Subregional Coordinator for Eastern Africa

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• FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture. 
• Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and underrepresented Members and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. 
• Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values. 
• FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. 
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality. 
• FAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind. 

FAO's commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

Organizational Setting

The Regional Office for Africa (RAF) leads FAO’s response to regional priorities for food security, agriculture and rural development through the identification, planning and implementation of FAO’s priority activities in the region. It ensures a multidisciplinary approach to programmes, identifies priority areas of action for the Organization in the region and, in collaboration with sub-regional Offices as well as Centres and Divisions at Headquarters, develops, promotes and oversees FAO's strategic response to regional priorities.

The Subregional Office for Eastern Africa (SFE) and FAO Representation in Ethiopia is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies and projects for transforming agrifood systems. It also develops and maintains relations with subregion-wide institutions.

The Subregional Office is a subsidiary of the FAO Regional Office for Africa (RAF).

The position is located in the Subregional Office for Eastern Africa (SFE) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which covers the following countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda.

The Subregional Coordinator (SRC) also serves as FAO Representative to Ethiopia, the African Union (AU) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

• Please note the Organization does not appoint individuals as FAO Representatives in their own country/ies of nationality

• FAO reserves the right not to make an appointment.

• Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, click on the following link: https://commonsystem.org/cp/default.asp

Other benefits, subject to eligibility, include:

- Dependency allowances

- Rental subsidy

- Education grant for children

- Home leave travel

- 30 working days of annual leave per year

- Pension fund entitlements under the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund

- International health insurance; optional life insurance

- Disability protection

FAO encourages a positive workplace culture to increase inclusivity and diversity within its workforce. FAO applies measures in which all staff members contribute equally and in full to the work and development of the Organization.

This includes:

- elements of family-friendly policies

- flexible working arrangements

- standards of conduct.