Operations Specialist - Roma, Italia - FAO

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Roma, Italia

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CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT:

Operations Specialist

Job Posting: 17/May/2023

Closure Date: 07/Jun/2023, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit:

NFI

Job Type:
Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition:
Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Grade Level:
N/A

Primary Location:
Italy-Rome

Duration: 11 months

Post Number:
N/A

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Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through FAO's Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems, for better production (BP), better nutrition (BN), a better environment (BE), and a better life (BL), leaving no one behind.

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (NFI) is responsible for the economic, social, institutional, governance and policy aspects of FAO's activities related to fisheries and aquaculture and their development, with particular emphasis on human well-being, food security and poverty reduction; post-harvest utilization, marketing and trade with due regard to the protection of the environment, food security and the well-being of fishery communities; collection, compilation, validation, trend analysis and dissemination of the best available and up-to-date fishery statistics and for the syndication of the FAO information on all aspects of world fisheries and aquaculture.

The Division is also responsible for FAO's activities related to the management and conservation of the living aquatic resources used by fisheries and aquaculture, including the biodiversity and ecosystem maintenance, with particular emphasis on the most vulnerable and threatened species and habitats; management of responsible fisheries and aquaculture in accordance with management standards and best practices; development of fisheries technology, with due regard to the protection of the environment, food security and the well-being of fishing communities, including the safety of fishers and fishing vessels.

The FISH4ACP project ("Sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture value chains in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries") is a five-year project led by the Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

FISH4ACP aims at improving the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture value chains through five main components/specific objectives:

i) Robust fisheries and aquaculture improvement strategies are developed and agreed with stakeholders; ii) Economic performance of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in selected value chains is improved; iii) Inclusiveness and the social sustainability of selected value chains are improved; iv) The environmental sustainability of selected value chains is enhanced; and v) MSMEs in selected value chains have access to additional sources of finance and investment.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the Team Leader of the Fish Value Chain Development Team, in close consultation with relevant Fisheries and Aquaculture officers and administrative staff at RAF, RAP and RLC.

Technical Focus

The assignment will be in support of the operations and management of FISH4ACP project and component 5 of NOR/352 in
NFI.

Tasks and responsibilities

Prepare projectrelated documents for distribution, make inputs to technical documents and aid in knowledge sharing for increased visibility.
Support FAO knowledge sharing and capacity development initiatives in
NFI projects, including preparation of training and workshop material.
Monitor project activities and ensure adherence to FAO policies and regulations in relation to budget, procurement, travel and other administrative actions.
Retrieve, enter, select and analyse data from a wide variety of sources, including FAO's corporate systems and data bases; verify accuracy of data documents; make necessary calculations.
Assist to organize and handle daytoday operational activities of the funding project, including providing support in all as