Investment Operations Specialist, Various Locations

Job Description - Investment Operations Specialist (2600179)

Job Description

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
2600179

Investment Operations Specialist

Job Posting
20/Apr/2026

Closure Date
28/Sep/2026, 9:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit : CFI

Job Type
Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition : Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Primary Location
Various Locations

Duration : Assignments from two to six weeks, or up to 11 months when applicable

Post Number : N/A

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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 person 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

All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

FAO's commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

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.

The FAO Investment Centre (CFI) provides investment and finance solutions that lead to more efficient, sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems. Working in over 120 countries, the Centre provides a full suite of investment and finance support to FAO Members. It partners with governments, international and national financing institutions, the private sector and farmers, research institutions and academia to improve the quality and quantity of agrifood investment.

The Centre's four main areas of work include support to strategic investment planning and policy, public investment, private investment, and innovative finance. These are complemented by the knowledge for investment and capacity development for investment programmes that serve to share knowledge, learn and build capacities at country level. For additional information on the FAO Investment Centre, its activities, partners and the organizational structure please visit the following link.

The purpose of this call is to provide FAO's Investment Centre (CFI) with a list of qualified candidates for a number of profiles with different specializations as indicated below. The contract can be home based with required travel for field missions.

Requested Profiles (or Job Titles)

Agribusiness, Agri-processing and Value Chain Specialist

Agriculture Specialist

Animal Husbandry, Health, Feed, and Processing Specialist

Capacity Development and Extension Specialist

Climate Change and Climate Smart Agriculture Specialist

Climate Finance Specialist

Credit and Rural Finance Specialist

Digital Agriculture Specialist

Economist – Agricultural Economist

Expenditure Review Specialist

Fisheries and Aquaculture Specialist

Food Safety Specialist

Food Security and Nutrition Specialist

Forestry Specialist

Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion Specialist

Impact Assessment Specialist

Information and Communication Technology and MIS Specialist

Institutional Development Specialist

Irrigation Engineer

Knowledge Development Specialist

Land Tenure and Land Tenure Information Management Specialist

Livestock Specialist

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Natural Resources and Environmental Ma