Biodiversity Specialist - Roma, Italia - FAO

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Roma, Italia

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CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT:

Biodiversity specialist

Job Posting: 22/Feb/2023

Closure Date: 08/Mar/2023, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit:

OCBB

Job Type:
Non-staff opportunities

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

Grade Level:
N/A

Primary Location:
Italy-Rome

Duration:
Up to 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 agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.

The Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) promotes integration of innovative approaches in the activities of the Organization, for the sustainable use, management and conservation of natural resources for food and agriculture.

OCB assists FAO Members in their responses towards the challenge of climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as the development of adaptive capacities of agriculture, fisheries and forestry for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and other natural resources.

It provides a coordination role on climate change, biodiversity and the environment.

The Office also serves as the focal point for a multidisciplinary and global approach to UNFCCC, CBD and topics on bioenergy as well as on Globally Important Agriculture Heritage Systems, ecosystem restoration and green and climate resilient agriculture.

In 2019, FAO adopted its Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors (Strategy) and in 2021 an Action Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy (Action Plan).

The Biodiversity Mainstreaming Unit (OCBB) coordinates and supports the Organization in the implementation of the Strategy, with its outcomes 1) Support provided to Members, at their request, to enhance their capacity to mainstream biodiversity; 2) Biodiversity mainstreamed across FAO's policies, programmes and activities; 3) Role of biodiversity and its ecosystem services for food security and nutrition globally recognized; 4) Coordination and delivery of FAO's work on biodiversity strengthened.

It also contributes to FAO's efforts, as implementing agency, to assist stakeholders at national, regional and global levels, in the implementation of relevant FAO agreements, including those in support of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Reporting Lines
The Consultant / PSA will work under the direct supervision of the Senior Natural Resources Officer,
OCBB.

Technical Focus
Biodiversity management and biodiversity mainstreaming across and within agricultural sectors (crop and livestock production, fisheries and aquaculture, and forestry).

Tasks and responsibilities
The Consultant / PSA will assist in the delivery of
OCBB's work at global, regional, national and local levels.

The tasks and responsibilities of each selected Consultant or PSA 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:

Support the implementation and coordination of the FAO Strategy on mainstreaming biodiversity across agricultural sectors and its Action Plan;
Support the provision of technical support to Members and other stakeholders on the implementation of the FAO Strategy including the development of guidelines, good practices, training materials and technical and policy documents;
Support the implementation and coordination efforts of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration;
Support the organization of internal and external meetings and events for the delivery of FAO's work on biodiversity, including consultations, trainings, capacity building, multistakeholder dialogues and other technical and policy meetings;
Support the provision of technical guidance on biodiversity management and biodiversity