I. Overview
Through USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA), the United States (U.S.) sponsors qualified U.S. citizens for employment in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Program.
These fully funded JPO positions strengthen the capacity of FAO and further encourage U.S. citizens to become active members of the international community. After completing their JPO assignments, a number of JPOs successfully compete for positions at FAO and in other international and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
II. General Information
Title: Junior Professional Officer (Cash and Voucher Assistance – East Africa)
Organization/Office: Subregional Office for Eastern Africa, SFE
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Start Date Required: As soon as possible
Duration: Two years, with possibility of a one-year extension
The USAID/BHA sponsored JPO will be an employee of FAO, not of the U.S. Government.
III. Duties, Responsibilities, and Output Expectations
Key Functions:
Technical Focus:
Support to implementation of FAO’s resilience agenda at global, regional, subregional and/or country level, with a focus on technical and operational support, clearances and backstopping to projects and programmes implemented through cash and voucher assistance (CVA) modalities.
Key Results:
Collection and analysis of information, data and statistics and project/meeting services to support programme projects, products and services.
IV. Supervision
The Junior Professional Officer (Cash and Voucher Assistance – East Africa) reports to the Senior Agricultural Officer/Subregional Resilience Team Leader, RTEA/SFE/FAO-Kenya. S/he works under the technical guidance of the Office of Emergency and Resilience (OER) and the overall leadership of the Enabling Environment Team Leader in OER.
V. Qualifications and Experience
Education:
Advanced university degree in business administration or public administration, social science, political science or a related field.
Work Experience:
Three years of relevant experience in project or programme management, administration or related area.
Languages:
Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate – level B) of another official FAO language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish or Russian).
Additional Desired Technical Skills:
UN Competencies:
Workforce Diversity:
The United Nations believes that an inclusive culture attracts the best talent and encourages all qualified applicants, regardless of gender, disability, sexual orientation, cultural or religious backgrounds, to apply.
Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.
VII. Background Information
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. FAO’s Subregional Office for Eastern Africa is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing subregional food, agriculture and rural development priorities. It develops and maintains relations with subregion-wide institutions including Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs). It assists the FAO Representations (FAORs) in the subregion with addressing subregional food security, agriculture and rural development issues at country level. The Subregional Office is a subsidiary of FAO’s Regional Office for Africa. The post is located in the Resilience Team East Africa – (RTEA) FAO Office in Nairobi, Kenya).
The JPO program selection process is carried out jointly by USAID/BHA and FAO.
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply. Applicants must be no older than 32 years of age as of December 31 of the year of application.
To apply please send the following to BHA.JPOCoordinator@usaid.gov:
Please state which position you are applying for in the subject line of your email. If you wish to apply for multiple positions, please complete a Personal History Statement (P11) for each position and submit these to us in separate emails with the appropriate subject heading. Please submit your application documents in PDF format when possible.
Due to the volume of applications received, only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Application Details:
Please complete the P11 thoroughly. The P11 provides the opportunity to include all required information in one document, including your professional work experience and references. Please attach a cover letter to explain your interest in the position and interest in working with the UN, along with a general resume. The P11 has instructions on how to complete the profile; however, please be sure to also follow the additional instructions below:
Application Deadline: Friday, October 18, 2024, 5:00 p.m. EST
For more information please consult the USAID/BHA Jobs website
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