Office Assistant

Job Description - Office Assistant (2601675)

Job Description

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT : 2601675

Office Assistant

Job Posting
06/Aug/2026

Closure Date
20/Aug/2026, 9:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit : CFI

Job Type
Staff position

Type of Requisition : General Service

Primary Location
Italy-Rome

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

Post Number : 0627402

CCOG Code : 2101

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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.

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.

As part of its strategic investment planning and policy solutions, CFI collaborates with the European Union's Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) to support sustainable agrifood systems' policies and investments. As part of this collaboration, CFI supports DG INTPA through the Sustainable Agrifood Systems Intelligence + (SASI+) project and the AgrIntel Phase II project.
Through the SASI + project, CFI provides technical support to formulation of evidence-driven strategies and investments for regional, national and local authorities and European Union Delegations to improve policies and mobilize, prioritize and target financing and investment in support of sustainable agrifood systems, efficient, competitive and inclusive agrifood value chains and regional growth corridors.

Under the AgrIntel phase II project, CFI provides advisory services to the European Union's Directorate-General for International Partnerships (INTPA) to ensure the financial, social and environmental sustainability of its agricultural investment operations. CFI also supports INTPA in assessing the investment proposals submitted to the Investment Committees of the various agricultural investment funds co-financed by the European Union, and in delivering on-demand analytics on specific value chains, food systems or investment thematic analytical work (blended finance etc.).

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

Main Purpose

The Office Assistant performs a variety of routine administrative transactions and office support functions contributing to the smooth and efficient running of the work unit.