Public Administration and Governance Expert; Systems Approach – Agrifood Systems Transformation

Overview

Job Description - Public Administration and Governance Expert (Systems Approach) – Agrifood Systems Transformation (2600160)

Public Administration and Governance Expert (Systems Approach) – Agrifood Systems Transformation

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: 2600160

Job Posting: 27/Jan/2026

Closure Date: 10/Feb/2026, 10:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: RNE - Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (Cairo)

Job Type: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition:
Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Primary

Location:

Home-Based

Duration: 3 months

Post Number: N/A

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Organizational Setting

The Governance and Policy Support Unit (GaPS) supports FAO Members in strengthening governance, policy coherence and institutional capacities to advance agrifood systems transformation. GaPS, in collaboration with Regional Office for NENA region, is undertaking an analytical and documentation exercise focused on governance and institutional arrangements, processes and capacities that enable the application of systems approaches to operationalize agrifood systems transformation or to advance integrated solutions in selected countries.

The initiative aims to develop a compendium of country case studies documenting experiences where systems thinking has been translated into action through improved coordination, policy alignment, stakeholder engagement and adaptive public administration. The case studies will examine governance processes and outcomes, including how initiatives were initiated, advanced and sustained over time, and the extent to which they delivered economic, environmental and social sustainability outcomes, with due attention to gender equality.

The assignment will contribute to FAO’s normative and knowledge work by generating evidence-based lessons, practical insights and recommendations to inform policy dialogue, programme design and country-level support, and to support Members in strengthening governance for agrifood systems transformation.

The incumbent will work under the technical guidance of DDCG and RNE Regional Programme Leader, and in close coordination with relevant FAO Country Offices in the region.

Governance arrangements, institutional capacities and systems approach enabling agrifood systems transformation, with a focus on policy coherence, coordination, stakeholder engagement and transformative impact, including economic, environmental and social (including gender equality) sustainability.

• Conduct desk review scholarship and evidence on systemic coordination reforms in the agrifood sector as well as relevant country policies/strategies in relation to the transformation case in 2/3 selected countries in the NENA region
• Discuss entry points for case study with FAO country offices and define the scope of analysis
• Adjust and finalize case study methodology and analytical questions based on FAO’s conceptual framework and country specificities
• Prepare questionnaires and conduct interviews with key stakeholders and resource persons
• Develop and implement a workplan and calendar
• Ensu…