Deputy Director, Human Resources

Job Posting: 30/Sep/2025

Closure Date: 28/Oct/2025, 5:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: Human Resources Division (CSH)

Job Type: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Senior-level

Grade Level: D-1

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

Duration: Fixed term: two years with possibility of extension

Post Number: 2005152

CCOG Code: 1A06
- **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**:
**Organizational Setting**

FAO's 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 position is located in the Human Resources Division (CSH) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

**Reporting Lines**

The Deputy Director reports to the Director, Human Resources Division (CSH).

**Summary of Duties and Functions**

Under the overall guidance of Director, the Deputy Director will coordinate the daily management and operations of HR and will play a key role in the continuing development of a robust HR change management system.

The Deputy Director will also oversee and ensure the strategic positioning of CSH in its interactions with HR’s stakeholders.

She/he will assist the Director in providing direction to the CSH teams in the following areas:

- organizational design, strategic workforce planning, position management and job classification;
- talent acquisition and management, mobility and outreach;
- global learning and career development, performance management;
- social security and medical insurance;
- strategic reporting, data analysis and management.

In particular she/he will:
**Establishment of partnership and delivery of HR strategic services globally**
- Build and maintain strategic relations and collaborative partnership with managers at headquarters, Regional Offices and Country Offices to understand their needs and requirements especially as concerns emergency response and technical capacity;
- Oversee the work of the HR teams at Headquarters and Regional Offices, creating a strong HR global community of practice;
- Oversee the implementation of new HR initiatives and procedures globally and guide Regional Offices and Country Offices in aligning HR policies and procedures effectively;
- Propose inputs to HR policy and strategy based on experiences with clients and external networking, so as to constantly contribute to the implementation of CSH’s Strategy at corporate level.

**Organizational design, strategic workforce planning and change management**
- Oversee a comprehensive approach to position management, organizational design and strategic workforce planning;
- Coordinate organizational studies, structural and job reviews, promote awareness, and understanding and support dynamic evolution of organizational changes and effective post management;
- Lead the implementation of the HR aspects of FAO Programme of Work and Budget in collaboration with the Office of Strategy, Planning and Resources Management (OSP).

**Talent acquisition and management, mobility and outreach**
- Oversee the implementation of talent strategies and programmes which strengthen FAO’s capabilities in attracting, assessing, selecting talents;
- Lead the development of pro-active recruitment and selection policies and procedures to meet corporate targets;
- Lead the development of mobility and job rotation programmes and coordinate initiatives aimed at building a diverse technical capacity across the Organization;

**Global Learning, Staff development and Performance management**
- Promote FAO as a learning/knowledge sharing Organization;
- Lead the identification of organization-wide staff development needs to support organizational effectiveness and individual development;
- Oversee staff development activities, including training, workshops, coaching, and staff individual learning.

**Social security and medical insurance**
- Coordinate the strategic plan for social security services including staff well-being and welfare across the Organization;
- Lead FAO’s social security services including coordination of its main