Forestry Specialist

Job Description
- Forestry Specialist (2602170)

Job Description

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT : 2602170

Forestry Specialist

20/Oct/2026

03/Nov/2026, 10:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit : SEC
- Subregional Office for Central Asia

Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition :
Consultant

Turkey-Ankara

Duration : 11 months (with possibility of extension)

Post Number : N/A

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FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

The FAO Subregional Office for Central Asia (SEC) supports countries in promoting sustainable, resilient and productive forest landscapes across the subregion. Its forestry work covers a broad range of thematic areas, including sustainable forest management and forest monitoring, forest and landscape restoration, biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, climate action and resilience, as well as capacity development and forest policy. The Forestry Specialist will provide technical expertise to FAO SEC’s forestry portfolio, contributing to the development, implementation and technical quality of forestry initiatives across these thematic areas, with particular emphasis on sustainable forest management.

The Forestry Specialist reports to the Forestry Officer at the FAO Subregional Office for Central Asia (SEC), under the overall supervision of the Subregional Coordinator for Central Asia, and works in close coordination with relevant FAO technical officers and teams.

Sustainable and multifunctional forest management, with particular emphasis on forest management planning, forest resource assessment and monitoring, biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, forest and landscape restoration, climate resilience, and the application of evidence-based approaches, methodologies and tools for sustainable forest management.

• Provide substantive technical expertise and advisory support on sustainable forest management (SFM), multifunctional forest management and related forestry matters, contributing to the formulation, implementation and technical oversight of FAO SEC’s forestry activities at national and subregional levels;
• Undertake technical assessments of forest management systems, planning frameworks and management practices, including institutional, ecological and operational dimensions, and identify technical gaps, constraints, opportunities and priority areas for strengthening sustainable forest management;
• Provide technical expertise for the development, review and application of forest management planning approaches, methodologies and tools, including multifunctional and ecosystem-based approaches that address the ecological, social and economic functions of forests;
• Analyse and synthesize forest-related data, technical assessments, national experiences, management practices and lessons learned, and translate findings into technically sound recommendations, methodologies and operational guidance for forestry institutions and practitioners;
• Provide technical inputs for the integration of biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, climate change adaptation and mitigation, forest and landscape restoration, and other relevant environmental considerations into forest management policies, planning processes and management practices;
• Contribute to forest resource assessment, monitoring and information management, including the appropriate application of forest inventory data, geospatial information, digital tools and other relevant…