Job Posting: 02/Nov/2023Closure Date: 16/Nov/2023, 4:59:00 PMOrganizational Unit: ESA - Agrifood Economics**Job Type**: Non-staff opportunitiesType of Requisition: ConsultantGrade Level: N/APrimary Location: Chile-SantiagoDuration: 11 monthsPost Number: N/A- IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device- 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**Organizational Setting**The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that focuses on the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.FAO is actively engaging in UN country level repositioning for the Sustainable Development Goals' (SDG) achievement, participating in the negotiation and formulation, as well as in the annual updates, of Common Country Assessments (CCA) and United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks (UNSDCF). In this context, the Organization, under the technical leadership of the Economic and Social Development stream in FAO Headquarters and in close coordination with other technical units and regional offices, is implementing a mechanism for scaling up the needed human resource analytical and technical expertise in support of the CCA/UNSDCF process at country level. The mechanism will leverage ongoing processes and initiatives already identified within the Organization and draw upon the most sophisticated tools available, including advanced geo-spatial modeling and analytics. The effort will draw upon FAO's specialized tools and analytical methodologies, including sectoral, to propose specific solutions tailored to the country needs and potentials, to ensure a robust UNSDCF Theory of Change that positions FAO as the premier agrifood systems player in the UN system.As part of the CCA/UNSDCF analytical support mechanism support is needed to provide evidence and to deliver economic diagnostics and analysis aimed to support proposals for policy support, dialogue and investment recommendations for sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems at both country and regional levels. For this, a microeconomist is needed as part of this support mechanism.**Reporting Lines**The microeconomist reports to the Regional Programme Leader (RPL) at the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (RLC) and the Director of the Agrifood Economics Division (ESA Director) at FAO Headquarters.**Technical Focus**Under the overall guidance and supervision of the RPL, ESA Director and the global senior coordinator of the initiative, he/she will support the FAO regional office and the country offices by coordinating technical support on economic assessment of agrifood systems as part of the CCA/UNSDCF analytical support mechanism.**Tasks and responsibilities**- As an input into the CCA and UNSDCF process and in coordination with the Agrifood Economics Division of FAO, leverage existing FAO tools and methodologies to (i) review existing typologies and develop new ones, when relevant, for various actors (households, farms, enterprises, consumers) in country agrifood systems, (ii) identify opportunities and challenges faced by specific value chains and/or vulnerable groups linked to these value chains, (iii) review evidence generated from rigorous methods regarding past interventions and investments, and (iv) guide prioritization and targeting of investments and interventions within the agrifood systems to support the national pathways for food systems transformation;- Work jointly with the data specialist and the policy analyst of the regional support mechanism, ESA experts and other units as needed to develop integrated analytical approach and identify key policy actions;- Provide guidance on developing an impact assessment strategy for recommended actions by the CCA and the UNSDCF;- Provide technical backstopping on microeconomic aspects of agrifood systems to FAO country representatives that are participating in CCA and UNSDCF processes ;- Provide support to FAO Country Offices in their efforts to collect, organize and analyse data containted in the CCA, in order to position the Organization as a focal point in the field of agri
