Fishery Officer

job Description

FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background, and culture. Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct and to uphold FAO's values. FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives, and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality. FAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through 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.

Organizational Setting
FAO's Subregional Office for Southern Africa (SFS) 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). The Subregional Office for Southern Africa (SFS) is a subsidiary of the Regional Office for Africa (RAF).

Duties and Responsibilities

Competencies:
-Results Focus
-Team Work
-Communication
-Building effective relationships
-Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills:
-Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions.
-Extent and relevance of experience in collecting and analyzing technical information and data.
-Extent and relevance of knowledge and experience in related fields such as fisheries.
-Extent and relevance of experience in the preparation, editing, and revision of technical/scientific documents and in organizing meetings and workshops.
-Extent and relevance of experience in working with scientific bibliographic databases and/or information systems.
-FAO staff are expected to adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All, and Integrity and Transparency.

Qualifications and Experience

-Advanced university degree in fisheries, aquaculture, natural resource development, or other relevant marine or aquatic sciences, with a specialization in fisheries and aquaculture governance, management, development, economics, or related fields.
-Three years of relevant experience in one of the following: fisheries/aquaculture management, development, or governance; statistics or data collection systems of aquatic resources; trade, safety and quality, or development of aquatic foods.
-Working knowledge (proficient - level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate - level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish).

How to Apply

To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills.

Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile.

Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.

Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/.

Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military, and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks, and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application.

Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered.

Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile.

We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

If you need help or have queries, please create a one-time registration with FAO’s client support team for further assistance: https://fao.service-now.com/csp

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