Programme Officer (TCP)

Organizational Setting

The Regional Office for RAF is responsible for leading FAO's response to regional priorities for food security, agriculture and rural development through the identification, planning and implementation of FAO's priority activities in the region. It ensures a multidisciplinary approach to programmes, identifies priority areas of action for the Organization in the Region and, in collaboration with departments and divisions at Headquarters, develops, promotes and oversees FAO's strategic response to regional priorities. RAF also advises on the incorporation of regional priorities into the Organization's Programme of Work and Budget and implements approved programmes and projects in the region, monitors the level of programme implementation and draws attention to problems and deficiencies. RAF develops and maintains relations with region-wide institutions including the Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs). The Regional Office supports regional policy dialogue on food security, agriculture and rural development issues, facilitates the emergence of regional partnerships, and supports capacity development and resource mobilization for food security, agriculture and rural development in the region.

The post is located in the Regional Office for Africa (RAF) in Accra, Ghana.

Reporting Lines

The Programme Officer (TCP) reports to Senior Field Programme Officer in RAF and works in close functional contact with the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) unit of the Project Support Division (PSS) at FAO headquarters.

Technical Focus

Support to the overall field programme with timely approval and maximum delivery of the TCP regional allocation for demand-driven, strategic and catalytic high quality technical assistance interventions. The incumbent will support implementation and monitoring of the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) in RAF region in support of maximizing resource mobilization and partnership for implementation of Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs), subregional and regional priority frameworks and the FAO Strategic Framework.

Key Results

Comprehensive technical, statistical, analytical and/or policy analysis services and the development of specialized tools, methodologies, systems and/or databases to support the planning, implementation/delivery and monitoring of the programme of work and related products, projects, publications and services.

Key Functions

• Acts as focal point for requests from decentralized offices for information or guidance related to the specific approval criteria, standards and policies governing the TCP.
• Monitors the effective commitment of the regional allocation, alerts the Assistant Director-General Regional Representative (ADG/RR) to any risks of over- or under-commitment or of unbalanced allocations between countries or subregions or between national projects and (sub)regional projects, and proposes corrective measures and possible methodologies for managing the allocation, as required.
• Manages and monitors the TCP pipeline for the countries of the region.
• Prepares regular and ad hoc reports on the commitment of the regional TCP allocation and on any problems encountered.
• Keeps FAO Representatives and Subregional Coordinators regularly informed of the state of country and subregional pipelines and of the possibilities for further TCP funding.
• Receives requests for TCP assistance from FAO Representatives, Subregional Coordinators and the Regional Office, analyses the number of approved projects and the state of the pipeline to ascertain the possibility for accommodating the request and informs the concerned office of any problems in this regard.
• Analyses and process requests for budget revisions.
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