The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) is responsible for leading 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 Offices, Divisions and Centres at headquarters, develops, promotes and oversees FAO's strategic response to regional priorities.
RAP also advises on the incorporation of regional priorities into the Organization's Programme of Work and Budget and implements approved programmes and projects in the region, monitors the level of programme implementation and draws attention to problems and deficiencies.
RAP develops and maintains relations with regionwide institutions including the Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs).
The Regional Office supports regional policy dialogue on food security, agriculture and rural development issues, facilitates the emergence of regional partnerships, and supports capacity development and resource mobilization for food security, agriculture and rural development in the region.
The position is located in the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) in Bangkok, Thailand.
Reporting Lines
The Natural Resources Officer (Inclusion and Resilience) reports to the Senior Resilience Officer/Module Leader, Land, Water, Climate Change and Resilience Module, RAP.
Technical Focus
Responsible and inclusive natural resources management with a focus on access to land and resilience.
Key Results
Research, technical analysis, and project related services to support the delivery of programmes, projects, products, and services.
Key Functions
- Researches and analyses technical, social, economic, environmental, institutional, and technology related information, data and statistics and/or related policy issues to support the delivery of programmes, projects, products and services.
- Produces a variety of technical information, data, statistics and reports as well as input for technical documents and web pages.
- Provides technical support/analysis to various assessments, studies and initiatives and provides technical backstopping to field projects.
- Collaborates in the development of improved/updated tools, systems, processes, and databases.
- Participates in multidisciplinary teams, and/or leads working groups/teams collaborates with other Divisions/Offices/Centres on work groups and committees and promotes best practices.
- Collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality/effectiveness of capacity development activities within Member Nations such as policy support, organizational development and individual learning events including preparation of related information, learning materials, and on-line tools.
- Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences and influences partners in stakeholder consultations.
- Supports resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework.
Specific Functions
- Initiates and supports assessments, studies and the preparation of country background information and technical advice on responsible and inclusive natural resources management including but not limited to land governance and building resilience to disasters and climate change.
- Provides technical backstopping to the formulation and implementation of field projects including those with funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FrLD).
- Collaborates with relevant units in headquarters and other technical officers in RAP in the development of improved/updated databases, tools, systems and processes to mainstream and upscale responsible and inclusive natural resources governance and building resilient agrifood systems approaches into FAO programmes/projects in Asia and the Pacific; policies at national and regional level and international frameworks (the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification - UNCCD, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and others);
- Contributes to the FAO RAP Task Force on Environmental and Social Safeguards, ensuring a robust implementation of the FAO Framework on Environmental and Social Management across FAO programmes/projects in the region, in line with related FAO policies and frameworks such as the Voluntary Guidelines on the responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT); and the FAO approaches and tools for building resilient agrifood systems.
- Participates in other multidisciplinary teams and working groups and promotes best practices including but not limited to responsible and inclusive land governance, land tenure security, building resilient agrifood systems and Environmental and Social Management.
- Takes initiatives and provides technical backstopping to ensure the quality/effectiveness of capacity development for FAO Country Offices and Member Nations on issues related to responsible and inclusive natural resources management, disaster risk management, agro-climate information services, early warning and other relevant topics. This includes providing policy support, organization of trainings/workshops and preparation of related information, learning materials, on-line tools, etc.
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CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in natural resources management, rural development, economics or a related field.
- Five years of relevant experience in natural resources governance, inclusive rural development, building disaster and climate resilience or related activities,
- Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of English and intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency - level B) of another official FAO language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building effective relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions, is desirable.
- Demonstrated competency in establishing and maintaining partnerships, raising funds, and engaging partners in technical issues of importance for FAO's mandate and objectives.
- Extent and relevance of experience in the formulation and implementation of programmes/projects on responsible and inclusive natural resources natural resources management and resilience building, ensuring Environmental and Social Management standards.
- Depth of familiarity with FAO's policies and strategies, tools, techniques, and best practices in one or all of the above-mentioned disciplines.
- Extent and relevance of experience in the analysis and formulation of country profiles on natural resources management and sustainability improvement in the agrifood sectors.
- Ability to analyse complex natural resources management from an equitable and inclusive development point of view.
Job Posting
16/Dec/2025
Closure Date
06/Jan/2026, 3:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit
RAPTP
Job Type
Staff position
Type of Requisition
Professional
Grade Level
P-3
Primary Location
Thailand-Bangkok
Duration
Fixed- term: two years with possibility of extension
Post Number
0779334
CCOG Code
1R
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- Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply
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FAO's commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through 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.
