Forestry Officer

Job Posting: 15/Jul/2025

Closure Date: 05/Aug/2025, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: NFO

Job Type: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Professional

Grade Level: P-4

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

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

Post Number: 0123005

CCOG Code: 1H06

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- **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**:

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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 Forestry Division (NFO) leads FAO's work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of forestry, including its contributions to poverty reduction and food security and nutrition. It liaises with Members, civil society and the private sector in aspects ranging from development of effective forest policies to forest conservation and management issues and strengthens the role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Division also collects, analyses and disseminates information on the world's forest resources and on the production, trade and consumption of wood and non-wood forest products.

The position is located in the Forest Products and Bioeconomy Team of the Forestry Division (NFO) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

**Reporting Lines**

The Forestry Officer (Forest Products and Bioeconomy) reports to the Senior Forestry Officer/Team Leader of Forest Products and Bioeconomy Team.

**Technical Focus**

The Forestry Officer (Forest Products and Bioeconomy) supports countries to develop forest-based bioeconomy approaches, with a major focus on FAO's core functions related, but not limited, to i) compile, analyse, disseminate, monitor and improve access to data and information; ii) conduct assessments and reports on policies, strategies and plans, legal and institutional environment; iii) facilitate, promote and support policy dialogues and multistakeholder consultations at global, regional and country levels; and iv) advise and support activities that disseminate and improve the uptake of knowledge, technologies and good practices.

**Key Results**

Comprehensive technical and policy expertise to support the planning, development and implementation of divisional programmes, projects, products and services in accordance with divisional objectives and the FAO Strategic Framework.

**Key Functions**
- Plans and leads components of multidisciplinary teams; leads and/or participates in Organization-wide, cross-divisional committees, project teams and working groups and/or provides specialized expertise on technical networks and/or international technical policy and standard setting bodies.
- Develops technical, analytical, monitoring and reporting frameworks and related methodologies, tools, systems and databases, etc., to support the planning, implementation/delivery and monitoring of programmes of work, projects, products and/or services.
- Designs and conducts research, data collection, validation, analysis and/or reporting activities to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovative approaches and strategies, new tools, technologies, technical reports/publications and/or policy proposals as well as the provision of technical/policy/specialist/advice and expertise.
- Responds to country requests for technical and policy assistance; provides technical advice, assistance and solutions to Decentralized Offices as well as technical backstopping to field projects.
- Collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality/effectiveness of capacity development and knowledge sharing activities within Member Nations such as policy support, organizational development and individual learning events including preparation of related