National Fisheries Emergency Preparedness, Capacity Development and Recovery Planning Support Specialist

The specialist will support emergency preparedness, continuity planning, capacity development and recovery planning for fisheries and aquaculture livelihoods in Hormozgan Province, Iran. The role involves conducting rapid needs assessments, preparing contingency and continuity plans, and strengthening local capacity in coordination with government and community stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Review the approved project document, available assessments and previous consultations and support preparation of assessment methodology and mission schedule.
• Support rapid needs-assessment missions to selected Hormozgan pilots including Hengam and other accessible sites.
• Assess essential services, disruption risks, continuity arrangements, institutional roles, communication gaps and training needs with fisheries officials, cooperatives, service providers and community members.
• Support preparation of prioritized action matrix for preparedness and continuity support at each assessed pilot or cluster.
• Contribute to drafting technical requirements for goods and services justified by preparedness, continuity and capacity-development plans.
• Specify functional requirements for communication or information-sharing arrangements and related equipment and training materials.
• Prepare technical input on indicative quantities, minimum performance requirements, compatibility, operating conditions, maintenance needs, user instructions and acceptance checks.
• Contribute to preparation and validation of contingency and business/livelihood-continuity plans addressing disruptions to access, utilities, supplies, transport and markets.
• Prepare technical input on minimum functions, activation triggers, alternative service arrangements, resource needs, coordination arrangements and conditions for resumption.
• Support design and contribute technical inputs and materials for capacity-development activities for fisheries officers, cooperative representatives and community service providers.
• Prepare practical Farsi materials on preparedness assessment, contingency planning, institutional coordination and continuity of essential functions.
• Test plans through scenario-based exercises, assess learning and coach focal points.
• Support consolidation of prioritized and costed recovery and resource-mobilization plan using damage assessments, technical options and cost estimates.
• Prepare technical input on prioritization criteria, distinction between immediate recovery needs and reconstruction, institutional roles and financing options.
• Follow up through missions and remote consultations to check application of preparedness and continuity measures, record lessons and update plans.
• Maintain records and report on deliverables, training and measures applied, observing environmental and social requirements, confidentiality and inclusive engagement.
• Refer unresolved technical issues and procurement decisions to FAO and responsible specialists.
• Perform other related duties as required by the project team.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in fisheries, aquaculture, natural resource management, environment, rural development, disaster risk management or a closely related field relevant to fisheries livelihoods.
• At least five years of relevant experience in fishery or emergency preparedness, contingency/business-continuity planning, institutional capacity development or recovery planning, including field needs assessment and participatory work with fisheries or other natural-resource-dependent communities.
• Working knowledge of English and Fluency in Persian.
• National of the Islamic Republic of Iran or resident of the country with a valid work permit.
• Knowledge of Iranian fisheries institutions, cooperative and community service arrangements, and the operating constraints of southern coastal and island communities, including women’s participation.
• Ability to conduct mixed-method rapid assessments, analyse and triangulate field data, prioritize needs and costs, and produce concise operational plans and clear reports using Word, Excel and presentation tools.
• Strong facilitation and training skills, with demonstrated ability to engage government counterparts, private providers and vulnerable communities and to translate technical findings into feasible actions.
• Familiarity with environmental and social safeguards, occupational and community safety, conflict-sensitive engagement, accountability and responsible handling of personal information.
• Availability for authorized field missions and ability to work effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent knowledge of and working experience with government institutions.

Skills

• Fisheries Management
• Aquaculture
• Natural Resource Management
• Disaster Risk Management
• Emergency Preparedness
• Contingency Planning
• Business Continuity
• Institutional Capacity Building
• Recovery Planning
• Field Needs Assessment
• Participatory Community Work
• Mixed-Method Rapid Assessments
• Data Analysis
• Operational Planning
• Report Writing
• Word
• Excel
• Presentation Tools
• Facilitation Skills
• Training Delivery
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Environmental Safeguards Policy
• Social Safeguards
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Community Safety
• Conflict-sensitive Engagement
• Accountability
• Personal Information Handling
• Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
• Government Relations

Languages

English, Persian