Young Professional Officer (Transboundary Plant Pests Management)

The Young Professional Officer supports the management of transboundary plant pests and diseases through surveillance, early detection, forecasting, early warning, contingency planning, rapid response and promotion of environmentally sound management and control techniques. The role involves technical support, research, analysis, and capacity development to enhance plant health and pest management systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyse relevant technical social, economic, environmental, and technology information, data and/or statistics for input in various documents.
• Maintain records and update databases and web pages.
• Provide technical support to various projects.
• Collaborate in the development of training tools and materials and the organization of workshops/seminars.
• Participate in the organization and follow-up of meetings, consultations and conferences, production of required materials and provision of information and assistance to partners.
• Support the preparation and implementation of plant pest's preventive, management and contingency plans.
• Contribute to capacity development programmes of national staff involved in plant pests' surveillance and plant health emergency management.
• Support or enhance plant pests early warning, monitoring, forecasting and reporting systems.
• Contribute to the discussion and development of plant pest national and regional management strategies.
• Assist in the preparation/review of technical specifications of material and equipment for survey and control operations of various plant pests.
• Assist in monitoring and assessment of the impact of plant pests control treatments on human health and environment.
• Provide other relevant support as needed.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in agriculture/agronomy, entomology, plant pathology, plant protection or any related field.
• One year of relevant experience in one or more of the plant pest's management areas.
• Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of English.
• Intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency - level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
• Candidates should be 32 years of age or younger as of 31 December of the year of application.
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable.
• Experience in collecting and analysing technical information and data.
• Knowledge and experience in related fields such as plant health and pest management.
• Experience in the preparation, editing and revision of technical/scientific documents and in organizing meetings and workshops.
• Working knowledge (proficiency – level C) of another FAO language would be an asset.

Skills

• Plant Pest Management
• Plant Health
• Entomology
• Plant Pathology
• Agronomy
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Technical Report Preparation
• Scientific Document Editing
• Meeting Organization
• Workshop Facilitation
• Surveillance and Early Detection
• Pest Forecasting
• Early Warning Systems
• Contingency Planning
• Rapid Response
• Environmentally Sound Pest Control
• Capacity Development
• Research Support

Languages

English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish