Job Posting: 13/Feb/2025
Closure Date: 07/Mar/2025, 4:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: OSP
Job Type: Staff position
Type of Requisition: Professional
Grade Level: P-2
Primary Location: Italy-Rome
Duration: Fixed-term: 2 years with possibility of extension
Post Number: 2006957
CCOG Code: 1A02
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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 persons 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 staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.

FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Advanced university degree in business or public administration, finance, economics, agriculture, development economics, international development, computer science or related fields.
• Three years of relevant experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation, financial analysis, business process analysis and/or systems development.
• Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of English and intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency) of another official FAO language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish)

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Extent and relevance of experience in results-based planning, monitoring and reporting; familiarity with the Organization’s planning, monitoring and reporting systems, including for country offices, is desirable.
• Experience in country programming processes and associated coordination with regional teams, including in the context of the UNDS repositioning.
• Extent and relevance of experience in collecting and analysing data and information from textual, database and human sources.
• Extent and relevance of experience in analysing operational and programmatic issues related to country programming.
• Ability to analyse and integrate issues in systems development for business processes.
• Strong familiarity with relevant computer tools for communication and data analysis. Knowledge of the Oracle ERP systems is desirable.
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions, is desirable.

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

Please refer the Job description for details