Job Responsibilities
• Plans, manages or leads highly specialized or multidisciplinary teams; leads, coordinates and/or participates in Organization-wide, cross-divisional committees, project teams and working groups and/or provides technical leadership/secretariat services on technical networks and/or international technical policy and platforms for digital food and agriculture.
• Analyses key global and regional trends and developments, as well as country specific requirements to provide critical input into the FAO Strategic Framework, Programme of Work, work plans and supporting budgets and/or resourcing strategies.
• Implements, monitors and reports on work programmes involving the conception and formulation of analytical frameworks, medium- and long-term plans and strategies, cutting edge tools, methods, systems and databases, critical indicators and/or policy models, etc.
• Conducts, designs and oversees research and analysis activities to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovation, technical reports, publications and/or on-going programme development, as well as the provision of technical and/or policy advisory services.
• Provides technical and policy advice to Members and technical support to Regional, Subregional and Country Offices in the development and implementation of their programmes.
• Leads and/or collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to, and ensures the quality/effectiveness of capacity development and knowledge sharing activities of Members, such as policy support, organizational development and individual learning events including the preparation of related information, learning materials, on-line tools.
• Supports data collection, validation, analysis and reporting activities to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovation, FAO flagship publications/yearbooks and/or on-going programme development, as well as technical and/or policy advisory services.
• Represents the Organization at international/inter-governmental meetings and conferences, advocates strategic partnerships, best practices and increased policy dialogue and develops and negotiates effective working relationships/consensus and agreements with international and national partners.
• Performs other job related duties as required.
• Leads and contributes to the preparation of studies, reports, briefs, statements and other knowledge products on digital agriculture, transformation of agrifood systems and related policy matters.
• Contributes to strategic thinking, planning and programmatic matters related to digital agriculture, technology, innovation and for inclusive, resilient and sustainable growth.
• Accelerates the implementation of FAO Africa work on agricultural innovation, including the action plan for digital innovation, corporate initiatives, such as the 1000 Digital Villages Initiative and delivery of projects that respond to country and regional needs.
• Coordinates the work of the Africa region with teams and units at headquarters working on digital agriculture, science technology and innovation and the UN Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, by championing Digital Public Goods (Open Software, Open Data, Open AI Models, Open Standards and Open Content).
• Provides technical and policy advice to Members and technical support to FAO Regional, Subregional and Country Offices in the development and implementation of programmes in digital agriculture.
• Promotes and coordinates collaborative activities and workflows with other Programme Areas of Work in the Africa region and maintains close work relations with Centres, Offices and Divisions at headquarters and other Decentralized Offices.
• Develops coordinates and implements partnerships with external partners including development financial institutions, private sector and civil society to accelerate digital transformation in food and agriculture and to reinforce the work programme and deliverables of the Africa region.
• Identifies emerging areas of work for the Africa region and develops or oversees the development of concept notes, proposals and work plans, ensuring alignment to FAO strategies, initiatives and programmes.
• Leads resource mobilization for digital agriculture in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 and RAF Regional Priorities.
• Leads and contributes to the development of knowledge management and dissemination activities around the action plan for digital innovation in Africa and other corporate initiatives.
