Project Field Coordinator

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Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the Agenda through the 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.

FAO is a specialized agency of the UN that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO's goal is to achieve food security for all and ensure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With Members ( countries and the European Union), FAO works in over countries worldwide.

FAO Country Offices, working under overall corporate guidance and in line with the Strategic Framework, offer policy advice and support to countries in the mandated areas of FAO, facilitated through partnerships, resources and an active country programme to provide technical assistance, develop capacities and deliver core services while fully observing international standards of accountability to establish leadership and strengthen impact at the country level.

The offices deliver on the programmatic priorities of each country as agreed in their respective Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and ensure effective and efficient operations with adequate human and financial resources.

Specifically, FAO Country Offices :

(iv) position FAO as the specialized / authoritative technical agency in food and agriculture and agrifood systems transformation; and

(v) ensure risk-smart and accountable operations and management.

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations, the academe and the private sector to address challenges in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector. Joint efforts have included increasing sustainability in agricultural production, promoting value-adding practices, mechanization and modernization through improving post-harvest management, enhancing productivity and increasing the resilience of agriculture-based livelihoods to natural disasters, climatic hazards and armed conflict.

FAO Philippines is participating in a Joint Programme (UNJP / PHI / / UNJ) on “Zero Hunger Accelerator – Catalysing Local Investments for Agrifood System Transformation and Green Transition” under a Joint SDG Fund. The Zero Hunger Accelerator is a joint program which aims to strengthen inclusive, climate-resilient food systems in the Philippine by mobilizing innovative blended financing solutions aligned with national and local priorities. Anchored in institutional markets such as school meals and social protection programmes, the initiative blends public funding, concessional capital, de-risking instruments, to enhance private investment pathways to address longstanding access barriers for finance inclusion for value chain actors, particularly small holder farmers, fisherfolk, cooperatives, and women-led enterprises. It introduces nano credit products tailored to smallholders’ needs and bundled with climate-responsive insurance, deployed through local financial institutions. To further reduce lending risks in fragile and underserved contexts, the programme operationalizes a Zero Hunger Facility, offering first-loss guarantees to attract domestic and international investors to local food systems.

The position is located in Isabela Province, Cagayan Valley, Philippines.

Reporting Lines

The Field Coordinator will directly report to the Assistant FAO Representative (Programme).

Technical Focus

The field coordinator will support the field implementation, coordination, monitoring, and facilitation of project activities related to the project, “Zero Hunger Accelerator-Catalysing Local Investments for Agrifood System Transformation and Green Transition” in Isabela and target LGUs, ensuring timely delivery, community engagement, and adherence to gender, inclusion, and safeguards requirements.

Tasks and responsibilities

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

FAO Core Competencies

Technical / Functional Skills

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.