Partnerships Officer

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Job Posting: 09/Apr/2025 Closure Date: 30/Apr/2025, 4:59:00 PM Organizational Unit: PSU 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: 0106453 CCOG Code: 1A10 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 Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division (PSU) is FAO's hub to ensure rights-based and sustainable development for all, leaving no one behind.



PSU builds transformative partnerships and proactively engages with key stakeholders, including family farmers, Indigenous Peoples, parliamentarians, academia, research institutions, UN organizations and civil society. PSU drives a people-centred approach through technical support, capacity development, policy advice and inclusive dialogue. All of this contributes to enhance countries' capacity to end hunger, malnutrition and poverty and achieve more inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems, with and for the people. The position of Partnerships Officer is located in the Private Sector Unit (PSUS) of the Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division, at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. **Reporting Lines** The Partnerships Officer reports to the Chief, Private Sector of the Private Sector Unit, within the Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division. He/she will be required to work with the divisions in FAO headquarters and Regional and Decentralized Offices. **Technical Focus**
- Strengthen and foster partnerships with private sector entities in support of the FAO mandate and Strategic Framework 2021-2030.
- Provide policy support and share knowledge and good practices on transformative partnerships with private sector.
- Monitor partnerships with private sector entities at all levels and report to key internal and external stakeholders on the results.



**Key Results** Support the development of partnerships in Headquarters and Decentralized Offices in support of the Strategic Framework of the Organization. **Key Functions**
- Identifies, assess and develops, with the appropriate technical divisions, possible collaborations and partnerships with private sector entities for the fulfilment of the Strategic Framework, both at headquarters and decentralized levels.
- Provides guidance and support to staff at headquarters and in Decentralized Offices (DOs) on implementing corporate requirements related to partnerships with the private sector.
- Elaborates an annual work plan with the priorities and main activities of private sector entities, which will be aligned with FAO's Strategic Framework and programmes.
- Establishes links with different FAO entities and governing bodies, including the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and other relevant regional and national fora on policy discussions to strengthen partnerships with private sector entities.
- Develops tools for capacity building among staff in headquarters and DOs to strengthen FAO's capacity of partnering with the private sector.
- Contributes to the elaboration and execution of the Monitoring and Evaluation system of FAO's partnerships.
- Participates in multidisciplinary teams, and/or leads working groups/teams collaborates with other Divisions/Offices/Centres on work groups and committees and promotes best practices. **Specific Functions**
- Contributes to the mainstreaming of the impactful partnerships concept within headquarters, regional or national levels, and shares knowledge and good practices.
- Conducts the analysis of existing internal policies and processes on engagement with private sector partners and proposes improvements.
- Facilitates the development

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