Advocacy, Policy, Partnership Senior Officer
Pubblicato il 13-08-2026 - World Farmers' Organisation in Roma
Advocacy, Policy, Partnership Senior Officer
The World Farmers Organisation (WFO) is a member-based organization, representing a community of geographically balanced entrepreneurial farmers, regardless of their size (small, medium and large-scale), gender, and age, that aims to see their rights as food producers and role as economic actors, globally recognized.
The mandate of the WFO is to advocate on behalf of the world farmers in global political processes related to agriculture.
The mission of WFO is to advocate on behalf of the Farmers in the main global political processes that have an impact on the agricultural sector. WFO fosters the economic viability of farming activities, aimed at improving the livelihood conditions of farmers, their families and the rural communities they work and live in and strengthening the contribution of the farming community in tackling the challenges mankind faces.
WFO is engaged in a wide range of political fora, within the United Nations and outside, including the international financial institutions.
WFO fosters partnerships with private and public stakeholders as a fundamental precondition to reinforce farmers’ role in the policy dialogue at all levels.
Technical Focus:
This position is a core position in the International Secretariat of the WFO, in Rome.
The APP Senior Officer shall have a solid overview of the global policy processes on agriculture, with particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs and the overall agenda on Climate, Biodiversity and Trade. A deep knowledge of the United Nations is required.
Comprehensive policy and advocacy expertise to support the planning, development, implementation and reporting of programmes, products and services in accordance with WFO objectives.
Key Functions:
- Coordinate the development of WFO policies and positions in collaboration with the technical working groups;
- Find consensus among WFO members on positions related to the assigned policy areas;
- Liaise with WF