Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems

Food & Agricultural Commodity Systems Community Intern:Location: Panama City, PANAMAApplication Deadline: 31Aug23- (Midnight New York, USA)Time left: 20d 13h 54mType of Contract: InternshipPost Level: InternLanguages Required: English SpanishDuration of Initial Contract:6 monthsExpected Duration of Assignment: 6 months full timeBackground:Corporate...

BackgroundMost commodity sectors in developing countries are afflicted by poor production practices that lead to increasing pressure on ecosystems and fail to improve the livelihoods of rural communities. Poor production practices lead to negative environmental impacts such as biodiversity loss, deforestation, carbon emissions, soil erosion, depletion of...

LOCATION:Panama City, PANAMATYPE OF CONTRACT:InternshipSTARTING DATE:APPLICATION DEADLINE:17-May-24 (Midnight New York, USA)POST LEVEL:InternDURATION OF INITIAL CONTRACT:6 monthsTIME LEFT:24d 7h 54mLANGUAGES REQUIRED:English SpanishEXPECTED DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT:6 months full timeBackground:Corporate BackgroundUNDP works in about 170 countries and...

COMPANY PRESENTATIONUNDP is the UN Development Programme and works in some 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. UNDP helps countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain...

ResponsibilitiesMain tasks: Support to the UNDP Food & Agricultural Commodity Systems Community team in: Provide generic support with the back-office of the community digital platform (Hivebrite) and upload content (posts, events, resources, videos, lessons learnt),Collate Community-related data (events, membership statistics etc.), including presentation in...

Conscious Food Systems Alliance (COFSA) Intern:Location: Panama City, PANAMAApplication Deadline: 31Aug23- (Midnight New York, USA)Time left: 20d 13h 54mType of Contract: InternshipPost Level: InternLanguages Required: English SpanishDuration of Initial Contract:6 monthsExpected Duration of Assignment: 6 months full timeBackground:UNDP has developed its new...

BackgroundUNDP has developed its new Strategy for Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems (FACS) to focus its vision and enhance its support to transform FACS. FACS are fundamental to the sustainable development of the 170 countries UNDP supports. FACS are often the largest contributor to their economies; food and nutrition is fundamental for citizen health,...

Description:Background A FACS practice has been established within UNDP ́s Nature, Climate and Energy team, which is tasked to support UNDP Country Offices with FACS related challenges in a way that is aligned with UNDP ́s FACS strategy. UNDP ́s Green Commodities Programme (GCP) is one of UNDP ́s global projects in support of implementing UNDP ́s FACS...

Description:BackgroundThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has recently developed a strategy for Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems (FACS) to focus its vision and enhance its support to transform FACS. FACS are fundamental to the sustainable development of the 170 countries UNDP supports. FACS are often the largest contributor to their...

GCP's focus on strengthening the livelihoods of smallholder producers within commodity supply chains and reducing environmental footprints, particularly deforestation, through public-private partnerships can be key for UNDP's ambitions to reduce poverty, reduce deforestation and engage the private sector in SDGs. Through the GCP project, FACS intends to...

Yet, FACS are in crisis and need to be radically transformed to become more sustainable. UNDP ́s Vision for FACS 2030 is, through partnerships, to transform food and agricultural commodity systems into resilient; equitable; healthy, inclusive; environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable systems. Working on FACS will contribute to not only...

Duties and ResponsibilitiesMain tasks: Provide Support to the Operations and Management Team in: - Support in meetings including scheduling, agenda drafting, delivery of key action points, minutes taking and report drafting; Support in maintaining all operations documents (contracts, payments,) in a shared repository; Support on procurement basic processes (...

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Description:BackgroundOffice/Unit/Project DescriptionA UNDP FACS team and practice have been established within the Nature, Climate and Energy team of UNDP to support the implementation of the UNDP FACS strategy. Its global objectives, targets and delivery strategies are based on inclusive and sustainable growth and development - combining governments and...

The Programme is designed to promote sustainable integrated landscapes and efficient food value chains at scale, by encouraging transformation to more environmentally sustainable production practices and more resilient landscapes. The FACS team also works in close collaboration with various governments, including the Government of Sweden and the State...

Fecha límite: 24 de Febrero de 2023Agency Summary:The organization was founded by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 with the mission to promote friendship and peace world-wide by offering technical assistance and cross-cultural exchange. The Peace Corps sends the best and brightest Americans abroad on behalf of the United States to tackle the most pressing...

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Organizational Setting:The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes,...

Result of ServiceThe process for producing requested outputs and deliverables will entail the following steps and sub-products:Assignment 1: Provide technical inputs and implementation of activities in support to UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Office priorities in the integration of the biodiversity and environmental sustainability into food systems in...

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:WHO WE ARE:The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world's largest humanitarian organization, operating in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict,...