Fishing Technology and Operations Consultants - Roma, Italia - FAO

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Job Posting: 31/Aug/2023

Closure Date: 01/Dec/2023, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit:

NFIFO

Job Type:
Non-staff opportunities

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

Grade Level:
N/A

Primary Location:
Italy-Rome

Duration:
From one to eleven months

Post Number:
N/A

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Organizational Setting

The FAO Fisheries Division (NFI) promotes policies and strategies aiming at sustainable and responsible development of fisheries and aquaculture in inland and marine waters.

The Fishing Technology and Operations Team (NFIFO) of NFI aims to assist FAO Members in building the technical and operational capacities of their fishing industry, through increasing access to better fishing vessel and gear technologies, financial and insurance services, responsible investments, safety measures and through innovative practices that promote sustainable fisheries and minimize pollution from fishing operations.

The objectives of
NFIFO are:

1) Support the development of an efficient, innovative, safe and socio-economically sound fishing industry; 2) Support responsible practices for sustainable fisheries and reduction of impacts of fishing operations on ecosystems; 3) Reduce the pollution from fishing operations (gears and vessels) and fishing harbours; 4) Enhance the knowledge, skills and competencies of fishing vessel personnel to carry out their work in a professional and safe manner; and 5) Increase the access of the fisheries industry to financial and insurance services and investment opportunities.

Assignments pursuant to this Call for Expression of Interest may be at the Organization's headquarters in Rome (Italy), home based, or on field missions, as required.

Reporting Lines

The COF.REG/PSA.SBS will work under the overall supervision of the Team Leader of
NFIFO and the direct supervision of a technical officer of
NFIFO.

Technical Focus

FAO's work is related to the implementation of Chapter 8 (Fishing Operations) of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, including the following main areas of
NFIFO's work: fishing operations and fishing vessel design and technology; fishing gear technology and selectivity; environmental impacts of fishing; pollution reduction in fisheries, fisheries infrastructure development, including harbours and landing sites for fishing vessels; fishing fleet economic performance; fisheries micro-finance and credit, fisheries insurance; fisheries investments; small-scale fishing technology; emergency response; safety at sea; and programmes/ projects formulation and implementation.

NFIFO's work also includes the implementation of the GloLitter Partnerships, PROSEAS and REBYC III projects.

The team is seeking consultants to assist in the implementation activities at national and regional level with the following technical expertise:

Law of the Sea. Experts on fishing regulation and law with a particular focus on prevention of pollution from ships.
Fishing gear technologist to support fishing gear modifications and gear marking trials to prevent and reduce gear loss and ghost fishing.
Marine plastic litter management with a particular focus on plastic litter produced by the fishing sector, including abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG).

Tasks and responsibilities

The tasks and responsibilities of each selected COF.REG or PSA.SBS will be defined in the Terms of Reference for the specific assignment.

In general, depending on the specific assignment, designated tasks and responsibilities will normally include a number of the following elements:

Consultants (COF.REG) and Subscribers (PSAs)_
Support project formulation in accordance with FAO's Strategic Framework and the FAO project cycle.
Carry out coordination, implementation and administration of assigned activities in accordance with FAO rules, procedures and systems, and donor requirements.
Provide substantive technical inputs to relevant activities and projects, including studies, publications and analyses, knowledge products and dissemination materials related to
NFIFO's areas of work, including guidelines, manuals, research papers, capacity building and training materials, and re