Young Professional Officer

Job Description - Young Professional Officer (Transboundary Plant Pests Management) (2602093)

Job Description

2602093

Young Professional Officer (Transboundary Plant Pests Management)

Job Posting
08/Oct/2026

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

Organizational Unit : NSP

Job Type
Staff position

Type of Requisition : Professional

Primary Location
Italy-Rome

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

Post Number : 2008716

CCOG Code : 1H01

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FAO Workforce Diversity Commitment

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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All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks

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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.

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, which produce more with less, through optimization and minimization. This requires the integration and harmonization of all appropriate crop production policies and practices to both optimize productivity and minimize the systems' environmental footprints and thereby eradicate hunger and malnutrition while preserving natural resources

The position is located in the Plant Health cluster of the Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP), at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. It is, one of the five clusters that make up NSP. The Plant Health cluster provides advice, technical support and guidance to countries on the sustainable management and control of transboundary plant pests and diseases and locusts.

Organizational Setting
The Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) contributes to FAO's work by supporting countries to transition to sustainable crop production systems, which produce more with less, through optimization and minimization. This requires the integration and harmonization of all appropriate crop production policies and practices to both optimize productivity and minimize the systems' environmental footprints and thereby eradicate hunger and malnutrition while preserving natural resources.

Reporting Lines
The Young professional Officer (Transboundary Plant Pests Management) reports to the S enior A gricultural O fficer, l eader of the Plant Health cluster.

Technical Focus
Management of transboundary plant pests and diseases through a combination of surveillance, early detection, forecasting, early warning, contingency planning, rapid response and promotion of environmentally sound management and control techniques.

Key Results
Research, technical analysis and project related services to support the delivery of assigned projects, products and services.

Key Functions

Analyses relevant technical social, economic, environmental, and technology information, data and/or statistics for input in various documents.

Maintains records and updates databases and web pages.

Provides technical support to various projects.

Collaborates in the development of training tools and materials and the organization of workshops/seminars etc.

Participates in the organization and follow-up of meetings, consultations and conferences, the production of required materials and the provision of information and assistance to partners.

Specific Functions

Supports the preparation and the implementation of the plant pest's preventive, management and contingency plans.

Contributes to the capacity development programmes of the national staff involved in plant pests' surveillance and plant health emergency management.

Supports or enhances the plant pests early warning, monitoring, forecasting and reporting systems.

Contributes to the disc