Human Resources Assistant

Job Posting: 09/May/2025

Closure Date: 06/Jun/2025, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: CSH

Job Type: Staff position

Type of Requisition: General Service

Grade Level: G-4

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

Duration: Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension

Post Number: 2010686

CCOG Code: 2106

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- Staff in the General Service category are recruited locally from the Primary Location area, which is where the office is located._
- **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**:

- 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 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.

**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 Human Resources Division (CSH) provides HR strategies, policies, tools, guidance and oversight to FAO Offices worldwide to ensure that the Organization attracts, develops and retains a diverse, skilled and highly motivated workforce, delivering on the mandate of the organization. Over the next years CSH will focus on developing and implementing a people centered strategy, and positioning HR as a strategic partner contributing to the achievement of the mandate of FAO. The Human Resources Division is composed of two main clusters, (i) the Integrated Talent Management cluster, providing advice and managing position management, recruitment, mobility, staff development and training, performance management and social security; and (ii) the HR Strategy and Policy cluster providing HR strategic guidance, policy and oversight.

The post is located under the (i) cluster in the **Social Security Branch (CSHS) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.**

CSHS coordinates and provides advice and information on pension, social security and insurance schemes and provisions for FAO. It administers the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) on behalf of FAO current and former staff members, investigates requests for recognition of accidents/illnesses as Service-Incurred, administers related compensation benefits and manages medical and other insurance plans offered to FAO staff, consultants and other non-staff and retirees.

**Main Purpose**

**Supervision Received/Exercised**

The Human Resources Assistant reports to the Human Resources Officer. He/she acts independently on routine matters and consults with his/her supervisor(s) on new and/or more complex issues and procedures. Supervision received is focused on the quality of the work performed and provides for on-the-job learning.

**Working Relationships**

The Human Resources Assistant collaborates with colleagues across the work unit, engages with interlocutors from social security functions, and assists immediate clients, supporting the effective and efficient delivery of human resources services.

**Key Functions/Results**
- Review, answer and follow-up on standard requests, enquiries and claims regarding human resources matters; provide readily available information from office files and databases.
- Assemble and review supporting documentation for processing various human resources actions relating to recruitment, staffing, organizational design, staff development and learning, policy and/or social security.
- Assist in the recruitment process of all categories of staff and non-staff including the preparation of vacancy announcements; communicate with applicants and prepare offers/terms of employment.
- Assist supervisor(s) in monitoring the contractual status of staff on va