Social Policy Officer

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Description

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• Plans and leads components of multidisciplinary teams and short term work groups, leads and/or participates in divisional teams, participates in Organization-wide committees, project teams and working groups and provides specialized expertise on international technical networks and/or technical policy and standard setting bodies.
• Supports the integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment in FAO’s work, including the disaggregation of data by sex and age where appropriate, in accordance with the FAO Policy on Gender Equality.
• Develops technical, statistical, analytical, monitoring and reporting frameworks and related tools, methodologies, systems and databases, etc. to support the planning, implementation/delivery and monitoring of programmes of work, products, projects and services.
• Designs and conducts research, data collection, validation, analysis and/or reporting activities, from a gender perspective, to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovative cross-sector approaches, new tools, technologies, technical reports/publications and/or policy proposals as well as the provision of technical/policy/specialist/advice and expertise.
• Responds to requests and provides technical/policy advice, assistance and solutions to Regional, Subregional and Country Offices; provides technical backstopping to field projects.
• Promotes international cooperation and collaboration, advocates best practices and increased policy dialogue and provides technical expertise at international meetings and conferences.
• Collaborates in capacity development activities involving knowledge sharing, the organization of training workshops, seminars and meetings as well as the development of related materials, on-line tools and information kits.
• Participates in resource mobilization activities in accordance with Corporate Strategy and divisional plans.

• Develops and manages a programme of work at global and country levels that establishes social protection as an instrument for contributing to more inclusive climate action among rural populations.
• Leads quantitative and qualitative policy analysis and the development of technical reports to inform i) the global narrative on the role of social protection in inclusive climate action; and ii) the design of national policies and programmes. 
• Designs and coordinates programmes that provide policy support to Member countries in i) climate proofing national social protection systems; ii) directing climate finance to social protection; and iii) integrating the social protection and climate agendas within national policies and programmes. 
• Identifies and maintains partnerships with internal and external actors to enhance FAO’s work on using social protection as a policy instrument for inclusive climate action. 
• Represents FAO in internal and external meetings and fora involving social protection and/or climate communities to advocate for the use of social protection as an instrument for inclusive climate action among rural populations.

• Advanced university degree in political science, development studies, economics, institutional development or other relevant social sciences.
• Seven years of relevant experience in social protection, socio-economic analysis, policy assistance and capacity building in relation to social protection.
• Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate – level B) of another official FAO language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).

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