Forestry Officer; Forest Products and Bioeconomy

Position: Forestry Officer (Forest Products and Bioeconomy)
Organizational Setting
The Forestry Division (NFO) leads FAO's work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of forestry, including its contributions to poverty reduction and food security and nutrition. It liaises with Members, civil society and the private sector in aspects ranging from development of effective forest policies to forest conservation and management issues and strengthens the role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

The Division also collects, analyses and disseminates information on the world's forest resources and on the production, trade and consumption of wood and non-wood forest products.
The position is located in the Forest Products and Bioeconomy Team of the Forestry Division (NFO) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.
Reporting Lines
The Forestry Officer (Forest Products and Bioeconomy) reports to the Senior Forestry Officer/Team Leader of Forest Products and Bioeconomy Team.
Technical Focus
The Forestry Officer (Forest Products and Bioeconomy) supports countries to develop forest-based bioeconomy approaches, with a major focus on FAO's core functions related, but not limited, to i) compile, analyse, disseminate, monitor and improve access to data and information; ii) conduct assessments and reports on policies, strategies and plans, legal and institutional environment; iii) facilitate, promote and support policy dialogues and multistakeholder consultations at global, regional and country levels;

and iv) advise and support activities that disseminate and improve the uptake of knowledge, technologies and good practices.
Key Results
Comprehensive technical and policy expertise to support the planning, development and implementation of divisional programmes, projects, products and services in accordance with divisional objectives and the FAO Strategic Framework.
Key Functions
Plans and leads components of multidisciplinary teams; leads and/or participates in Organization-wide, cross-divisional committees, project teams and working groups and/or provides specialized expertise on technical networks and/or international technical policy and standard setting bodies.
Develops technical, analytical, monitoring and reporting frameworks and related methodologies, tools, systems and databases, etc., to support the planning, implementation/delivery and monitoring of programmes of work, projects, products and/or services.
Designs and conducts research, data collection, validation, analysis and/or reporting activities to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovative approaches and strategies, new tools, technologies, technical reports/publications and/or policy proposals as well as the provision of technical/policy/specialist/advice and expertise.
Responds to country requests for technical and policy assistance; provides technical advice, assistance and solutions to Decentralized Offices as well as technical backstopping to field projects.
Collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality/effectiveness of capacity development and knowledge sharing activities within Member Nations such as policy support, organizational development and individual learning events including preparation of related information, learning materials and on-line tools.
Promotes international cooperation/advocates best practices, increased policy dialogue and provides technical expertise at international/intergovernmental meetings.
Participates in resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework.
Specific Functions
Supports normative technical work on the production, processing, markets and trade of sustainable forest products and related forest sector development, in the broader context of FAO's work on agrifood systems transformation.
Facilitates policy dialogue and development of enabling environments for sustainable forest products and the forest sector, including in the context of bioeconomy approaches, at global, regional and national levels.
Provides technical support to Members and capacity building on sustainable forest products and forest sector development, including value-added innovation and material efficiency.
Supports the engagement of the private sector, including through the Secretariat of the FAO Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest Industries.
Compiles data and statistics and undertakes analysis on sustainable forest products and the forest sector.
Contributes to resource mobilization on sustainable forest products and forest sector development, including the preparation of new project proposals both in the context of country support and global normative work.
Promotes innovation and interdisciplinary work and strengthens synergies, collaboration and partnerships within FAO, including with Decentralized Offices, and with other partners.
Performs other related duties as requested, in the context of the implementation of the FAO…