Investment Support Officer at FAO

• Participates in multidisciplinary teams to assist governments in the identification and preparation of investment and finance support initiatives in the fields of for food security, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and agro-processing, and participates in pre-appraisal and appraisal missions.
• Supports the implementation and the preparation of final evaluation of investment and finance support solutions.
• Participates in the preparation of food and agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and agro-processing studies and strategies, in the formulation of national sector and/or sub-sector investment policies, plans and programmes.
• Supports the development of inclusive and sustainable food systems involving producers, their organizations, other private sector actors, civil society organizations and governments.
• Contributes to capacity development activities in the areas of food and agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and agro-processing investment support to government staff, non-state actors and private sector organizations.
• Prepares reports in accordance with FAO, governments and financing partners' requirements.
• Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences and interacts with international and national partners.
• Establishes, promotes, and maintains relationships with relevant Programme Priority Areas, FAO technical units and Decentralized Offices in order to ensure best synergies between investment, policy and innovation work in support to Members.
• Supports resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework.

• Advanced university degree in economics, agricultural economics, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, agribusiness management, natural resource management, irrigation and drainage engineering, rural infrastructure engineering, social sciences, business administration or a related field.
• Five years of relevant experience in conducting agricultural/rural sector/subsector analytical studies, and/or in planning, design, supervision of agricultural and rural investment operations, including elaboration of feasibility studies and implementation of agricultural and rural investment operations in developing countries and/or countries in transition.
• Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of English and intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency - level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions within the region.
• Extent and relevance of experience in formulation, implementation support or evaluation of strategies, policies, studies and investment programmes/projects in food security, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and other related subjects.
• Extent and relevance of experience in participating in multidisciplinary teams for the preparation of strategies, sector studies, and investment programmes/projects
• Extent and relevance of experience with FAO's main development partners, in particular the World Bank, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the European Union and other development partners and international financial institutions.
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with government officials, development partners and other country stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the context, as well as partners and institutions of the specific subregion would be an asset.
• Demonstrated capacity to write technical reports in English.
• Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of French would be an important asset, including demonstrated capacity to write technical reports in French.

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