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Subregional Coordinator

Food and Agriculture Organization

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.
This Subregional Office is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies and projects for transforming food, agriculture and rural development. It also develops and maintains relations with subregional wide institutions. The Subregional Office is a subsidiary of the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU).
The position is located in the FAO Subregional Office for Central Asia (SEC) in Ankara, Türkiye. 
The Subregional Coordinator (SRC) for Central Asia works under the guidance of, and reports to, the Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative (ADG/RR), Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU).
Summary of Duties and Functions:
The Subregional Coordinator leads the multidisciplinary technical teams in the designated subregion. He/she leads FAO’s response to subregional priorities in line with FAO’s Strategic Framework 2022-31 and is accountable for FAO activities in the subregion. He/she represents FAO in the country of assignment. He/she supports the FAO Regional Representative in his/her capacity as an accountable member of the regional United Nations Development Group (UNDG) team as defined in the ‘Management and Accountability System of the UN Development and the Resident Coordinator System’.
The Subregional Coordinator also serves as the FAO Representative to the Host Country, Türkiye, as well as to other countries in the subregion where FAO has no Representatives and/or Representations, to promote FAO’s support to the national priorities.
He/she contributes to the preparation of the Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) for the FAO Members in the Subregion, and ensures effective collaboration with subregional economic integration organizations, UN-system entities at the subregional and national levels, and other subregional institutions and media.
Candidates Will Be Assessed Against The Following:
Minimum Requirements:
  • Advanced University degree in a technical area related to the work of the Organization;
  • Minimum of twelve years (12) of relevant experience in programme development and management in fields related to the mandate of FAO, including at the international level;
  • Demonstrated professional competence, proven leadership capability and effective management skills;
  • Extensive experience in partnership with inter-governmental and international organizations, national governments, technical and donor partners, private sector, civil society organizations, youth and women organizations, farmer associations, etc.;
  • Ability to lead and work effectively with a diverse team of people of different national and cultural backgrounds in an international setting;
  • Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate – level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish);
  • Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of Russian language would be an asset.

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