Job Posting: 12/Mar/2025
Closure Date: 26/Mar/2025, 5:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: OIN - Office of Innovation
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: Consultant
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: Italy-Rome
Duration: 11 months
Post Number: N/A

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• 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
• FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• University degree in International Development, Innovation Management, Business Administration or related studies or any other relevant degree.
• A minimum of ten years of relevant experience in developing and implementing innovation strategies, managing complex multi-stakeholder projects, or designing programmes in the fields of agricultural innovation, agroecology, or rural development.
• Full proficiency/Working knowledge (level C) of English.

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions.
• Extent and relevance of experience in fundraising, partnership development, and project proposal writing, particularly with major donors.
• Extent and relevance of experience in synthesizing strategic documents for internal and external audiences, with a focus on alignment with organizational frameworks and donor expectations.
• Relevance and extent of experience in working with technical units and multi-disciplinary teams to enable innovation and change.
  Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

• Support the Director in enhancing resource mobilization efforts by strengthening strategic approaches to engage with donors and partners, crafting persuasive materials, and ensuring a cohesive process to secure funding and build meaningful partnerships, including ensuring the alignment from proposal to implementation.
• Provide coordination capacity on the communications resources to develop OIN’s brand, enhance visibility, and craft materials that effectively communicate OIN’s goals to potential donors, partners and internal/external stakeholders.
• Assist in creating talking points and materials for key engagements.
• Advise the OIN team on high-priority thematic areas, including, but not limited to, those of digital/AI, Venture Funds, incubation/acceleration activities, ensuring alignment with FAO’s strategic objectives.
• Provide strategic and technical expertise in AI, guiding FAO’s approach to AI applications in Agrifood systems. Offer deep insights into AI technologies, their development, and practical use cases, ensuring FAO’s initiatives are informed by cutting-edge knowledge and global trends, building impactful AI initiatives that are fit-for-purpose.