Community Engagement Specialist

The position centers on project management, participatory governance, community-based approaches, strategic communication, and coordination with government and implementing partners to ensure the effective delivery, sustainability, and documentation of digital innovation initiatives.

Tasks and responsibilities

•    Assist the FAO Representative and the Mindanao Coordinator in engaging with local authorities with regards to the delivery and sustainability of the project;

•    Contribute towards strengthening participatory governance in designing, planning and implementing digital innovations or digital village initiatives by introducing community-based approaches that will encourage and promote the inclusion of government partners and beneficiary citizens in decision-making processes; 

•    Oversee and ensure the timely and quality management and delivery of the project (technical and financial); Support to the process documentation or evaluation, project operational and financial closure;

•    Write one publication on digital tools to empower small scale fishers in Mindanao and various communication materials (one per month) for social media or traditional media;

•    Support in the development of project proposals, concept notes, progress reports; hiring of consultants, and liaison with FAO regional office counterparts;

•    Provide strategic inputs in the implementation of activities for every output;

•    Work collaboratively with project field staff on preparation and mobilization activities; 

•    Support the preparation of project reports, briefs and various correspondence, knowledge products and information dissemination, including background research and synthesis and editing of information;  

•    Support that government counterparts and other implementing partners are updated on the status of project delivery; Carry out any other relevant duties within his/her technical competence as may be requested by FAO;

•    Prepare and submit end of assignment report with lessons learned and best practices and terminal report in accordance with FAO guidelines.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements    

•    The candidate must have a university degree in community development, development studies or other related discipline relevant to the assignment.

•    The candidate should have at least seven (7) years of experience in participatory digital tools, community engagement, aquaculture projects 

•    A national of Philippines.

•    Working knowledge (level C) of English and Filipino.

FAO Core Competencies

•    Results Focus

•    Teamwork

•    Communication

•    Building Effective Relationships

•    Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

•    Ability to work under pressure and adapt to an evolving and complex humanitarian context and within multidisciplinary and different cultural background teams

•    Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Tagalog

•    General knowledge and skills in the use of standard software, such as MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)

Source: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2500894