Under the general supervision of the Director, ESW, and as a member or leader of one or more task teams, the incumbent will:
- provide managerial and technical leadership of FAO’s Strategy Team responsible for the delivery of corporate results on gender equality in access to resources, goods, services and decision making in rural societies;
- plan, allocate resources, implement, monitor and report upon the biennial programme of work under FAO’s strategic objective on gender, to achieve results on gender equality;
- develop and coordinate an advisory and communication system across the Organization for gender-sensitive delivery of corporate results;
- foster, strengthen and manage strategic partnerships to encourage and promote the mainstreaming of rural gender issues in the technical work of FAO and of external partners;
- produce, implement and monitor a comprehensive capacity development programme to enhance the knowledge and skills on gender of FAO staff and of member countries;
- communicate FAO’s plans, progress and results on gender equality in its governing bodies and with partners;
- provide policy and planning advice to FAO member countries to ensure that agriculture, food security and rural development programmes and policies are gender responsive;
- promote resource mobilization for FAO’s gender programme;
- perform other related duties as required.
Deadline: April 15, 2011
Tags: employment, gender, agriculture