Fishery Officer; Fisheries Management

Position: Fishery Officer (Fisheries Management)
Location: Giuliano di Roma

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Organizational Setting
The Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (NFI) is responsible for the economic, social, institutional, governance and policy aspects of FAO's activities related to fisheries and aquaculture and their development, with particular emphasis on human well‑being, food security and poverty reduction; post‑harvest utilization, marketing and trade with due regard to the protection of the environment, food security and the well‑being of fishing communities;

collection, compilation, validation, trend analysis and dissemination of the best available and up‑to‑date fishery statistics and for the syndication of the FAO information on all aspects of world fisheries and aquaculture. The Division is also responsible for FAO's activities related to the management and conservation of the living aquatic resources used by fisheries and aquaculture, including biodiversity and ecosystem maintenance, with particular emphasis on the most vulnerable and threatened species and habitats;

management of responsible fisheries and aquaculture in accordance with modern management standards and best practices; development of fisheries technology, with due regard to the protection of the environment, food security and the well‑being of fishing communities, including the safety of fishers and fishing vessels.
The post is located in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (NFI) at FAO headquarters, in Rome, Italy.
Reporting Lines
The Fishery Officer reports to the Team Leader (NFIFM) and to the Senior Fisheries Officer (Fisheries Management).
Technical Focus
Provision of support to FAO's work related to the implementation of the FAO Strategic Programmes, the relevant FAO Programme Priority Areas, particularly on Blue Transformation, Small‑Scale Producers' Equitable Access to Resources, Bioeconomy for Sustainable Food and Agriculture, Nutrition for the Most Vulnerable, Resilient Agri‑Food Systems, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Fishery Officer (Fisheries Management) contributes to NFIFM's work on the design, development and implementation of fisheries management plans and measures to secure the sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources for food security and economic and social development.

This includes support to the advancement of the implementation of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries. The work includes providing support at the global, regional and national level, such as contributing to the development of field programmes and projects to support member States and other relevant partners, which require a better understanding and capacity on fisheries management with emphasis on small‑scale fisheries.
Key Results
Research, technical analysis and project related services to support the delivery of programme projects, products and services.
Key Functions

Researches, analyses and provides access to fisheries and aquaculture technical, social, economic, environmental, institutional and technology related data, information and/or related policy issues to support the delivery of fisheries and aquaculture programmes, projects, products, publications and services.
Produces a variety of technical data, statistics, information and reports, as well as input for technical documents and web pages.
Provides technical, statistical, and/or analytical services on various studies, projects and initiatives, and/or assessments; provides technical backstopping to field projects.
Participates in the development of improved/updated technical, statistical and/or analytical tools, methodologies, systems, databases and/or key social/economic/environmental/nutritional and/or early warning indicators, etc.
Participates in multidisciplinary teams and/or leads working groups/teams; collaborates with other Divisions/Offices/Centres on work groups and committees and promotes best practices.
Collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality/effectiveness of capacity development activities within Members, such as organisational development and individual learning events,…