Programme Assistant

Job Description

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Job Posting
12/Oct/2026

Closure Date
26/Oct/2026, 10:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit : CFI - FAO Investment Centre

Job Type
Staff position

Type of Requisition : General Service

Primary Location
Italy-Rome

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

Post Number : 2010162

CCOG Code : 2102b

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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

All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

FAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.

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 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 FAO Investment Centre (CFI) 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 innovation - 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 position is located in the Office of the Director (CFID) of the FAO Investment Centre (CFI) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Main Purpose
The Programme Assistant performs a wide range of routine administrative and financial functions in support of the delivery of the organizational unit's programme and projects.

Supervision Received/Exercised
The Programme Assistant reports to the Programme Officer in CFID with the overall guidance of the Director, CFI.
The incumbent acts independently in routine matters. Supervision received is focused on the quality of the work performed and provides for on-the-job learning.

Working Relationships
The Programme Assistant interacts with a wide variety of colleagues within the work unit and with immediate clients within the Organization, providing routine administrative and financial services.

Key Functions/Results

Collect and compile data on programme and or project activities to support reporting and delivery.

Initiate and follow up on administrative and financial actions related to staff management, affiliate workforce support, travel, payments, etc.

Review and prepare routine documentation and correspondence related to assigned procurement actions

Provide information on programme and/or project expenditures and status of programme and /or project budget.

Process, format and proof-read reports, documents, publications and correspondence related to the work of the unit from draft texts.

Review and direct correspondence, calls and queries to appropriate contacts; provide for background information; respond to routine enquiries.

Make arrangements for meetings, seminars and events: implement logistics, prepare correspon