Country Programming and Framework Review Specialist
About the role
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions. • FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture • Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply • Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values • FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination • All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks • All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality • FAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization. Organizational Setting Tanzania’s Country Programme Framework (CPF 2022-2027/8) was developed through a participatory approach following the completion of CPF 2017- 2020, the CPF defines the technical support mechanisms to the Government of Tanzania’s vision 2025. It is aligned to the Five-Year Development Plan 2021/22-2025/26, FYDP III, and the Medium-Term Strategy Zanzibar Development Plan 2021-2025, MTDSZADEP). This CPF is properly aligned with the collective agreements and frameworks to support Tanzania’s development priorities through its United Nations Sustainable Development Corporation Framework (UNSDCF 2022-2027/8) Tanzania developed Vision 2050 which became operational in June 2026, given this new plan coupled with the changing geopolitical context, the UN system requested the government of the United Republic of Tanzania to extend the UNSDCF by one year, ending in 2028, the request was granted, FAO country Programming Framework was also extended to align with the new dates of UNSDCF Objective of the CPF Review: The Review is designed to: • Assess the achievements of the CPF outcomes (People, Prosperity and Planet). Comparing targets and delivery, as well as meeting the UNSDCF commitments. • Desing a forward-looking plan which Identifies priorities and recommendations for FAO intervention in the next CPF, taking into consideration Tanzania’s vision 2025 and the recent UNSDCF review report. Reporting Lines The Country Programming and Framework Review Specialist will work under the overall guidance of the FAOR, Direct supervision of the Ass. FAOR- Programme and technical supervision of the Lead Technical Officer, the specialist will support the CPF strategic review and early formulation of the next CPF through analytical, consultative, and facilitation tasks. These include organizing the inception workshop; conducting a comprehensive review of CPF documentation and relevant national and UN frameworks; facilitating stakeholder consultations; and generating analytical inputs to assess the relevance, coherence, and alignment of the current CPF. Technical Focus The incumbent will also support developing strategic options, priority areas, and indicative results frameworks for the next CPF, aligned with national priorities, UNSDCF, and FAO corporate initiatives Tasks and responsibilities The CPF Review Specialist will undertake the following tasks: • Prepare inception report and validated workplan • Prepare desk review and stakeholder consultation report (including preliminary findings) • Prepare CPF strategic review report (validated through consultation workshop) • Draft analytical briefs on strategic options, priority areas, and indicative results framework for the new CPF • Perform any