Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Representative/Subregional Coordinator, the functional guidance of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department and in close collaboration with the FAO Senior Fishery Officer in RNE, to provide support on matters related to fisheries and aquaculture for the Multidisciplinary Team for Oriental Near East. Specifically to:
Monitor the fishery and aquaculture situation in countries and groups of countries in the subregion, study and analyse their technical assistance needs, identifying major problems of fisheries and aquaculture in marine and inland waters;
Provide technical backstopping to field projects in the subregion as needed through assisting in the identification, formulation, implementation and review of project activities with respect to inland and marine capture fisheries and aquaculture production;
Participate in missions relating to identification, formulation and implementation of field projects;
Liaise with the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department in identifying, planning and implementing programmes for the development and management of fisheries and aquaculture in the subregion;
Coordinate FAO’s activities with those of other international organizations and institutions concerned with fisheries and aquaculture in the subregion;
Collaborate with Regional Fishery Bodies active in the region and regional networks concerned with fisheries and aquaculture in the subregion;
Assist the Subregional Coordinator in identifying and approaching possible sources of extra budgetary funding and matching them with the Subregional Office and the FI Department’s Goals and Objectives, as well as the overall organizational objectives of alleviating poverty and achieving food security;
Undertake the technical work planned under the new Strategic Framework, and report systematically to the technical divisions concerned;
Perform other related duties as required.