Technical Coordinator

              

	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
	Professional Vacancy Announcement No: VA-002-14-PRJ-FAOKE@fao.org
Issued on:					17th  February 2014
Deadline For Application:					26th February 2014
Position Title:		Technical Coordinator	Grade Level:	P-5
			Duty Station:	Nairobi
Organizational Unit:		FAO Representation Office in Kenya (FRKEN)	Duration *:	11 Months with possible extension
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Applications from qualified women as well as from qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries are encouraged Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities and/or duty stations depending on the evolving needs of the Organization.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall supervision of the Representative to Kenya at UN FAO and in close consultation with the relevant partners, the Technical Coordinator will carry out and/or guide on executing the following tasks: TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL SUPERVISION OF RAU TEAM -   Prepare for technical staff recruitment as per the RAU structure and staffing needs -   Provide technical supervision and support to RUA’s staff with specific reference to resilience measurement and analysis -   Manage staff performance -   Liaise with partners of RAU including the different relevant technical sections of the partner organizations in order to mobilise support to RAU’s initiatives  Measurement and Monitoring, Evaluation -   Resilience measurement and analyses at country and local levels: o    Lead the design of Resilience Impact Assessment and Measurement strategy (qualitative and quantitative) o    Lead on methodology development and application of resilience measurement and analysis in the Region; considering and benefiting existing methodologies and tools. Develop and/or improve and support implementation of M&E frameworks and tools in relation to regional and country resilience frameworks, strategies and programmes. o    Lead on tools development; o    Liaise with other agencies and  seek inputs from different stakeholders; o    Provide guidance on field activity preparations: training, testing of the developed tools o    Provide overall technical supervision of data analysis; o    Prepare  baseline, monitoring and evaluation reports; o    Present key findings from research and analysis to stakeholders Research -       Lead the development of the research agenda that captures the multi-layered dimensions of contributing factors to  Resilience: o    Coordinate with stakeholders to identify priority areas and topics for research and analysis to support knowledge, capacity building and advocacy initiatives o    Link with Research centres and Universities in the region and elsewhere to look at  innovative application of different tools and methodologies to improve resilience analysis and measurement o    Overall supervision  of the analytical work that will be done by Tulane University o    Facilitate dialogue and link to the analytical work done by Resilience Measurement Technical Working Group at Global level  and the analytical work in the Region o    Guide identification and documentation of lessons learned from resilience studies/measurement Policy Dialogue and Advocacy -       Develop technical recommendations and advice to inform resilience programming, including recommendations on activities at household, community or at higher levels based on the findings from the research and impact evaluations. -       Develop position papers and key messages supported by evidence and research to influence policies related to resilience at regional and country levels. -       Carry out advocacy initiatives to inform and improve stakeholders’ (aid agencies, governments, inter government agencies, civil society, donors) resilience programme initiatives. Capacity Development -       Facilitate and support processes to assess capacity and identify priority capacity gaps in resilience programming capacities of stakeholders i.e. IGAD, relevant government entities and RAU -       Support effort to design a strategy and activities to address capacity gaps and strengthen existing capacities -       Lead and design capacity building activities including on-the-job training to country staff of relevant stakeholders -       Work closely with Tulane University to develop and disseminate of an online course on resilience analysis Investment Support -       Based on results from research and analysis as per the above, support IGAD and Members State to priorities investments required for operationalization and implementation of the RPP and CPPs -       Link to efforts of partners to map investments and activities by humanitarian and development assistance actors across the IGAD region -       Identify and advocate for funding resilience programming in support of RPP and CPPs Liaising with potential donors, relevant institutions and partners -       Supervise the preparation of fundraising proposals -       Lead the preparation of  the RAU progress reports to be presented to stakeholders and  donors

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Candidates should meet the following:

Advanced university degree, preferably doctoral degree in the field of economics, social or political sciences, statistics, development studies or similar •     Teaching experience as a senior academic and/or experience at the senior level in knowledge/research management in the development field •     Relevant research and publication history Ability to manage a small team of diverse technical professionals

SELECTION CRITERIA Candidates will be assessed against the following:

·          Strong analytical and research skills (both applied and secondary) ·          Excellent communication skills and demonstrated skills in managing research and people ·          Demonstrated planning and execution of research and/or development activities with government counterparts/development partners ·          Excellent English writing skills at publication levels ·          Ability to work productively under pressure ·          Familiarity with concepts of resilience including food security and social protection components

Please note that all candidates should possess computer/word processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. * The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the extension of appointments
REMUNERATION
A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, click on the following link:  http://icsc.un.org/
to apply: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants
Send your application to:	VA-002-14-PRJ-FAOKE@fao.org
	Office of the FAO Representative in Kenya, United Nations Office in Nairobi, Block P, Level 3. Gigiri. P.O Box 30470 - 00100, Nairobi Kenya
	E-mail: VA-002-14-PRJ-FAOKE@fao.org
Please note that FAO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director-General and may be assigned to any activities or office of the organization.
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