NRM Specialist, Juba FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Closing date: Sunday, 28 October 2018

NRM Specialist, 
Juba 
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 
Closing date: Sunday, 28 October 2018

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Tasks and responsibilities   Lead and be responsible for Natural Resource Management activities delivery; Advise FAO South Sudan on natural resource management and related conflict management for sustainable and equitable access and use, ensuring linkage between country level work and strategic programme 2 on “Making agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable” and strategic programme 5 on “Resilience to Shocks and Crises” and related delivery mechanisms; Provide technical advice and policy expertise on natural resource management, environment and climate change to support programming, policy development and regulatory frameworks in South Sudan, including agriculture, fisheries, livestock and conflict mitigation; Collaborate and liaise with the relevant regional platforms, including the FAO Resilience Team for Eastern Africa and IGAD.      Specific functions Lead the implementation of the natural resources component (ensuring strong linkages with other components within the project and with other FAO projects), with the overall objective of: Creating common basis of information to support natural resources dialogue and planning processes; Improving equitable and sustainable access and utilization of  natural resources; Improving awareness and capacity for sustainable use and management of natural resources; and Increasing people’s capacity to peacefully address natural resources based conflicts, engage with the governance systems and advocate for their rights. Analyse constraints, drivers and enabling factors which hinder/enhance sustainable natural resource management in South Sudan; Provide technical support/analysis to various natural resources, environment and climate change assessments, studies and initiatives, and provide technical backstopping to field projects; Provide technical support to the formulation and implementation of projects and programmes related to climate change adaptation and climate resilience within multi-sectoral strategies and frameworks for sustainable agriculture and natural resources management; Develop context-specific approaches, tools and activities and their integration into field projects for addressing natural resource management, energy access and climate change adaption, as well as associated natural resource-related conflicts, including conflict management and resolution aspects; Undertake community and partners’ capacity and training needs assessment for the development of training materials for improved community management of natural resources; Liaise/coordinate activities with NGOs, UN agencies and regional institutions, and explore possible synergies and opportunities for joint projects and programmes at the local, national and regional levels; Work with the relevant programmatic sectors to develop project proposals, strategic documents linking to natural resource management, conflict mitigation and intercommunity dialogue and agro-pastoral livelihoods, value chain and market. Support FAO’s Implementing Partners in the field in delivering activities related to natural resource management Support and liaise with local and international experts working on the area of land tenure development policies South Sudan; Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisors.           CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING     Minimum Requirements Advanced university degree in natural resources management, social, environmental sciences, agriculture, forestry, ecology, biological sciences or related field. Seven years of relevant experience in implementing natural resources management with demonstrated experience in climate change related issues for developing countries. Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian.    FAO Core 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 Extent and relevance of experience in Extent and relevance of experience in Familiarity with