UN Capacity Development Specialist Job Careers – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Job Title: Capacity Development Specialist
Organisation: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager of the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) and Climate Resilient Women Economic Empowerment (CRWEE)
About US:
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has a global mandate to improve nutrition, increase agricultural productivity, raise the standard of living in rural populations and contribute to global economic’ growth. Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO’s efforts – to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.
Job Summary: The Capacity Development Specialist will support the capacity development related components (for gender-responsive climate change adaptation and mitigation) of projects GCP/UGA/054/EC project entitled “Global Climate Change Alliance plus (GCCA+)” and GCP/UGA/055/SWE project entitled “Climate Resilient Women Economic Empowerment (CRWEE)”, funded by the European Union and Government of Sweden respectively. These projects aim to strengthen key government institutions at central and decentralized levels and build the resilience of communities in the face of a changing climate. The assignment will focus on strengthening knowledge and institutional capacities for gender-responsive climate change adaptation and mitigation
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead efforts with national and district stakeholders to plan and implement project activities identified under Result 1 “Knowledge and institutional capacities for gender-responsive climate change adaptation and mitigation strengthened” of GCCA+ and “Women access to and control of productive resources and decision-making capacity improved” of CRWEE projects;
- Determine and prioritize, together with the GCCA+ and CRWEE project teams, capacity needs of target stakeholders (FFS groups, implementing partners, national ministries and agencies, and District Local Government staff) on climate change adaptation and mitigation and gender mainstreaming, including mapping out capacity needs of national and district stakeholders in terms of (a) climate data needs, (b) vulnerability and impact assessments, (c) coordination at national and district level (d) climate change and gender mainstreaming of climate resilience at district levels and sub county level (e) conducting feasibility studies of gender-responsive adaptation projects, (f) knowledge management, (g) M&E support with gender and cc indicators;
- Ensure full stakeholder consultation including with communities in the target districts to ensure project ownership and full participation in implementation through generating buy-in on the contents of GCCA+ and CRWEE projects;
- Contribute to preparation of training materials, knowledge products, guidelines and sector manuals in line with FAO standards and conduct training programs and workshops for integrating (a) climate change adaptation and mitigation including Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) into subnational planning and development, (b) gender considerations into adaptation and mitigation investments, and (c) adaptation and gender indicators into national, sectoral and project M&E systems;
- Assess and address capacity building needs of selected CSOs, NGOs, NGO networks, women’s networks, youth initiatives and private sector in support of the GCCA+ and CRWEE projects;
- Provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Water and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Production and Fisheries (MAAIF), Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) and 21 District Local governments with respect to gender and climate change mainstreaming in their programs and plans;
- Contribute to development of best practices on gender and climate change mainstreaming in the target districts of GCCA+ and CRWEE projects;
- Carry out monitoring visits to implementing partners and project beneficiaries during project implementation;
- Review the communication strategies/action plan to ensure that Result 1 of both GCCA+ and CRWEE projects are adequately reflected.
- Participate in and actively contribute to donor/development partner coordination fora on gender and climate change, including sharing of information on FAO’s assistance in these areas through the GCCA+ and CRWEE projects;
- Prepare project reports and other ad-hoc reports on project activities as and when required; and
- Perform any other related duty
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Capacity Development Specialist job opportunity should hold an Advanced university degree (for COF.REG)/ University Degree (for PSAs) in Rural Development/ Development Studies, Sociology, Agriculture, environment and natural resource management or related fields.
- At least five years of relevant experience in capacity development of individuals, communities and institutions in gender-responsive and climate resilient agriculture and natural resource management.
- At least five years of experience in both gender-responsive climate change adaptation and mitigation programming formulation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
- At least five years of experience in analysing and integrating the perspective of gender equality in programme formulation, evaluation and monitoring in the context of agriculture and natural resources and experience in socio-economic and gender analysis
- Previous experience and knowledge in climate change (adaptation and mitigation) and gender mainstreaming in Africa and Uganda
- Extent and relevance of experience and knowledge of FAO Climate Change and Gender policies, procedures, project cycle and operational activities
- Extent of knowledge and experiences in working with various stakeholders in Uganda in gender and climate change including UN, Government, NGOs, private sector, academics, and others
- Writing and communication skills
- Ability to manage a high workload, meet tight deadlines and multi-task under pressure
- Extent of experience with international organizations, non-government institutions/organizations, and donors in a multi-cultural setting.
- Extent of experience in more than one location or area of work
- Excellent knowledge of assessment tools related to gender equality, gender and climate change, and experience in mainstreaming capacity development, social equity and women’s empowerment issues in Uganda and/or East Africa/Africa in the context of agriculture and natural resource management.
- Excellent knowledge of the UN System and its administrative processes.
- Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of one of the other UN languages (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian).
FAO Core Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Ugandan nationals should submit their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 14th May 2019
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