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Social Forestry and Climate Change Specialist – SB4
with Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations
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with Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations
Organizational Setting
The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries. The Programme was launched in 2008 and builds on the convening role and technical expertise of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The UN-REDD Programme assists developing countries to prepare to implement REDD+, including the development of National REDD+ Strategies, following guidance issued by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
As part of the Technical Assistance component of the UN-REDD Programme, and with specific support from the Swiss Government, a new initiative was launched for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, titled Climate change mitigation through social forestry actions in ASEAN countries. The technical assistance (TA) provided by FAO (lead agency) and UNEP aims for the generation of evidence and scaled up social forestry contribution to climate mitigation in/for a number of countries in the ASEAN region, building on ongoing programmes and lessons learnt from previous work. It will be implemented at the regional level with targeted interventions in three ASEAN countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia and Lao PDR. The work will be closely coordinated with the ASEAN Working Group (AWG) on Social Forestry (AWG SF) and AWG Forest and Climate Change (AWG FCC) member states
Organizational Unit: FACMB
Type of requisition: NPP
Duty Station: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Duration 12 Months with possibility of extension
Reporting Lines
Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative (FAOR) for Cambodia, under the technical supervision of the responsible Forestry Officer, and project Lead Technical Officer at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP), with guidance from Government of Cambodia focal points, and in coordination with the REDD+ regional advisors for UNEP in Asia-Pacific, the National Social Forestry and Climate Change expert will be responsible for the overall management and implementation of activities under the UN-REDD initiative Climate change mitigation through social forestry actions in ASEAN countries in Cambodia.
Technical Focus
The incumbent will plan and implement the project activities with a technical focus on delivering improved climate change outcomes from social forestry activities in Cambodia.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered.
Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile.
Vacancies will be removed from the recruitment portal at 23:59 Central European Time (CET) on the deadline for applications date. We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
If you need help, or have queries, please contact to email provided in the contact details.
FAO IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT
FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
Qualified female applicants and qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries are encouraged to apply.
Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.
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