Innovation Officer

3 settimane fa

Roma, Italia FAO A tempo pieno

Job Posting: 14/Mar/2024

Closure Date: 04/Apr/2024, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: OIN

**Job Type**: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Professional

Grade Level: P-3

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

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

Post Number: 2010132

CCOG Code: 1A02

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- **Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply**:

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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 Office of Innovation (OIN) is an important instrument within FAO to provide strategic direction and help drive and coordinate innovation across the work of the Organization, i.e., to consolidate and strengthen FAO's innovative spirit, including the innovation of approaches and cooperation models. OIN supports the Programme Priority Areas (PPAs), ensuring that FAO mainstreams innovation in its programs, facilitates cross-collaboration between the various FAO units, and aids in forging and reinforcing transformative partnerships.
The position is located in the Office of Innovation, OIN, at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

**Reporting Lines**
The Innovation Officer (Innovation Accelerator) reports to the Senior Innovation Officer, who leads the Venture Team in OIN and works in close collaboration with other staff in the Venture Team and across OIN.

**Technical Focus**

**Key Results**
Implementation of coherent, integrated and effective innovation-related work, related to OIN incubation, Sprint Programmes and portfolio development, and establish/maintain networks of external organizations with expertise in the field for engagement with the Office's initiatives.

**Key Functions**
- Participate in specialized or multidisciplinary teams in support of FAO's innovative spirit, including the innovation of approaches and cooperation models.
- Support with analytical work and collaboration with concerned stakeholders the adoption and implementation of cross-sectoral policies and strategies concerning innovation-related activities.
- Participate in specialized or multidisciplinary teams as well as partnership activities and promote best practices and policy dialogue in support of innovation of approaches and cooperation models.
- Support the analysis of organizational-level innovation-related issues.
- Organize and participate in capacity development activities and develop the related materials, on-line tools and information kits.
- Identify and assess opportunities for technical Centres/Offices/Divisions, including Decentralized Offices, to engage in projects related to OIN.
- Perform any other duties as required.

**Specific Functions**
- Support the work carried out by OIN Venture team in sourcing, testing, accelerating, and scaling innovations through cross-disciplinary collaborations and partnerships.
- Support experiential learning opportunities for teams to translate theory into tangible, transformative experiences, including the organization and facilitation of sprint programs such as innovation challenges, ideathons, hackathons, and bootcamps.
- Establish mechanisms for gathering and sharing learnings from pilot projects, ensuring that insights and best practices are documented and disseminated effectively. Facilitate a feedback loop between project teams, experts, and stakeholders to continuously improve the incubation process.
- Support the prioritization of innovations across FAO's Programme Priority Areas and the acceleration of their integration in FAO's programmatic interventions.
- Design and deliver portfolio management workshops in collaboration with FAO's Programme Priority Areas (PPA) teams and project teams in field offices.
- Develop innovation portfolio profiles to support the prioritization of innovations and their integration in country programmes.
- Monitor the progress and performance of pilot projects, identifying challenges and opportunities for improvemen

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