Job Posting: 05/Nov/2024
Closure Date: 26/Nov/2024, 4:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: CSHR
Job Type: Staff position
Type of Requisition: Professional Project
Grade Level: P-4
Primary Location: Italy-Rome
Duration: Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension
Post Number: 2010283
CCOG Code: 1A06
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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 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**:
- 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**
FAO’s Human Resources Division (CSH) provides human resources (HR) strategies, policies, guidance and oversight to FAO Offices worldwide to ensure that the Organization attracts, develops and retains a diverse, skilled and highly motivated workforce, delivering on the mandate of the Organization.



The HR function has recently undergone a transformation towards a proactive strategic business partner, which aims to mobilize and align the capacity of its workforce with the corporate strategy whilst pursuing a people-centered approach, to position FAO effectively to address the increasingly complex challenges faced in promoting sustainable food security and achieve its mandate.
The Human Resources Division is composed of two main clusters, namely (i) the Integrated Talent Acquisition and Management cluster, providing advice on inter alia recruitment, mobility, staff development and training as well as performance management; and (ii) the Strategic HR cluster, comprising inter alia the Strategy and Policy, HR Business Intelligence and Analytics, Organizational Design, Administrative Law and the Social Security and Wellbeing functions.
The position is located in the Integrated Talent Acquisition and Management cluster of the Human Resources Division (CSH)



at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.
**Reporting Lines**
The Human Resources Officer reports to the Senior Human Resources Officer, HR Division, under the overall guidance of the Director, HR Division.
**Technical Focus**
The Human Resources Officer, by ensuring compliance with HR policies and procedures, coordinates talent acquisition and management-related activities, including recruitment, selection, staffing, staff development and duty of care, particularly in emergency operations but not exclusively limited to them.
**Key Results**
Comprehensive HR expertise for the planning and delivery of multidisciplinary HR programmes, products and services and the development of related policies and specialized tools and systems.
**Key Functions**




- Leads projects and/or work teams; leads and/or participates in divisional teams; provides secretariat services and/or professional HR expertise on Organization-wide HR committees and working groups and represents FAO at inter-agency meetings.
- Plans and delivers HR programmes, products and services, including related policies, systems and tools to facilitate the effective recruitment, management, development and retirement of the FAO workforce.
- Analyses HR requirements, information, data, statistics, relativities, trends, problems and/or issues to support service delivery, new HR initiatives and the preparation of plans, strategies, reports, policies and/or other products.
- Provides specialist HR advice and expertise to designated 'business partners' on specific or complex cases, staff requirements, policy interpretation issues, labour relations issues and/or best practices, etc.
- Manages special projects and provides guidance to consultants for the development and implementation of new HR products, tools and systems.
- Develops information, training materials and products to increase understanding of HR programmes,



services and policies, promote capacity development and facilitate the introduction of 'Change' across the Organization.
- Provides information and assistance to management and staff to resolve problems and/