the Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs) and participates in the United Nations Regional Architecture such as UN Regional Forums on Sustainable Development and UN Regional Collaborative Platforms and related mechanisms.
The Regional Office (RAP)delivers an improved integrated and collaborative business model to enhance efficiencyeffectiveness consistency innovation agility and responsiveness in logistical operational financial and other support services at all levels to accelerate the achievement of the Organizations programme in the region and compliance with the Internal Control Framework (ICF).
The position is located in the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) in Bangkok Thailand.
Reporting Lines
The Deputy Regional Representative (DRR) reports to theAssistant Director-General/Regional Representative (ADG/RR) and is a core member of the Regional Leadership Team.
Summary of Duties and Functions
The Deputy Regional Representative (DRR)supports and advises theAssistant Director-General/Regional Representative (ADG/RR) in the overall leadership management administration and supervision of the Regional Office Subregional Office and Decentralized Office network helping to ensure prioritized and strategic direction cross-team collaboration and learning and a culture of constant improvement and innovation.
In particular:
Strategic Planning and Foresight: Based on corporate guidance assists the ADG/RR with the formulation of a clear vision and regional strategic direction and analysis by looking forward to programmatic planning based on needs and priorities of the region; contributes to the preparation of corporate planning and budgetary processes and in this connection the formulation of the quarterly budgetary performance reports for the Regional Office and the Decentralized Offices network including determination of possible funding allocation and budgetary planning scenarios and presentation of a cohesive and feasible plan of action to implement the regional strategy;
Governing Body Relations: Coordinates and oversees the preparation of regular progress reports to FAO Governing Bodies on the implementation of the Organizations programmes and activities in the region. Builds effective collaboration with representatives of Members and senior level authorities in the region with a view to enabling the Regional Office to fulfil its functions effectively and efficiently as well as achieve the strategic goals defined for the region. Serves as Secretary of the biennial Regional Conference and coordinates the secretariats of other Regional Statutory Governing Bodies (Art IV XIV etc.);
Oversight and Management of the Decentralized Offices network in the region: As delegated by the ADG/RR manages provides oversight and coordinates the Decentralized Offices network in the region and the activities of Subregional and Country Offices in the region and oversees the establishment of an effective business operations support framework that enables an apt alignment of resources and capabilities to the regional strategy in order to advance FAOs mission and mandate securing the appropriate operating modalities organizational design and capacities for the delivery of the Organizations mandate as well as timely preparation of regional management meetings;
Strategic Partnership and Advocacy:Assists the ADG/RR in providing strategic guidance to promote effective and sustainable regional partnerships as well as an effective regional communications strategy to advocate the strategic goals of the Organization in the region. Develops and nurtures collaborative meaningful and transformative partnerships and engages with senior government officials peers and stakeholders from United Nations entities as well as from intergovernmental public non-governmental civil society academia research institutions and the private sector. Builds networks of collaboration with major multisectoral interlocutors in the broader development community to advance FAOs mission and goals in the region. Represents FAO and the Regional Office in international and regional forums and presents a compelling vision to the development community of the direction and impact of FAOs work in the the ADG/RR with the review of partnerships due diligence and risk assessment;
United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination and Collaboration: Supports the ADG/RR in implementing the UNDevelopment System (UNDS) repositioning ensuring alignment of FAOs activities within the region and in Decentralized Offices with the ongoing UNDS reform. Contributes to guiding the positioning of FAOs activities within the region in light of the evolving development narrative the ongoing UN reform initiatives and business operations strategies. Supports the ADG/RR in pushing forward FAOs active engagement and strategic positioning in the UN Regional Collaborative Platforms and in maintaining relations with UNSustainable Development entities. Provides support and guidance to Country Offices engagement in theUnited Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks(UNSDCFs) planning and programming processes. Builds and facilitates successful working relationships with other partner organizations of the United Nations and promotes joint advocacy strategies with UN partners in support to regional and country level joint fundraising as well as UN joint programming;
Operational Diligence Risk Management and Accountability: Supports the ADG/RR in maintaining a sound system of internal controls.Within the context of FAOs risk management and accountability framework oversees the execution of the regions activities and ensures that the funds and resources be used in a manner that achieves optimum results and value for money ensuring that risks be appropriately identified addressed and mitigated and that funding decisions be implemented on the basis of a credible and transparent prioritization policy. Leads the annual internal control review process for the region as well as oversees and monitors the effective implementation of findings and recommendations emanating from internal and audit exercises and evaluations conducted in the region. Helps to oversee security in the region and proactively suggests strategic adaptations and risk management and guides the formulation of the required business continuity and contingency plans in case of significant disruptive events/periods. Promotes and leads initiatives under the FAO Corporate Environmental Policy and its Corporate Environmental Responsibility Strategy 2020-2030 to reduce emissions increase efficiency and integrate sustainability into the Organizations daily operations;
Leadership and People Management: Supports the ADG/RR in managing human resources ensuring the right people with the right skill mix be in place through effective workforce planning recruitment succession talent development and performance management. Builds on results-based management that assures credibility and value to all stakeholders while optimizing expertise and performance to expand FAOs impact across the region. Promotes an organizational culture of respect transparency and trust encourages teamwork and cross-team collaboration and ensures active engagement to creating an enabling and inclusive working environment with care for employee well-being where employees from all backgrounds can thrive and diversity targets be met. Sets the tone and ensures awareness of policies related to the prevention of Fraud Harassment Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Abuse of Authority Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA);
Resource Mobilizationand Programme/Project Performance:Supports the ADG/RR and collaborates with senior officers in defining and implementing a regional strategy for resource mobilization in support of programmes across the region and collaborates in interactions with donor funding and partnering institutions engaging in mobilizing the required resources to ensure programme delivery. Ensures effective technical support to monitoring and management oversight of FAO projects and programme performance in the region including new operational modalities;
Specific Regional Functions:Specific additional functions may be assigned to theDeputy Regional Representative (DRR) bytheAssistant Director-General/Regional Representative(ADG/RR) on the basis of the regions needs and context.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
Advanced university degree (Masters Degree or equivalent) in an area relevant to the work of the Organization (e.g. social sciences public policy or administration agriculture forestry fisheries etc.).
Minimum twelve (12) years of relevant managerial and professional experience in fields related to the mandate of FAO including experience at international level.
Working knowledge of English (proficiency level C) and intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency - level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic Chinese French Russian or Spanish).Working knowledge (proficiency level C) of a second official language relevant to the region of assignment is an asset.
Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application
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
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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.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
