Senior Agricultural Officer (Plant Protection) position is available in FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). The post is located in the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand.

Benefits

You will recieve a competitive compensation and benefits package including

• Dependency allowances
• Rental subsidy along with education grant for children
• Home leave travel and 30 working days of annual leave per year
• Pension fund entitlements under the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund
• International health insurance, and Disability protection (life insurance optional)

Key Responsibilities

• Plans, manages, or leads highly specialized or multi-disciplinary teams, leads, coordinates, as well as participates in Regional committees, project teams, and working groups
• Analyzes global and country specific requirements and relevant technical issues to provide critical input into the FAO Strategic Objectives, Programme of Work
• In addition, implements and monitors programmes of work involving the development of the approach, evidence based strategies, and related tools, methodologies and the supporting system/database, monitoring and reporting frameworks
• Conducts, designs and oversees research and analysis activities to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovation, technical reports, publications and/or on-going programme development as well as the provision of technical and/or policy advisory services
• Leads and/or collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality / effectiveness of capacity development and knowledge sharing activities within member countries such as policy support, organizational development and individual learning events including preparation of related information, learning, on-line tools

Qualifications and Requirements

• Advanced University degree in Agronomy, Plant Science with specialization in seed science/technology, crop improvement or related field.
• Moreover, ten years of relevant experience in planning and implementing of programmes and projects related seeds and plant genetic resources and related policies
• Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is essential
• Similarly, demonstrated analytical, managerial, negotiating and advisory skills with good publication record
• Furthermore, excellent knowledge and understanding of the work of national governments and international organizations

Applying

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