Fishery Resources Officer (Climate Change)

The Fishery Resources Officer (Climate Change) supports FAO's work on climate change adaptation and mitigation in fisheries and aquaculture, focusing on sustainable, resilient aquatic food systems and effective fisheries management. The role involves policy advice, resource mobilization, and programme support to strengthen climate resilience at global, regional, and national levels.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead components of multidisciplinary teams and participate in Organization-wide, cross-divisional committees, project teams and working groups.
• Develop technical, analytical, monitoring and reporting frameworks, methodologies, tools, systems and databases to support programme planning and implementation.
• Design and conduct research, data collection, validation, analysis and reporting to support development of technical standards, international instruments, innovative approaches, strategies, tools, technical reports/publications, and policy proposals.
• Respond to country requests for technical and policy assistance and provide technical backstopping to field projects.
• Collaborate in and provide technical backstopping to capacity development and knowledge sharing activities within Member Nations.
• Promote international cooperation, support policy dialogue and provide technical expertise at international/intergovernmental meetings.
• Participate in resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework.
• Support NFI's inputs to the FAO Strategy on Climate Change including updates, implementation planning, and alignment with corporate priorities.
• Track and coordinate follow-up to Committee on Fisheries (COFI) requests related to climate change, including development of guidance, tools and technical materials.
• Plan and oversee preparation of FAO's contribution to global events related to climate change including UNFCCC processes and UN Ocean Conferences.
• Coordinate resource mobilization efforts supporting NFI's climate change portfolio.
• Monitor and support implementation of FAO's Blue Transformation Roadmap including climate change adaptation and mitigation priorities.
• Support integration of climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, sustainable fisheries management and equitable aquatic food systems into FAO technical guidance and international processes.
• Lead the NFI Working Group on Climate Change ensuring knowledge exchange and strategic alignment.
• Liaise with other FAO divisions, decentralized offices, UN agencies, partners and stakeholders to contribute to corporate positions in climate-related international processes.
• Oversee maintenance of NFI climate change project inventory and publications to ensure knowledge base is comprehensive and up to date.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in marine sciences, environmental sciences, fishery science, marine ecology, marine affairs, fisheries and aquaculture management/governance, or related fields.
• Seven years of relevant experience in fisheries and aquaculture management, climate change analysis, environmental risk assessment, resource mobilization, programme management, scientific research, or related fields.
• Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of English and intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency – level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions.
• Experience contributing to international processes (e.g. UNFCCC, CBD, UN Ocean Decade, G7/G20), and coordinating cross-divisional and cross-agency collaboration is desirable.
• Professional experience in collecting, analysing and synthesizing technical and scientific information and data related to fisheries, climate change, environmental impacts or aquatic ecosystems.
• Knowledge and experience in fisheries, marine ecology, environmental risk assessment, taxonomy, climate adaptation and mitigation, Blue Transformation, aquatic food systems, ecosystem-based fisheries management, and biodiversity conservation.
• Experience in preparation, editing and review of technical and scientific documents, including major global assessments and organization of large-scale meetings, conferences and expert consultations.
• Experience providing technical and scientific support to national, regional and global fisheries and aquaculture research and management institutions including support to policy development, climate resilience initiatives, and sustainable aquatic food systems.
• Knowledge of the FAO Blue Transformation Roadmap, international climate policy processes, and their application to sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and aquatic food systems.
• Experience working with scientific bibliographic databases, information systems, dashboards, monitoring frameworks, and producing or publishing technical and scientific outputs.

Skills

• Fisheries Management
• Aquaculture Management
• Climate Change Analysis
• Environmental Risk Management
• Resource Mobilization
• Programme Management
• Scientific Research
• Technical Information Analysis
• Scientific Data Synthesis
• Marine Ecology
• Taxonomy
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Climate Mitigation
• Blue Transformation
• Aquatic Food Systems
• Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management
• Biodiversity Conservation
• Technical Document Development
• Scientific Document Review
• Policy Development
• Climate Resilience
• Sustainable Aquatic Food Production
• International Climate Policy
• Scientific Bibliographic Databases
• Computer Information Systems
• Monitoring Frameworks
• Technical Publishing
• Meeting and Workshop Organization

Languages

English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish