Young Professional Officer (Climate Change)

Overview

Support the implementation of FAO’s Strategy on Climate Change in Africa by providing technical expertise on climate change in agrifood systems. This includes advancing climate-related policies and investments, supporting NDC implementation, climate finance, and energy transitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyses relevant technical social, economic, environmental, and technology information, data and/or statistics for input in various documents.
• Maintains records and updates databases and web pages.
• Provides technical support to various projects.
• Collaborates in the development of training tools and materials and the organization of workshops/seminars, etc.
• Participates in the organization and follow-up of meetings, consultations and conferences, the production of required materials and the provision of information and assistance to partners.
• Assists in the provision of technical support and backstopping for the design and the implementation of FAO's projects and programmes aimed at scaling up climate action in agrifood systems at regional and national level in a gender-sensitive and inclusive manner.
• Supports the analysis of trends in public and private climate and environmental finance of relevance to agrifood systems.
• Contributes to the identification and application of relevant tools to inform carbon-neutral and climate-resilient investment design to enhance the implementation of the NDCs, climate action and access to climate finance.
• Supports in monitoring implementation and reporting progress on FAO’s Strategy on Climate Change (2022-2031) and its Action Plan in Africa.
• Supports the development of new FAO data, methods, tools and services for climate change in agrifood sectors.
• Supports establishing and maintaining partnerships and mobilizing resources, including with vertical funds, private sector, bilateral and multilateral sources.
• Supports the development and review of technical documents related to different areas of climate change and deliver relevant training programmes.
• Provides support in convening meetings with relevant stakeholders and responsible representatives from government, civil society, regional and international bodies, private sector, and academia.
• Drafts reports in accordance with governments' and financing partners' requirements for the supervisor's review.
• Performs any other duties as required.

Required Experience

• One year of relevant experience in development projects in the field of climate change mitigation and/or adaptation, preferably in relation to agrifood systems.
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable.
• Extent and relevance of experience in establishing and maintaining partnerships with UN agencies, NGOs, private sector, as well as donors and government institutions.
• Extent and relevance of experience related to climate finance and carbon markets, climate and environmental investments in the agriculture sectors and rural development.
• Extent and relevance of experience in the preparation, editing and revision of technical/scientific and policy documents and in organizing meetings and workshops.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in climate change, environmental engineering and sciences, natural resources management, or agriculture and forestry with focus on climate change, biological sciences or a related field.

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