Egypt: Economist (Water Scarcity Initiative) at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Nov 20, 2014 | FAO, DevNet

Under the overall guidance of the Assistant Director General/Regional Representative (RNE) and the Water Scarcity Initiative Delivery Manager and the direct supervision and guidance of the Project Manager/Chief Technical Adviser and in close collaboration with the Water Scarcity Initiative Delivery Team, the Economist will contribute to the implementation of the project “Support Cooperation on Water Resource Management in the Lower Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates basin in Iran, Iraq and Syria) “. In particular, the incumbent will:

• Assist with the coordination of the different activities of the project, in particular the establishment of hydroeconomic modelling for the lower Mesopotamia region and its sub-basins, including hydrologic and environmental risk assessment”, and monitor delivery of results;
• Analyze relevant agricultural, economic and social related data, statistics and information for input in various documents participate in the preparation and revision of technical documents in accordance with standards and requirements ;
• Contribute to the formulation and implementation of ground projects and to assess the socio-economic impact of the introduced interventions;
• Support the coordination of and serve as a resource person at the different training programmes, workshops and expert meetings of the project;
• Perform any other duties as required

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