Facilities Management Officer

Job Posting: 13/Aug/2024

Closure Date: 03/Sep/2024, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: CSLI

**Job Type**: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Professional

Grade Level: P-4

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

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

Post Number: 2010366

CCOG Code: 1A03

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**Organizational Setting**
The Infrastructure Services (CSLI) within the Logistics Services Division (CSL) are responsible for the maintenance of the headquarters premises and for providing services to FAO employees. CSLI also assists FAO Decentralized Offices in facilities maintenance, technical projects, infrastructure activities and technically innovative systems to reduce their carbon footprint. CSLI also coordinates the special safety projects funded by the Government of Italy, which involve upgrading the headquarters buildings to the current safety norms. In addition, it drives the implementation of the Corporate Environmental Responsibility Strategy within headquarters and Decentralized Offices.
The post is located in the Corporate Logistics and Operational Support Team of the Infrastructure Services (CSLI) within the Logistics Services Division (CSL) at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy.

**Reporting Lines**
The Facilities Management Officer (Field Activities) reports to the Senior Facilities Management Officer/Head of CSLI.

**Technical Focus**
- Provide technical support for construction works for field projects and Decentralized Offices.
- Review technical specifications for tenders of construction works in the field.
- Provide technical support for office renovations of Decentralized Offices.
- Act as project manager for specific renovation works.

**Key Results**
Provide technical support in connection with programmes/projects related to infrastructural and facility management projects in Decentralized Offices and provide technical backstopping, in particular for the administration of physical operations.

**Key Functions**
- Analyse and advise on the planning, design, construction and maintenance of major systems and facilities, as well as other engineering activities.
- Evaluate, review and revise project documents, ensuring that proposed design specifications are accurate, sound, feasible and cost-effective.
- Recommend solutions to complex and unusual architectural and engineering problems.
- Keep abreast of significant trends and improvements in methods and equipment through relevant engineering literature.
- Lead teams in studying critical problems related to the design or construction of systems and facilities, recommend solutions to specialized issues.
- Coordinate and ensure initiatives under the Organization's work on Corporate Environmental Responsibility to reduce emissions, increase efficiency, and integrate sustainability into the Organization's daily operations.
- Participate in planning missions, serving as a technical adviser to committees or at international meetings.
- Collect and analyse data to identify trends or patterns, providing insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports. Utilise data visualization methods to support data-driven planning, decision-making, presentations and reporting.
- Perform other related duties as required.

**Specific Functions**
- Conduct technical studies and develop guidelines and procedures for planning and streamlining administrative and technical processes of the field infrastructure projects.
- Provide technical support for the execution of construction and technical infrastructure work in the field, in cooperation with focal points and Decentralized Offices, ensuring adherence to work safety and security laws and country standards.
- Liaise with security focal points at headquarters and Decentralized Offices to update procedures for fi