National Reporting Associate
د خپریدو نېټه
تاریخ ختم
Issued Date: 15 February 2021
Closing date for applications: 26 February 2021
VA NO. FAO/KBL/PRJ/SC/02-2021 |
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Functional title: |
National Reporting Associate |
Type of contract: |
National Project Personnel / Service Contract (NPP/SC) |
Grade/level: |
SB-3 |
Number of post (s) : |
1 (One) |
Duration : |
6 Months |
Extendable/renewable: |
Extendable, based on satisfactory performance and budget availability |
Probationary period: |
Initial 3 months |
Project/programme/unit: |
Emergency and Resilience Unit – FAO Afghanistan |
Duty station: |
Kabul - domestic field missions might be required |
Sub-station: |
N/A |
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DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES: |
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Organization Settings: Through its country offices or FAO Representations, FAO assists governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to address hunger, food security and malnutrition and provides technical support for the sustainable development of their agricultural, livestock, animal health, and irrigation and forestry sectors as well as emergency preparedness and response. The activities of the FAO Representation include design and implementation of country-tailored field programmes, liaison with local donor representatives and active public awareness-raising and outreach activities related to the mandate of FAO.
FAO’s assistance in Afghanistan achieves its objectives through capacity development and direct project implementation in four specific areas of FAO’s technical expertise:
response to natural and man-made disasters and climate change.
Project Background: FAO provides emergency and resilience assistance to the most vulnerable and food insecure people across Afghanistan, reaching to the most remote rural areas. This humanitarian assistance covers immediate and time-critical needs, helping to protect and restore agricultural livelihoods, and preventing people in need from resorting to negative coping mechanisms, thus increasing the resilience of affected populations to withstand future shocks.
This position is established under the Emergency and Resilience Unit in Afghanistan. The unit has the main office in Kabul and regional offices in Herat, Jalalabad, Kandahar, and Mazar-e-Sharif. The National Reporting Associate will be based in Kabul with frequent travel to project locations in the provinces covered by the respective offices. |
Main Purpose:
The National Reporting Associate will provide support to ensure timely reporting to donors and partners of the FAO programme in Afghanistan.
Working Relationships:
The incumbent interacts with colleagues from within the work unit and with immediate clients from within the Organization, providing a wide variety of routine reporting and outreach services.
Supervision Received/Exercised:
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy FAO Representative in Afghanistan, the direct supervision of the International Reporting, Outreach and Communications consultant, and in close collaboration with the Reporting and Outreach Team in the Office for Emergency and Resilience (OER) at headquarters, the National Reporting Associate will provide support to ensure timely reporting to donors and partners of the FAO programme in Afghanistan. In particular, the incumbent will:
Key Functions/Results (Duties and Responsibilities)
- Provide Reporting Assistance To The Emergency And Resilience Unit:
- Initiate and facilitate the drafting of project/programme interim and terminal narrative reports using the appropriate donor-specified or corporate templates.
- Follow-up and gather inputs from technical colleagues to prepare a zero draft of every report.
- Support the overall revision and proofreading for timely submission of progress and final narrative
terminal reports of the emergency and resilience projects, paying attention to detail and ensuring
quality control in-line with corporate standards, including FAO Style.
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- Contribute to ensuring all reports have the necessary clearances and revisions before submission (internal and technical), following FAO project cycle management guidelines.
- Based on inputs from relevant colleagues, develop the following additional specific reports:
- Progress Reports (weekly, monthly, ad hoc) as and when necessary for ongoing resilience
project;
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- Quarterly project reports for The Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) in Afghanistan via the online portal – ReportHub;
- Quarterly Secretary-General (SG) reports;
- Country Annual Report (CAR);
- Global Humanitarian Response Plan (GHRP) to the COVID-19 pandemic progress reports;
- Any other ad hoc programme report for programme and/or other UN agency in consultation with the MEAL and Response teams.
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- Provide Support To Colleagues To Improve Reporting Inputs:
- Support the implementation of relevant reporting and outreach activities in close collaboration with the MEAL and Response teams of FAO Afghanistan Emergency and Resilience Unit.
- Work closely with colleagues to ensure reports satisfy reporting requirements and capture the required content accurately (e.g. including strategic alignment, deviation from planned activities, challenges, delays, etc.).
- Support the same colleagues to enrich reports with greater emphasis on results, lessons, best practices, partnership, and key cross-cutting themes (e.g. gender, environmental sustainability).
- Support the preparation of country situation reports as needed.
- Develop And Maintain Key Reporting Management Tools:
- Contribute to update the Reporting Matrix with the distinct requirements of each project/donor (e.g. annual, interim, quarterly reports, etc.), and track progress to satisfy these on time.
- Create a Donor Contacts Database for reporting and update every time that reports recipients at country-level change.
- Support the preparation of Reporting Guidelines for FAO in Afghanistan, which includes requirements, deadlines, and guidelines for timely submission to donors and government counterparts.
Other Activities:
Expected Outputs:
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (TECHNICAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION) |
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Education:
Work Experience:
Other Technical/Functional Skills:
programme/project management procedures, preferably those adopted by the United Nations and specifically by FAO;
IT Skills:
Language Skills:
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINE: |
Interested Afghan nationals should complete the FAO Personal History Form (PHF) and submit it along with their application letter and CV to the email address below, clearly mentioning the vacancy number and post title (National Reporting Associate - FAO/KBL/PRJ/SC/02-2021) in the subject line of the email; otherwise, your email will not be considered for further process.
The FAO PH Form can be downloaded using the following internet link:
http://www.acbar.org/applicationform
NOTE: Applicants who failed to attach the FAO Personal History Form (PHF) to their Application will not be considered for further process.
The above-mentioned required documents can also be submitted in writing (marked “Confidential” and indicating on the sealed envelope the Vacancy Announcement number and position title) to the Assistant FAO Representative (Administration), FAO Representation, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Jamal Mina, Opposite Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan.
The last date for receiving applications is 26 February 2021. Please note that applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test/interview. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION: |
the FAO NSHR Roster for two years. The Roster is used to fill other similar positions at the same or lower grade, and in the same or another duty station inside the country;
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ADDITIONAL NOTES: |
will be ignored;
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Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply!
سندونه
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