Job Posting: 07/Mar/2025
Closure Date: 21/Mar/2025, 5:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: OCB - Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment
Job Type: Staff position
Type of Requisition: General Service
Grade Level: G-4
Primary Location: Italy-Rome
Duration: Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension
Post Number: 2010637
CCOG Code: 2102b

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Secondary School Education.
Experience: Three years of relevant experience in financial and/or administrative support work.
Languages: Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of English.
IT Skills: Good knowledge of the MS Office applications, Internet and office technology equipment.
Residency: General Service Staff are recruited locally. To be eligible for this position, candidates must be nationals of the country of the duty station or possess an existing visa/work permit and reside within commuting distance of the duty station at the time of the application. “Commuting distance” means the distance within which staff members can travel daily between their place of work and their residence.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Good knowledge of corporate information systems.
• Good knowledge of common administrative and financial rules and regulations.
• Good knowledge of communication and documentation standards.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Good knowledge of the organizational structure.
• Intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency - level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
• Good knowledge of travel procedures and organization of workshops.
• Good knowledge of procurement procedure, in particular Letters of Agreement.
• Experience in providing support to multi-donor trust fund projects expenditures and status of project budget.
• Experience in multitasking against tight deadlines.

FAO staff are expected to adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO,
Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

The Programme Assistant performs a wide range of routine administrative and financial functions in support of the delivery of the organizational unit’s programme and projects.