Senior Partnerships Officer

Job Description - Senior Partnerships Officer (Private Sector) (2601872)

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Job Description

2601872

Senior Partnerships Officer (Private Sector)

Job Posting

02/Sep/2026

Closure Date

23/Sep/2026, 9:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit : PSU

Job Type

Staff position

Type of Requisition : Professional

Primary Location

Italy-Rome

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

Post Number : 0035394

CCOG Code : 1A10

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• 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 Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division (PSU) is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the identification, strengthening and stewardship of strategic partnerships with UN agencies and non-state actors (NSAs) including the private sector, civil society, academia and research institutions, family farmers' and Indigenous Peoples' organizations and parliamentarians. It ensures that multi-stakeholder processes and strategic interventions globally and locally are an integral part of FAO's work and provide targeted support for successful collaboration with NSAs and UN agencies. The Division has the lead responsibility for the implementation of the Private Sector Strategy (2026-2031), the Civil Society Strategy, promotion of the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI), the UN Decade of Family Farming (2 and the FAO Policy on Indigenous Peoples. It is also in charge of FAO's e-learning programmes delivered through the FAO e-learning Academy and access to scientific and technical data through knowledge platforms and enhanced information policies and standards, promotes and facilitates knowledge sharing on sustainable food security and nutrition among various stakeholders.

The position is located in the Private Sector Unit (PSUS) of the Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Reporting Lines

The Senior Partnerships Officer (Private Sector) reports to the Director PSU.

Technical Focus

Lead the implementation of the Organization's strategy on partnering with private sector stakeholders (renewed 2026) to accomplish FAO's mandate. This includes the generation, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation and communication of private sector engagement, in collaboration with FAO's decentralized offices and technical divisions; support for the evaluation and formalization of partnerships with private sector actors at corporate level; and capacity building and support to FAO colleagues globally on approaches, tools and methodologies to engage with the private sector. The role requires the ability to lead FAO towards substantially increased and more meaningful collaboration between FAO and the private sector, with more robust engagement and monitoring mechanisms in place.

Key Results

Leadership and conceptual thinking for the development and implementation of comprehensive private sector part