Technical Specialists in Publishing and Documentation (Multiple Profiles)

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Job Posting: 10/Mar/2025 Closure Date: 14/Apr/2025, 4:59:00 PM Organizational Unit: NFIGD - General Fisheries Commisiion for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Job Type: Non-staff opportunities Type of Requisition: Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement) Grade Level: N/A Primary Location: Italy-Rome Duration: Up to 11 months (renewable) Post 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
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- FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations._ **Organizational setting** The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is a regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) established under the provisions of Article XIV of the FAO Constitution. Its main objective is to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilization of marine living resources as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
To fulfil its mandate, the GFCM collaborates and shares information with a wide network of institutions, international organizations, intergovernmental,



non-governmental and civil society organizations as well as experts and scientists. Within its expanding organizational remit, new materials and publications need to be prepared and promoted. For its ambitious strategies to succeed, the GFCM needs to communicate effectively about its work, products and impacts to key audiences and stakeholders.
The posts are located at GFCM headquarters at Palazzo Blumenstihl (Via Vittoria Colonna 1, 00193 - Rome, Italy). The Organization frequently engages experts to work on short-term projects as international incumbents. The functions of an incumbent are results-oriented and normally involve analysing complex issues, directing seminars or training courses, preparing documents for conferences and meetings, or writing reports on matters within their area of expertise.
An international consultant is engaged by the Organization to provide expertise, skills or knowledge for the performance of a specific task or piece of work, which would be short-term by nature. The assignment may involve full-time or tempo parziale functions similar to those of staff members.
The purpose of this call is to attract talents with experience and background in publications to populate rosters for the following profiles: - Publication Coordinator
- Publication Specialist




- Documentation Specialist **Reporting lines** The specialists report to the relevant GFCM officers and to the GFCM Executive Secretary and closely collaborate with relevant GFCM Secretariat staff. **Technical focus** Support to the implementation of activities and production of materials, including reports, publications, translations and documents, as well as other relevant products, to enhance the visibility and efficiency of the GFCM’s work, in line with its mandate. **Tasks and responsibilities** The **Publication Coordinator** will assist the GFCM Secretariat and coordinate its publication activities. In liaison with GFCM staff and in line with GFCM activities and priorities, the key functions of the incumbent will be to: - Establish, monitor and implement the GFCM publishing calendar, in accordance with the GFCM priorities and work plans and in liaison with relevant teams involved.
- Coordinate and monitor the overall preparation process of GFCM publications. This includes liaising with relevant teams and collaborators to ensure the collection of materials and preparation of files, as well as coordinating the review, editing and layout phases and monitoring all publishing steps.
- Ensure that all publications and documents to be disseminated via the FAO document repository are timely processed through the corporate Publications Workflow System (PWS), from planning to production and dissemination.
- Identify relevant specialists and providers (e.g. writers, editors and graphic designers) for the preparation of publications.
- Coordinate the work of consultants and collaborators recruited by the GFCM to carry out publishing-related tasks.
- Act as the publication focal point within the GFCM Secretariat.
- Provide inputs and advice to the overall process of harmonization and update of the GFCM Compendium of deci

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