Job: Forestry Officer (REDD+)

Location: Panama, Chile or Paraguay (to be determined)
Deadline: Tuesday, 20 August 2013 

Description

Applications from qualified women as well as from qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries are encouraged.

Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities and/or duty stations depending on the evolving needs of the Organization.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall guidance of the Director, FOM and the supervision of the UN-REDD Programme Coordinator, the incumbent will

support REDD+ country programmes implementation related to forest monitoring in countries in Latin America. The duty station will

be one of the LAC countries. In particular, the incumbent will:

• collaborate with country teams and FAO country offices to support work-planning and implementation of country programmes;
• provide technical guidance on forest monitoring and measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) components in REDD+ country programmes;
• facilitate interaction and communication between country programme stakeholders and expertise on forest monitoring topics to ensure knowledge exchange;
• facilitate institutional and individual capacity building on forest monitoring in the programme countries;
• monitor progress of country programmes and identify needs for adjustments;
• coordinate and participate in backstopping and country missions related to implementation of forest monitoring and MRV components in REDD+ country programmes;
• support the development and implementation of Web-GIS portals and satellite forest monitoring of countries in Latin America in collaboration with the Remote Sensing group in the UN-REDD Team;
• perform other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Candidates should meet the following:

• University degree in forestry, environmental sciences, geomatics or related field
• Three years of relevant experience related to forest monitoring and remote sensing, including international experience and experience in LAC countries
• Working knowledge of English and Spanish

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Candidates will be assessed against the following:
• Level of knowledge of forest inventory and monitoring and the use of remote sensing, especially development and implementation of national forest monitoring systems in developing countries
• Extent and relevance of academic achievements in subjects relevant to forest inventory, forest monitoring, including remote sensing
• Understanding of climate change negotiations and REDD+
• Quality of both oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to deliver results within deadlines
• Knowledge of other official languages

Please note that all candidates should possess computer/word processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national

and cultural backgrounds.

• The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the

extension of appointments

REMUNERATION

A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, click on the

following link: http://icsc.un.org/

For guidelines to applicants, please visit the Application Toolkit at: http://www.fao.org/employment/current-vacancies/project/en/

Send your application to:

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V.A FOM-926-13-PRJ

Director, FOM

FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome ITALY

Fax No: +39 06 57055137

E-mail: VA-926-13-PRJ-FOM@fao.org

Please note that FAO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director-General and may be assigned to any

activities or office of the organization.

FAO IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT

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