Organization: UNV – United Nations Volunteers
Location: Dhaka
Grade: Level not specified – Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
Social Affairs
Medical Practitioners
Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
Disaster Management (Preparedness, Resilience, Response and Recovery)
Civil Society and Local governance
Emergency Aid and Response
Volunteerism
Closing Date: 2024-07-14
Details
Mission and objectives
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations for agriculture (including crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture, forestry and natural resources) and food. FAO was established in 1945 with the mandate to improve nutrition, increase agricultural productivity, raise the standard of living in rural populations, contribute to global economic growth and ensure humanity’s freedom from hunger. As an intergovernmental organization comprised of 194 member countries and two associate members (Faroe Islands and Tokelau) and one member organization, the European Union, FAO provides technical assistance to governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors, to fight against animal and crop pests and diseases, and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner for the purpose of achieving food security and reducing hunger and malnutrition. In humanitarian emergencies, FAO role is to save livelihoods, protect and rehabilitate the agricultural production system and promote self-reliance, moving crisis-affected communities away from food aid dependence and paving the way for an early exit from humanitarian assistance. FAO’s work in Bangladesh is guided by the Country Programming Framework (CPF), which defines the technical cooperation priorities of the partnership between FAO and the Government of Bangladesh. The current CPF which sets out FAO’s strategic priorities, key areas of technical cooperation, and medium-term programming activities for 2022-2026 is structured around four pillars: 1. Productive, diversified, sustainable and inclusive agroeconomic growth. 2. Healthy, safe, and nutritious food for all. 3. Climate resilience and nature-based, low-carbon sustainable development. 4. Gender equality and youth development.
Context
The UN Community Volunteers will be assigned at the FAO Bangladesh, with duty station in Dhaka. The FAO country office is headed by an FAO Representative and aims to provide efficient assistance for the implementation of the key areas and programming activities of the cooperation agreement in line with the government priorities, through various projects. For example, the FAO office in Bangladesh provides technical assistance to the public sector stakeholder institutions to facilitate the implementation of the Diversified Resilient Agriculture for Improved Food and Nutrition Security (RAINS) Project. The overall aim of this project is to provide Technical Assistance (TA) to strengthen the capacity of implementing agencies, especially Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM), to successfully implement the project and reach expected results.
Task description
Under the overall guidance of the Assistance FAOR Programmes and direct supervision of the Senior Monitoring Officer; in charge of field activities in emergency, the incumbent will will work closely with FAO emergency team, local authorities, village committees and other community volunteers to sup-port FAO’s activities related to early warming, anticipatory action, and disaster response and recovery. Specifically, the UN Community volunteer will : • Liaise with local government leaders, CSO, community elders and humanitarian network. • Disseminate information to the community regarding the emergency and planning of the response activities and actors. • Facilitate in local languages awareness-raising sessions through home visits, group discussions and community meetings in the affected communities. • Support the organization of workshops, community meetings, trainings, and other learning events. • Support as needed safe and timely distribution of emergency response good and services, such as agricultural inputs and livelihoods. • Contribute to various assessment activities, such as need assessment, market disruption, loss and damage and impact assessment. • Support post distribution monitoring and reporting on emergency response activities, including the number of people (gender- and age-disaggregated) reached, inputs and goods distributed, human interest stories, challenges and recommendations. • Report protection and sexual exploitation risks identified to FAO staff, for referrals and information sharing purposes. • Disseminate relevant social behavior change communication or Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials in local languages, and ensure they are easily accessible to affected populations. • Perform other duties as required, including for other FAO projects in Bangladesh. Results/Expected Output: • Community meetings, trainings, workshops and awareness raising events are planned and implemented smoothly. • Assessments and monitoring activities in the affected population carried out. • Timely provision of agriculture inputs and other emergency response good and services. • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during assignment such as specific quantification of activities participated in and skills and competencies developed.