General
Description of assignment title Project Assistant Riposte Great Green Wall
Assignment country Senegal
Expected start date 15/02/2023
Sustainable Development Goal 13. Climate action
Volunteer category International UN Youth Volunteer
DoA reserved for persons with disabilities No
Host entity FAO Senegal
Type Onsite
Duration 12 months
(with possibility of extension)
Number of assignments 1


Details
Mission and objectives
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 members - 194 countries and the European Union, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.

Context
Resilience and Intensive Reforestation Project for the Safeguarding of Territories and Ecosystems in Senegal (RIPOSTES) is a FAO and Government of Senegal project funded by European Union and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to Improve the resilience of communities against Climate change through participatory and sustainable management of land and ecosystems in Senegal. Its specific objectives are:

•Promoting a holistic governance and integrated natural resources ;

•Boost the restoration and rehabilitation of agri-systems and promote a sustainable land use system through a landscape approach and ;

•Enhance capacity of people including vulnerable groups by stimulating the creation of sustainable opportunities for valorization and development of value chains of non-timber forest products.

The project intervenes in 04 districts (Louga, Matam, Fatick and Kaffrine) and 13 municipalities located in the Groundnut (or Peanut) basin and “Agro-sylvo-pastoral” eco-geographic zones.

Several implementing partners will be engaging with Letter of Agreement (LoA) for the project activities in all RIPOSTES intervention areas. The project team have in charge the monitoring and evaluation of the project to achieve the expected results.

In view of the extent of this work, UN Volunteer can help the project team to better handle this issue and deliver results as expected. So, the UN Volunteer will help the team for the implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning lesson for the project.

Task description
Under the direct supervision of Colonel Ibra Sounkarou NDIAYE, Project Manager of RIPOSTES, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

•Initiate, propose in accordance with the project team and supervise the development by implementing partners, of innovative initiatives and models for climate change adap-tation and mitigation through a landscape approach ;

•Participate to the land restoration, reforestation, pastoralism, ecotourim and all other activities in the field ;

•Participate to the development of community resilience model and sensitizing commu-nity for the activities of the project

•Assist the project team to enhance rural commitment in all activities

•Assist the project and implementing partners to collect data in the field

•Contribute to develop community projects in “Non timber forest product (NTFP), eco-tourim, and sustainable land management (SLM) to be finance by the project ;

•Propose the development of business plans for the creation of micro-enterprises for the development of value chains of non-timber forest products through a public-private partnership ;

•Contribute to the preparation of quality reports ;

•Write articles and policy brief on the project to be published in the journals of the socio and media networks ;

•Participate in programs and reports on the project.

Eligibility criteria
Age
18 - 26

Additional eligibility criteria
This assignment is funded by the Government of Korea and therefore specific criteria apply:

- Candidates must be Korean nationals.
- Candidates must not be older than 29 at the time of application. NOTE: If you are older than 26 when applying, the system will display a notification that the ’application does not meet the eligibility criteria’. Please disregard this notification.
- Candidates who have already served as UN Youth Volunteer funded by the Government of Korea are not eligible to apply (former UN University Volunteers are eligible).
- Candidates may apply to a maximum of three assignments and indicate the order of preference in the ‘Additional remarks’ field when filling in the application form.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The selection will be done by the UN Host Entity at the level of the country of assignment.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11 September 2022


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Nationality
Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Donor priorities
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Requirements
Required experience
0 years of experience in (up to three years) and/or demonstrated interest in rural project development, monitoring and evaluation, data collection and enhancing rural community.

Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.

Area(s) of expertise
Agriculture, Community development, Energy and environment

Driving license
-

Languages
French, Level: Fluent, Required
English, Level: Fluent, Desirable

Required education level
Bachelor degree or equivalent in Forestery, Agronomy, Land use planning, socio-economy

Competencies and values
• Integrity and professionalism: demonstrated expertise in area of specialty and ability to apply good judgment; high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures in a politically sensitive environment, while exercising discretion, impartiality and neutrality; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented.
• Accountability: mature and responsible; ability to operate in compliance with organizational rules and regulations.
• Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment.
• Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities.
• Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working
relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity and gender;
• Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; ability to maintain composure and remain helpful towards the staff, but objective, without showing personal interest; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups;
• Flexibility, adaptability, and ability and willingness to operate independently in austere, remote and potentially hazardous environments for protracted periods, involving physical hardship and little comfort, and including possible extensive travel within the area of operations; willingness to transfer to other duty stations within area of operations as may be necessary;
• Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards the UN core values.