Organizational Setting:

 FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan

Reports to:

Melek Cakmak, Head of Office

Technical Focus

The incumbent will support the operations, management and coordination of the FAO programme/projects.

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Azerbaijan (FEAZE), direct supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative in Azerbaijan and in close collaboration with the field program unit, administration and finance unit as well as project staff and relevant local stakeholders, the incumbent will also liaise with relevant technical and programme staff at FAO Subregional Office, Regional Office and Headquarters.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Support implementation and monitoring & evaluation of assigned programmes/projects;
• Review relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions;
• Coordinate activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (project arrangements, work programme, programme budget, etc.).
• Provide substantive operational backstopping to task force meetings;
• Lead and/or participate in field missions, including provision of guidance and logistical support to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting of mission summaries, etc.;
• Facilitate and strengthen collaboration between various stakeholders and regional/international partners to ensure smooth implementation and delivery of project activities
• Contribute to visibility activities of the field program
• Ensure the timely provision of project inputs (personnel, technical support services, sub-contracts, training, equipment and supplies) directly by the Organization or, when appropriate, through contractors, and by liaising with other support units;
• Participate in the preparation of project work plans, monitor progress and, where necessary, identify corrective measures to overcome operational constraints;
• Review and monitors project budget and prepare requests and revisions as required; maintains and alerts about budget expenditures and resources; reviews project's transaction listings with a view to identifying errors for action;
• Prepare project task force meetings and ensure the secretariat of such meetings proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc;
• Arrange for evaluation missions
• Identify and document best practices and lessons learnt

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.