National Programme Specialist

Coordinates FAO’s programme presence and agrifood portfolio in Kiribati, aligning projects with national and UN frameworks, engaging government and partners, developing funding proposals, overseeing delivery, resources, risk and reporting, and supporting monitoring, communications and capacity development.

Department: Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands

• Coordinate FAO programme implementation in Kiribati against national, country-programming and UN priorities
• Engage government, United Nations, regional and development partners on programme delivery
• Identify priority support areas and develop technical-cooperation and partner-funded pipelines
• Coordinate agriculture, food-security and emergency projects and adapt the portfolio to country needs
• Develop concept notes, proposals and programme documents for donor funding
• Coordinate technical, operational and financial resources and manage delivery risks
• Provide accurate programme information for monitoring and corporate reporting systems
• Support assessments, evaluations, visibility events and capacity development

• University degree in agriculture, agricultural or development economics, rural development, food security or nutrition, forestry or fisheries, environmental or natural-resource management, business administration, project management or a related area
• At least three years of relevant experience in programme or project management, agriculture, food-security or rural-development policy analysis, or monitoring and evaluation
• Working knowledge of English
• Kiribati nationality

• Personal Services Agreement for five months, with possible extension