National Policy and Institutional Expert.

Vacancy Number: UN21/02228

Location:Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline: 02 Jun 2021, 23:00 (GMT+2:00)
Reference to the project: Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
Expected Duration of Assignment:1 year with possibility for extension (with 3 months of probation period)
Supporting Documents:
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Background

Organizational Setting

FAO in partnership with the Government of Moldova is implementing the project “Enabling a policy environment for integrated natural resources management and implementation of an integrated approach to achieve land degradation neutrality in Moldova”.  The main project objective is to support and scale up the introduction of innovative climate-smart agriculture practices, and sustainable forest and land management to achieve land degradation neutrality.

Reporting Lines

The incumbent will work under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Moldova, the technical supervision of the Lead Technical Officer (LTO) and direct supervision of the Project Coordinator in close coordination with the project team.

Tasks and responsibilities 

  • Provide overall support and guidance to the PCU in all project outcomes, outputs and activities that have policy or institutional implications and work with other experts within the PCU in regards to their area of expertise;
  • Screen the project for areas of implication related to policy and institutional matters and prepare an Action Plan in line with project scope and areas of intervention;
  • Conduct a needs assessment of project key stakeholders and beneficiaries and identify key points of entry for the project in improving policy and institutional areas in the domain of Land Degradation Neutrality and Integrated Natural Resource Management;
  • Take the lead in working with the project stakeholders and beneficiaries providing technical support in the domain of improvement and alignment of policies and institutional arrangements;
  • Lead and coordinate provision of support in creation, efficient set-up and sustainability-securing measures for committees, expert groups, working groups and other such official formations created or assisted by the project at national and local level;
  • Provide support to beneficiaries and stakeholders to align their modus operandi to new policies as well as the mainstreaming of new mechanisms and tools created within the project (e.g. the project’s Monitoring System of Soil Quality) at policy and institutional levels;
  • Provide technical support and supervision to contractors, consultants and implementation partners pertaining to their area of expertise, as well as conduct other activities as part of the PCU team, as required.