Un Food Systems Specialist - Roma, Italia - FAO

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CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT:

UN Food Systems Specialist

Job Posting: 13/Apr/2023

Closure Date: 27/Apr/2023, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit:

OSG

Job Type:
Non-staff opportunities

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

Grade Level:
N/A

Primary Location:
Italy-Rome

Duration:
From 3 to 11 months

Post Number:
N/A

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Organizational Setting

The Food Systems Summit (hereinafter FSS), held during the 2021 UN General Assembly, set the stage for global food systems transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

Under the leadership of the Secretary-General, the FSS made it clear that transformative action in food systems is fundamental to achieving the SDGs.

As a follow up to the Summit, the UN Secretary-General has committed the UN system to establish a UN Food Systems Coordination Hub (hereafter the Hub) to support countries implementing food system transformation pathways towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda.

The hub is hosted by FAO in Rome on behalf of the UN System.

Its role is to facilitate the identification of support services and set up a system to coordinate support to countries, by UN agencies and other actors of the Ecosystem of Support.

The Hub's mandate covers six key functions:

Facilitate implementation of national pathways
Strengthen strategic thought leadership
Engage Ecosystem of Support
Leverage means of implementation
Communicate and advocate a food systems approach
Prepare for the 2023 Stocktaking Moment

The UN SG has committed in his Chair Summary and Statement of Action on the UN Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) to convene "a global stock-taking meeting every two years to review progress in implementing the outcomes of this process and its contributions to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda." The 1st UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment (STM) convened by the UN Secretary General and hosted by the Government of Italy, in collaboration with the Rome-based Agencies of the United Nations (RBAs - FAO, WFP and IFAD), the United Nations Food Systems Coordination Hub (The Hub) and the wider United Nations system, will take place from 24-26 July 2023, in Rome, Italy, at the FAO Headquarters.

This will be the first of the biennial STMs that were mandated following the SG's 2021 Food Systems Summit (UN FSS).

The 2023 STM will build on the momentum of the Summit and create a conducive space for countries to review progress on the commitments to action made in 2021, share inspiring country examples showing early signs of transformation and maintain the momentum for acceleration and bold action.

The STM will also constitute an important opportunity to solidify the global understanding of the role of sustainable, equitable, healthy and resilient food systems in rescuing the SDGs and addressing current multiple and interlocking global crisis and risks, calling for governments and stakeholders to further the resilience of food systems against shocks and stresses, push mitigation and adaptation to climate change and ensure they contribute to better and more sustainable outcomes for people, planet and prosperity, leaving no one behind.

Reporting Lines
The Consultant/PSA will report to the Deputy Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub.

Technical Focus

The UN Food Systems Specialist will support the UN Food System Coordination Hub team operationalizing the hub work plan bringing a mix of experience and expertise.

The assignment will focus on food systems policy and advocacy, donor liaison, event programme management and project design and management.

Tasks and responsibilities
The tasks of the consultant will include the following:

Support the overall organization of the Stocktaking Moment, including by coordinating and providing technical support to session leads, and resource persons identified for each segment of the programme and ensure coherence across session leads and co-leads preparations
Work with session leads and resource persons identified for all sessions to ensure quality supporting documents and overall coordination, as well as the preparation and finalization of