Emergency Coordinator

Coordinates FAO emergency and rehabilitation operations in an affected country, turning needs assessments into timely, risk-informed programmes. The coordinator leads response-team planning, sector coordination and donor engagement; oversees emergency operations, budgets and advocacy; and helps ensure agricultural assistance reaches vulnerable populations through accountable humanitarian action.

• Lead emergency preparedness, needs assessment, response programming and resource mobilization with food-security partners
• Coordinate the Emergency Response Team, operational objectives and action-plan monitoring
• Develop emergency response strategies, operations plans and programmes from assessments through implementation
• Ensure FAO participates in humanitarian coordination mechanisms, sector assessments and inter-agency response planning
• Coordinate project formulation, budgets, financial monitoring and donor-funded emergency documentation
• Maintain donor and partner engagement and prepare advocacy messages, situation reports and external communications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business administration, public administration, political science, social science, agronomy, natural resources management or a related field
• At least seven years of relevant experience in programming, planning and technical cooperation in food and agriculture
• Experience in developing countries vulnerable to disaster or emergency risks
• Working knowledge of English or French (level C)

• Experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly field positions, is desirable
• Experience with humanitarian architecture, needs assessments, cluster coordination or Level 3 emergency operations is desirable
• Limited knowledge of a second FAO language is an asset

• Emergency Response
• Needs Assessment
• Humanitarian Coordination
• Programme Development
• Resource Mobilization
• Food Security
• Emergency Operations
• Budget Management
• Donor Engagement
• Resilience Programming

• Humanitarian Response Plans
• Flash Appeals
• Food Security Cluster

• Call for Expressions of Interest vacancy announcement.