Forestry Officer (Integrated Fire Management)

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Organizational Setting

The Forestry Division (NFO) leads FAOs work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the environmental social and economic dimensions of forestry including its contributions to poverty reduction and food security and nutrition. It liaises with Member Nations civil society and the private sector in aspects ranging from development of effective forest policies to forest conservation and management issues and strengthens the role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Division also collects analyses and disseminates information on the worlds forest resources and on the production trade and consumption of wood and non-wood forest products.

The Forestry Division also hosts the Secretariat of the Global Fire Management Hub (Fire Hub) which brings together key partners to strengthen countries capacities for integrated fire management and implements the Assuring the Future of Forests with Integrated Risk Management (AFFIRM) Mechanism.

The post is located in NFO and based at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) in Bangkok Thailand.

Reporting Lines

The Forestry Officer (Integrated Fire Management) reports to the Senior Forestry Officer/Team Leader of Forests and Climate in the Forestry Division (NFO) with secondary reporting line to the RAP Senior Forestry Officer and Module Leader (Forestry and Biodiversity). S/he will work closely with relevant members of NFO and RAP including the NFO Fire Management Officer.

Technical Focus

Technical support capacity development and policy guidance related to integrated fire management.

Key Results

Research technical analysis and project related services to support the delivery of programme projects products and services.

Key Functions

• Researches and analyses technical social economic environmental institutional and technology related information data and statistics and/or related policy issues to support the delivery of programme projects products and services.

• Produces a variety of technical information data statistics and reports as well as input for technical documents and web pages.

• Provides technical support/analysis to various assessments studies and initiatives and provides technical backstopping to field projects.

• Collaborates in the development of improved/updated tools systems processes and databases.

• Participates in multidisciplinary teams and/or leads working groups/teams collaborates with other Divisions/Offices/Centres on work groups and committees and promotes best practices.

• Collaborates in provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality/effectiveness of capacity development activities within Members such as policy support organizational development and individual learning events including preparation of related information learning materials on-line tools.

• Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences and influences partners in stakeholder consultations.

• Supports resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework.

Specific Functions

• Serves as Chief Technical Advisor of AFFIRM Mechanism.

• Designs plans and implements normative activities in integrated fire management including review and analysis risk reduction readiness response and recovery in the Asia-Pacific region; and develops guidelines best practices and training materials including in respect of traditional cultural and community-based fire management.

• Promotes and advises Asia-Pacific Member Nations on policies strategies and tools of integrated fire management including mainstreaming thereof in wider natural resource management and land use planning.

• Plans designs and implements programmes and activities in Asia-Pacific Member Nations on integrated fire management including project formulation resource mobilization and technical backstopping.

• Supports existing fire management networks in the Asia-Pacific and represents FAO in and contributes to regional coordination activities in integrated fire management.

• Contributes to the activities of the Global Fire Management Hub.

• Performs other duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Masters degree or equivalent) in forestry or other field related to integrated fire management.

• Five years of relevant experience in fire management forest or natural resources management and conservation including in developing countries and/or countries in transition.

• 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.

• Extent and relevance of experience in analysing technical and institutional/governance aspects and providing policy advice on integrated fire management including fire risk reduction and management.

• Extent and relevance of experience in fire and disaster risk reduction including community-based approaches.

• Extent and relevance of experience with remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology or relevant regional/global databases for fire management.

• Extent of exposure/experience on wider aspects of integrated fire management.

• Ability to mobilize resources.

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