Programme Officer (Youth)

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Job Posting: 16/Jan/2025 Closure Date: 06/Feb/2025, 4:59:00 PM Organizational Unit: OYW Job Type: Staff position Type of Requisition: Professional Grade Level: P-3 Primary Location: Italy-Rome Duration: Fixed-term: two years with possibility of extension Post Number: 2010267 CCOG Code: 1A02 IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device
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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 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 Office of Youth and Women (OYW) ensures that youth and women act as conduits both (i) internally in FAO,



supporting women and youth career enrichment and mainstreaming important topics of youth and women across the Organization, and (ii) externally, by gathering and realizing innovative ideas and approaches related to youth and women within the FAO mandate. The Office takes forward and further institutionalizes the work of the FAO Youth Committee and the FAO Women's Committee, as well as the World Food Forum (WFF) Global Youth Action, designed by FAO as a global network of partners to build an effective platform to share transformative initiatives and encourage actions for agrifood systems transformation. It promotes transformational leadership for gender equality and women and youth empowerment in the workplace and in FAO's initiatives, strengthening accountability of managers for gender equality and youth and women's empowerment. OYW further engages with relevant global initiatives, and United Nations (UN) and other partners as well as relevant stakeholders, enhancing the advocacy for, and engagement of, youth and women in agrifood systems. The Office works closely with the FAO technical units that coordinate the implementation of the FAO Policy on Gender Equality, the Rural Youth Action Plan and related programmes and initiatives. The position is located in the Office of Youth and Women (OYW) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. **Reporting Lines**
The Programme Officer (Youth) reports to the Director, OYW. **Technical Focus**




Support and contribute to the implementation of the OYW programme for empowerment of youth and women in agrifood systems and rural development; and assist in the coordination of the WFF Global Youth Action with a particular focus on youth stakeholders and youth groups worldwide. **Key Results**
Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate assigned programmes/projects. **Key Functions**
- Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects, etc.; monitors and analyses programme/project development and implementation.
- Reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions.
- Assists in policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of impact assessments or equivalent studies, etc.
- Prepares various written outputs, e.g. drafts background papers, analyses, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
- Undertakes outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
- Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.). **Specific Functions**
- Supports OYW management in ensuring compliance with corporate requirements and evaluates effectiveness through reporting mechanisms.
- Assists in planning, promoting and managing of youth-focused initiatives and programmes and facilitates interactions with multidisciplinary teams, and/or participates in Organization-wide, cross

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