FAO - Senior Gender Policy Advisor, P-5,

THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

invites applications for the position of Senior Gender Policy Advisor, P-5, at its Headquarters in Rome, Italy.

The Organization is committed to gender equity and geographic balance in its workforce, and encourages qualified female candidates to apply as well as qualified candidates from non- and underrepresented countries. Country representation status may be viewed at: http://www.fao.org/VA/non_rep_en.htm

Responsibilities: In this position, you will be a lead player in managing FAO's strategic results on gender equality in access to resources, goods, services and decision making in rural societies. You will be part of an interdisciplinary team developing state-of-the-art policy and planning advice to FAO member countries to ensure that agriculture, food security and rural development programmes and policies are gender responsive. You would become a world expert in policy analysis, managing for results, strategic partnership building, communications, resource mobilization and monitoring and reporting.

Requirements: The minimum requirements include a Ph.D or equivalent in Economics or Social Sciences, 10 years' relevant work experience in programme planning and delivery and in policy analysis related to gender in agriculture, food security and rural development. Fluency in English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese or Russian.

Further information on this position is available at www.fao.org/VA/ VAC_en.htm. General information on the Organization, its programmes and structure can be found at http://www.fao.org.

Deadline for applications: 15 April 2011.

FAO offers a competitive remuneration package in accordance with the United Nations common system of salaries, allowances and benefits.