Capacity Development Specialist

The Resource Mobilization Division (PSR) leads and coordinates the mobilization of voluntary contributions in support of the Organization’s strategic priorities. PSR manages FAO’s relations with resource partners, strategically matching partners’ interests to those of the Organization, and supports the negotiation of agreements. It mounts marketing analysis and campaigns around global development opportunities to decentralized and headquarters offices. PSR also oversees global programme and project reporting to resource partners. It strives to assure the highest quality of development results, through providing project cycle oversight and support and policy design for operational modalities and outsourcing. PSR assures the financial and contractual compliance of agreements negotiated and signed with resource partners in close coordination with FAO’s legal, procurement, and financial services, as well as decentralized and headquarters offices.

Within this framework, Capacity Development is there to facilitate knowledge sharing and information exchange throughout the entire organization, concurrently fostering the enhancement of capabilities at both the individual and team levels. 

The post Is located in PSR at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy and is 80 per cent office based.

Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Marketing Unit, the consultant will report and work under the day-to-day supervision of the Capacity Development Team Lead.

The incumbent will act as primary focal point for capacity development in the Division (PSR). They will develop strategies and activities around RM capacity development, which include the conceptualization, implementation and delivery of trainings around the FAO strategic objectives, i. e. PPAs and 4 Betters, in response to the demand from Decentralized Offices (DOs), Headquarters and more specific Ad Hoc trainings. Being the focal person to RM colleagues at DOs, the Specialist will represent FAO’s endeavor in capacity development.    

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will act as a focal point for capacity development in the PSR Division, to ensure there is a coherent corporate strategic approach to engage all resource partners across the organization, and as a ReMap Action Plan expert who will give the needed support to any eventual further future HQ and Regional Offices’ requests on the project, and in particular will:

• •    Develop along with the Capacity Development Team strategies and activities on RM, which include the conceptualization, implementation, and delivery of trainings around the FAO strategic objectives, (i. e. PPAs and 4 Betters), in response to the demand from Decentralized Offices (DOs), Headquarters and more specific Ad Hoc trainings.
• •    Develop training session main concepts and ideas, coordinating this activity along with PPA Leaders, Lead Technical Officers (LTOs) and DOs, ensuring the seamless delivery of well-built and focused sessions. 
• •    Manage the organization, coordination, and delivery of online, hybrid and/or face-to-face coaching sessions; and any other sessions at HQ level/DOs, targeting FAO Representatives, RM-related staff based at DOs.
• •    Have regular consultations with the DOs Officers to collect information on their development of learning roadmaps, aiming at elaborating strategic training plans which can fulfil the main goals of the Regions.
• •    Liaise regularly with OER, PSU and OCC to continuously sharing key information on Capacity Development activities. Liaise with the CSH Unit, which is in charge of training and development, coordinating specifically on RM related sessions.
• •    Undertake any other duties as required by the Team Leader, Programme Officer and PSR Management.
• •    Formulate and implement capacity trainings, starting from the conceptualization phase to the delivery of virtual trainings under the refreshed RM business model in line with the New Strategic Framework of FAO 2021-2025. This will include consulting DOs on specific training ideas; drafting training flows and supporting the preparation of various types of learning material; coordinating the entire production of E-learnings; facilitating trainings; preparing articles and stories for the RM webpages HQ and regional, as well as follow up sessions.
• •    Organize face-to-face, and other specific coaching sessions at Decentralized Offices targeting FAO Representatives, RM-related staff based at DOs
• •    Prepare strategic training plans for the regions with support to the establishment of regional and sub-regional RM strategies and CPFs. This includes having regular consultations with all Decentralized Offices on the development of learning roadmaps, their implementation and regular review.
• •    Support to the implementation of the new RM strategy in in the realization of an in-reach and outreach advisory plans to boost the implementation and delivery of corporate results, through the active role of FAO RM officers, FLOs, FAORs and AFAORs, and Heads of Liaison Offices, as well as LTOs both at HQ and particularly at the country level
• •    Liaise regularly with OER, PSU, PST, CSH and OCC to share, report and exchange on Capacity Development activities
• •    Manage PSR intranet page for Resource Mobilization. This includes preparation of RM highlights for the RM support hub; signed framework agreements and templates; coordination with PSR colleagues for updating the FCOs lists, as well as PSR calendars; creation of ad hoc sections and sub-sections, which require weekly maintenance (e.g. country fact sheets); creation of articles for internal visibility purposes on the Leading in Resource Mobilization Global Executive Series;
• •    As Unit Coordinator, liaise with the CSH specific units in charge of training and development specifically for RM related trainings.
• •    Assist in the management of the integrated internal information and knowledge management system for PSR in close coordination with Digital FAO and Agro-Informatics Division (CSI);
• •    Support in elaborating presentations and templates related to outreach and RM;

Minimum Requirements:

• •    Master’s degree in communications, organizational development, education, public administration, international relations, or in a discipline relevant to the mandate of the Organization.
• •    At least three years of relevant experience in training and facilitation, organizational development or project management
• •    Working knowledge (level C) of English; limited knowledge (level B) of one of the other FAO languages (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese or Russian) is an asset.
• •    Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills :

• •    Work experience in more than one location or area of work
• •    Extent and relevance of experience in tools for e-learning, knowledge management and/or data analysis

Source: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2500163