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Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply; Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality Organizational Setting The Agrifood Economics and Policy Division (ESA) conducts economic research and policy analysis to support 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.
ESA provides evidence-based support to national, regional, and global policy processes and initiatives related to monitoring and analysing food and agricultural policies, agribusiness and value chain development, rural transformation and poverty, food security and nutrition information and analysis, resilience, bioeconomy, and climate-smart agriculture.
The division also leads the production of two FAO flagship publications: The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) and The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI)



and provides core technical support for the FAO Global Roadmap.
Reporting Lines The selected candidate will work under the direct supervision of the SOFI Technical Lead, and under overall supervision of the ESA Director.
Technical Focus The incumbent will support the preparation of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report through research, support to coordination, communication and data-management activities.
The assignment will support dissemination and outreach for SOFI edition with contribution to the analytical groundwork for SOFI edition.
Tasks and responsibilities: • Conduct systematic and targeted literature reviews relevant to the SOFI theme and analytical framework, covering food security, nutrition, healthy diets, agrifood systems, food prices, resilience and related topics.
• Prepare annotated bibliographies, literature summaries and evidence-synthesis notes, and help identify research gaps, emerging policy issues and potential analytical approaches for SOFI .
• Support preparation of SOFI outreach and dissemination materials, including presentations, briefing notes, factsheets, talking points, web and social-media content.
• Compile feedback, media coverage and stakeholder-engagement information following the SOFI launch, and support coordination with FAO Communication Teams and partner agencies.
• Support SOFI Steering Committee and inter-agency coordination by preparing agendas,



background notes, minutes and action trackers and following up on deadlines and deliverables.
• Assist in organizing virtual and in-person coordination meetings.
• Support compilation, cleaning, validation and management of datasets related to food security and nutrition indicators, including basic statistical processing and quality checks.
• Help prepare tables, figures, metadata and analytical supporting materials, and maintain organized and reproducible data repositories.
FAO Standards and guidelines: Liaison with OCC will be maintained, either directly or through an agreed focal point/coordinator, to ensure compliance with OCC standards, aligned messaging, and appropriate review and clearance processes.
• All communication materials will follow FAO clearance processes and comply with FAO standards, including: FAO Strategic Framework -31 : social media policy and guidelines: Media Branding Guidelines: terminology Names of Countries guidelines, Story template, UN map standards, FAO logo policy and related branding guidelines (available to staff).
Further guidance regarding FAO communications, policies and procedures can be found through the FAO intranet, OCC section.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING Minimum Requirements • For consultants: Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/ UNESCO in international relations, public policy, communication or related fields.
Consultants with bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
• For PSAs: University degree (or technical degree/certificate) from an institution recognized by the International Asso

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