Professional Vacancy Announcement No: 1592-AGA Deadline For Application: 6 February 2007 Position Title: Livestock Development Officer Duty Station: Rome, Italy Grade Level:P-4 Duration Fixed Term: 3 years CCOG Code: 1H01b Organizational Unit: Animal Production Service, AGAP Animal Production & Health Division, AGA Agriculture, Biosecurity, Nutrition & Consumer Protection Department
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the general supervision of the Chief, Animal Production Service and the immediate supervision of the Senior Officer, Livestock Production Group, will contribute to activities related to animal husbandry and livestock development.
In particular, will:
- participate in the design and implementation of the Division’s Regular Programme activities that support good farming/livestock practices and the contribution of livestock to poverty alleviation, rural employment, food security and food safety; and address the associated technical and policy issues; - develop, support and implement FAO’s Field Programme, through the Sub-regional Multi-disciplinary Teams and Regional Offices in livestock development, and small-scale dairying in particular, and advise FAO Members Countries on formulating and implementing their livestock development programmes; - develop and implement the necessary good animal husbandry practices to ensure compliance with food/feed safety/quality standards; - develop and advise on programmes to facilitate the effective supply of goods and services to enable sustainable livestock production and ensure animal products of consistent quality; - contribute to and technically support livestock production aspects of any FAO emergency and/or rehabilitation programme; - contribute to the work of and participate in FAO’s interdisciplinary programmes, international and regional institutions, NGO networks and producer organisations as they relate to animal production; - keep up-to-date and informed on relevant developments and design and conduct analytical studies on specific technical and policy issues affecting livestock development; - plan, organize and participate in scientific and technical meetings; prepare and edit reports, manuals, guidelines and other specialized publications concerning the above; - assist national institutions through the decentralised offices in planning/establishing training, extension, research and human resources development programmes for the livestock sector; - collect and analyse appropriate data that contributes to the divisional livestock information systems - perform other related duties as required.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should meet the following:
- Advanced University Degree in Animal Production / Science - Seven years of relevant experience in developing livestock production, including dairying, which included working experience in a diverse range of developing countries or countries in transition - Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two
SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be assessed against the following:
- Extent and relevance of working experience in livestock development programmes in different regions of the world - Relevance and level of academic qualifications - Extent of knowledge of and experience in the small-scale dairy sector - Depth of understanding of the technical, institutional and policy constraints of major livestock production systems in developing countries - Extent of knowledge of and experience in project formulation and funding requirements of major multilateral and bilateral funding agencies - Extent of experience in institution and capacity building in the livestock sector - Quality of both oral and written communication skills on technical issues in English and French
Please note that all candidates should possess computer/word processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
REMUNERATION
Level P-4 carries a net salary per year (inclusive of a variable element for post adjustment) from US$ 95,321 US$ 119,514 (without dependants) and from US$ 102,360 to US$ 129,083 (with dependants)
TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants
Send your application to:
V.A 1592-AGA Chief, AGAP FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome ITALY Fax No: + E-mail:
