Technical Specialist (Forest-Positive Policy Analysis)
- Career Category: Economics, Agriculture, Agriculture - Forestry
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
National of Cambodia
Type of requisition: NPP (National Project Personnel)
Duration: 3 months
Organizational Unit: FAO Representation in Cambodia
Reporting Lines
Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative to Cambodia, Assistant FAO Representative (Programme), and Programme Advisor (Forest, Land and Water), with technical guidance from the Forestry officer (Hqs), the lead Technical Officer and project team and FAO Agriculture-Forest Nexus Team, the Technical Specialist (Forest-Positive Policy Analysis) will work closely with government focal points to map existing national instruments and practices related to agro-forestry land uses (including land use planning, land use governance instruments & decision-making and land formalization aspects) and commodity prioritized production. A gap analysis will then be conducted to assess the country’s readiness for forest-positive practices and its alignment with global deforestation-free international trends.
The Technical Specialist (Forest-Positive Policy Analysis) will be responsible for delivering the technical focus and tasks outlined below.
Technical Focus
The assignment focuses on mapping tenure in targeted areas, take stock of policy and institutional instruments that govern land-use decisions, tenure practices and commodity production in Cambodia, likely for cashew and other targeted commodities to be confirmed with government focal points. The analysis will evaluate the enabling environment for inclusive, climate-resilient production systems and due diligence compliance. Findings will be informed by national repositories, existing analysis, and stakeholder consultations. The objective is to provide actionable recommendations for improving land governance, land formalization and agro-forestry tenure practices while supporting deforestation-free commodity supply chains.
- Work Planning: develop a detailed work plan for the consultancy, including methodology, timeline, and stakeholder engagement approach.
- Policy and Institutional Mapping: Collect and assess relevant international, national policy, institutional, and local tenure related instruments & practices.
- Focus on instruments related to: (I) forest-positive and sustainable production systems (cashew, other targeted commodities to be confirmed etc..). (II) country’s readiness in deforestation free -based instruments, focusing on land tenure considerations.
- Complement desk research with national repositories, past assessments, and key stakeholder interviews.
- Compliance and Verification Analysis
- Map responsible institutional entities.
- Assess availability of data, documents, and systems to support due diligence.
- Take stock of traceability efforts and systems for the targeted commodities.
- Gap Analysis & Solutions
- Identify key tenure, policy and institutional gaps, overlaps, and challenges targeting agricultural and community forestry land practices.
- Propose actionable short- and medium-term solutions to strengthen the enabling environment & policy coherence.
- Drafting of Policy Gap Assessment Report
- Prepare Detailed Report Outline: Collaborate with NFO to develop a structured outline guiding the drafting of the policy report.
- Draft Policy Report: Summarize key findings from the analysis, including recommendations to promote positive commodity production and deforestation-free practices.
- Consultation and Validation Process
- Organize and facilitate a validation meeting with key stakeholders.
- Present findings and gather technical inputs.
- Revise and finalize the report based on feedback.
- Perform related duties as required.
- English
- Bachelor's Degree in forestry, agriculture policy, tenure, economics or related matters
- At least of professional experience in a relevant field related to environmental, agriculture-forestry nexus and tenure, natural resources and/or forestry policy in Cambodia for 5 years
- Good knowledge of the international context related to forests, and of the major international and regional environmental instruments
- Working knowledge of English
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work
- Demonstrated capacities to draft texts/reports
- Very good sense of organization and ability to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Ability to work in a harmonious and effective way in a multicultural team
- Ability to work closely with national institutions and governmental entities
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
