FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
- 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 staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.
Organizational Setting
The FAO Investment Centre (CFI) provides investment and finance solutions to FAO member countries and investors in order to build more efficient, sustainable, inclusive, and resilient agrifood systems. It operates through collaborations with governments, international and national financing institutions, the private sector and farmers, research institutions, and academia and civil society organizations. The Centre’s four main areas of work include support to strategic investment planning and policy, public investment, private investment, and innovative finance. These are complemented by the knowledge for investment and capacity development for investment programmes that serve to share knowledge, learn and build capacities at the country level. The Centre is a multidisciplinary team and is comprised of a central unit and five regional services: Asia and the Pacific; Near East and North Africa, and Europe and Central Asia; West and Central Africa; East and Southern Africa; and Latin America and the Caribbean.
The FAO Investment Centre has a significant portfolio in China. It offers assistance by employing subject-specific consultants to address the needs of the Government and its International Financing Institutions (IFIs) partners. This work involves various administrative tasks, notably the recruitment process and travel arrangements, as well as handling payments.
Reporting Lines
Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in China, the direct supervision and guidance of the Service Chief of CFIB, the incumbent receives day-to-day operational advice from the Assistant FAORep (admin), and works closely with CFIB and FAO China team, performs the tasks described below.
For more details and/or to apply, go here:
https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2401604
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