Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
Vacancy Announcement No: VA-010-2016
Position Title: National NRM and Environment Officer
Grade Level: SC8
Contract Type: Service Contract – NPP
Duty Station: Nairobi
Organizational Unit: FAO Representation Office in Kenya
Duration: 12 months with possibility of extension
Eligible Candidates: Kenyan Nationals
Anticipated Start Date: January 2017
General Description of Tasks
and Objectives to be achieved: The
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representation in Kenya seeks to fill
in the position of National NRM and Environment Officer for implementation of
the EU-funded project Support to the attainment of Vision 2030 through Devolved
Land Reforms in Kenya (GCP/KEN/085/EC).
Reporting Line: Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in
Kenya, the direct technical supervision of the Head of Sector Natural Resource
Management, guidance from Lead Technical Officer (LTO) and in close
collaboration with other sectors in FAO Kenya office, the National NRM and
Environment Officer shall undertake the following duties:
Technical Functions
·
Support the overall execution and management of the land
programme;
·
Support the identification and analysis of the major components
and status of land and natural resources in the counties;
·
Ensure the identification of capacity development needs of
various stakeholder groups to sustainably manage natural resources;
·
Ensure effective liaison with local and national authorities,
key partners, and stakeholders on a regular basis;
·
Mainstreaming of climate change agenda and disaster risk
reduction in the land programme;
·
Ensure the integration of indigenous knowledge and systems in
land management;
·
Development and review of work plans, budgets and procurement
plans;
·
Support the preparation of technical and training materials
needed for the land programme or related projects;
·
Support the preparation of programme periodic project reports
and briefs and reviews;
·
Preparing, monitoring and revising work plans, guidelines and
budgets;
·
Support resource mobilisation and creating linkages with related
programmes at county and national level;
·
Preparing operational project documents and reports;
·
Represent FAO in relevant meetings and undertake any other duty
as may be assigned from time to time.
Minimum Requirements
·
Advanced degree in natural resource management, water,
environment or related field
·
5 years of professional experience in natural resource management
or environmental issues.
·
5 years of relevant experience in project management, design,
monitoring and evaluation
·
Experience in the ASAL development and climate change adaptation
or mitigation
·
Good communication and reporting skills
How to Apply:
Candidates are requested to
submit their application by email to vacancy-kenya@fao.org quoting the position
title and vacancy announcement number.
A duly completed Personal
Profile Form (PPF) generated from FAO’s iRecruitment portal as a PDF-file is to
be submitted by email together with a cover letter.
Please note that attached
resumes or CV’s in place of the PPF will not be accepted.
In order to prepare a Personal Profile Form, you must first
register on the FAO iRecruitment site by clicking on the following link to
register: http://www.fao.org/employment/irecruitment-access/en/
In order for your application
to be properly evaluated, please ensure that all sections of the on-line
profile are completed.
Deadline for Application: 13
November 2016
Applications received after the
closing date will not be given consideration.
Only short listed candidates
will be contacted.
This vacancy is open to both
male and female candidates.
Qualified female candidates are
encouraged to apply.
Persons with disabilities are
equally encouraged to apply.
