Economist (Food Security Early Warning)

Job Description - Economist (Food Security Early Warning) (2602283)

Job Description

2602283

Economist (Food Security Early Warning)

Job Posting

06/Nov/2026

Closure Date

27/Nov/2026, 10:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit : EST

Job Type

Staff position

Type of Requisition : Professional

Primary Location

Italy-Rome

Duration : Fixed-term: two years with possibility of extension

Post Number : 0732958

CCOG Code : 1L09

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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.

Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the 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. FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

The Markets and Trade Division (EST) monitors and analyses developments and trends in international, regional and national agricultural commodity markets and the factors affecting them, collecting and disseminating up-to-date and comprehensive market and policy information for the major traded commodities and those important to food security. It also undertakes forward-looking outlook studies.

The Division analyzes issues that affect global food and agricultural markets and trade, including analysis of trade policies and agreements, and provides technical support and capacity development to FAO Members in all these areas. Through its Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS), the Division is responsible for FAO's early warnings on food shortfalls and food security problems. EST is also responsible for the production of FAO flagship publication The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) and the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook. The Division houses the secretariats of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP) and its subsidiary Intergovernmental Groups (IGGs), the G20 Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) and the World Banana Forum (WBF).

The post is located in the Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS) Team of the Markets and Trade Division (EST) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Reporting Lines

The Economist (Food Security Early Warning) reports to the Senior Economist and Team Leader of GIEWS Team, under the overall guidance of Director, EST.

Technical Focus

Research and analysis of data, information and statistics in the area of early warning and food security and the maintenance and updating of related databases, tools and methodologies. Planning and preparation of analytical appraisals and studies on current and prospective food security situations in assigned regions and countries, supporting the delivery of projects, and conducting field missions.

Key Results

Comprehensive techni