FAO Investment Support Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

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FAO Investment Support Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

FAO Ethiopia looking for “Investment Support Officer”.

Applicants with an Advanced University Degree may apply on or before 12th March, 2024.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to “let there be bread”. It was founded in October 1945.

The FAO has published a job vacancy announcement on 13th February, 2024 for qualified Ethiopia’s to fill in the vacant post of Investment Support Officer to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

FAO Job Vacancy 2024

Key Functions:

Participates in, and eventually leads multidisciplinary teams to assist governments in the identification and preparation of investment and finance support initiatives in the fields of food security, agriculture, rural development, natural resources management and agro-processing, and participates in pre-appraisal and appraisal missions.
Participates in, and eventually leads multidisciplinary teams for the implementation support and the preparation of final evaluation of investment and finance support solutions.
Provides technical expertise for the preparation of food and agriculture, rural development, natural resources 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 agrifood systems involving producers, their organizations, other private sector actors and civil society organizations and governments.
Formulates and delivers capacity development initiatives in the areas of food and agriculture, rural development, natural resources management and agro-processing investment support to government staff, and non-state actors and private sector organizations.
Prepares documents in accordance with FAO, governments’ and financing partners’ requirements.
Provides support in task organization, selection of consultants, preparation of terms of reference and in ensuring the quality of outputs.
Promotes international cooperation and collaboration leading to new investment opportunities and cooperative agreements, advocates best practices and effective policy dialogue and provides technical expertise at international meetings.
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 Member Nations.
Participates in resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Corporate Strategy.
Provides guidance and advice to junior staff.

Position in Organization:

Job Tittle: Investment Support Officer
Job Posting: 12/Feb/2024
Closure Date: 12/Mar/2024, 4:29:00 AM
Organizational Unit: FAO Investment Centre (CFI)
Job Type: Staff position
Type of Requisition: Professional
Grade Level: P-4
Primary Location: Ethiopia-Addis Ababa
Duration: Fixed-term: two years with possibility of extension
Post Number: 0023671
CCOG Code: 1L09

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

Advanced university degree in economics, agricultural economics, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, agribusiness management, natural resources management, irrigation and drainage engineering, rural infrastructure engineering, social sciences or a related field.

Experience:

Seven 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.

Language Requirements:

Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate – level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).