Vacancy title:
Communication Officer

Jobs at:
Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations

Deadline of this Job:
3 April 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

JOB DETAILS:
Post Title: Communication Officer
Contract type: National Project Personnel [NPP]
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Grade: SC8
Duration: 12 months with possibility of extension
Closing Date: 3th April 2018

Organizational Setting
The main aim of the FAU country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop Policies. Programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors. and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.

The post is located in the FAO Representation in Kenya.

Reporting line
The Communication Officer will work under the overall supervision o t e FAO Representative in Kenya. The direct supervision of the Land Programme Manager. She/he will work in close collaboration with other project staff, national project partners. and Communications Officers at sub-regional and regional level to ensure coherence with FAO's corporate communication Policy and operational guidelines for all communication and information outputs.

Technical Focus
The Communication officer will be responsible for the development of publishing materials as part of the Communication And Outreach strategy for FAG Kenya’s Land Programme.

Job application procedure
How to apply
For details on the requirements and how to apply for the position, please visit our website
http://www.fao.org/kenya/fao-in-kenya/employmentprocurement/en/

Candidates are requested to submit their application by email to mg quoting the position title and vacancy announcement number.

A duly completed Personal Profile Form [PPF] generated from FAO's iRecruitment portal as a PDF-file is to be submitted by email together with a motivation letter. Please note that attached resumes or CV’s in place of the PPF will not be accepted.

In order to prepare a Personal Profile Form, you must first register on the FAO iRecruitment site by clicking on the following link to register: https://Irec.fao.org In order for your application to be properly evaluated, please ensure that all sections of the on-line profile are completed.

Applications received after the closing date will not be given consideration. Only short listed candidates will be contacted We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.