Under the supervision of the Subregional Coordinator
(SAP) and the functional guidance of the Director of the Plant
Production and Protection Division (AGP), the incumbent will
provide support on matters related to the field of sustainable
plant production and protection to the Subregional
Multidisciplinary Team which will lead FAO’s
response to the needs of the Subregion, including those of the
Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs). Specifically
to: •Provide technical support to FAO member
countries in the identification, formulation and implementation
of plant production and protection strategies and programmes;
•Ensure that plant production and protection is
effectively integrated into the work of the Multidisciplinary
Team; •Provide technical backstopping to
projects dealing with the strengthening of plant production and
protection in the Subregion; •Participate in
defining country priorities for plant production and protection
development programmes and assist Members to strengthen and
improve their phytosanitary capacity and capabilities in
surveillance and monitoring, pest diagnosis, pest monitoring,
including management of invasive alien species and transboundary,
including quarantine, pests; •Contribute to
information exchange and technical support for national and
subregional training on actions required for the support and the
implementation of relevant international conventions and
agreements, in particular the IPPC, the Rotterdam Convention, the
International Code of Conduct on the distribution and Use of
Pesticides and the Global Plan of Action on Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture; •Contribute
to and participate in the planning and execution of FAO regular
programme activities on plant production and protection and
support FAO global and regional plant production and protection
programmes; •Liaise with academic/research
institutions and “centres of
excellence†in the Subregion and with national,
regional and subregional institutions, organizations and
bilateral assistance agencies in order to promote subregional
cooperation in plant production and protection;
•Contribute to knowledge management and
communication among members countries of the subregion and other
stakeholders on matters related to plant production and
protection; •Perform other related duties as
required.