Strategic Planning Specialist

Organizational Setting

The FAO Office in Haiti is responsible for developing, promoting, supervising, and implementing agreed strategies to address national priorities in food security, agriculture, and rural development in Haiti. It develops and maintains relations with the relevant ministries at the national level.
The main objective of FAO country offices, led by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments in developing policies, programs, and projects to achieve food security, reduce hunger and malnutrition, support the development of the agriculture, fisheries, and forestry sectors, and ensure the sustainable use of their environmental and natural resources.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Haiti, and in close consultation with the FAO Haiti technical teams and relevant Units of the Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean (RLC), the Subregional Office for Central America (SLM) and Headquarters.

Technical Focus

The Consultant will support FAO programme development and resource mobilization at the country level.

Tasks and responsibilities

Strategic Planning:

•    Support the development of FAO response plans/appeals that clearly articulate priorities, expected results, value for money and the central role of agriculture in humanitarian response.
•    Analyse funding and partnership opportunities.
•    Draft a resource mobilization action plan.

Resource Mobilization and Partnerships:

•    Support effective donor outreach, including through bilateral meetings and partner briefings.
•    Contribute to the development/finalization of project proposals in accordance with FAO and donor requirements.
•    Support funding negotiations with resource partners at the country level, in close collaboration with the Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) and the Resource Mobilization and Private Sector Partnerships Division (PSR), as appropriate.
•    Support and contribute to donor visibility activities and field visits.
•    Collaborate closely with FAO resource mobilization and partnership units/teams at the regional, subregional and headquarters levels, including the Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division (PSU), PSR and OER.

Management and Coordination of Human and Material Resources:

•    Serve as a panel member in Affiliate Workforce interviews as required, ensuring compliance with FAO recruitment standards. 
•    Supervise project Affiliate Workforce personnel, including consultants, ensuring that all team members clearly understand their roles, responsibilities, and expected deliverables. 
•    Perform other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in international development, international relations, economics, agriculture, business administration or a related field. Consultants with a bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
•    At least five years of relevant experience in resource mobilization, donor relations, partnership development and/or humanitarian programming.
•    Working knowledge (level C) of French and English

FAO Core Competencies

•    Results Focus
•    Teamwork
•    Communication
•    Building Effective Relationships
•    Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

•    Strategic planning and resource mobilization skills.
•    Strong proposal writing and funding analysis skills.
•    Donor engagement, partnership coordination and negotiation support skills.
•    Personnel supervision and recruitment skills.
•    Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Selection Criteria

•    Flexibility and availability for field travel across Haiti, with up to 30%25 of time dedicated to field missions. 
•    Experience in humanitarian contexts is required.