Natural Resources Officer (Giahs Secretariat)

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Job Posting: 12/Nov/2025 Closure Date: 03/Dec/2025, 4:59:00 PM Organizational Unit: OCB Job Type: Staff position Type of Requisition: Professional Project Grade Level: P-2 Primary Location: Italy-Rome Duration: Fixed term: one year with possibility of extension Post Number: 2010823 CCOG Code: 1R 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’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** The Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) works to ensure that countries and stakeholders respond to the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.



OCB provides a cross organizational coordination role on these issues and is the focal point to major multilateral environmental agreements including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conferences (UNFCCC), and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The Office also assists FAO Members in their responses towards the interlinked challenges of food security, climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation including through facilitating access to climate and environmental financing such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). In addition, OCB hosts the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme, the Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as well as FAO's work on environmental safeguards and leads the Programme Priority Areas on Climate Change (PPA BE1) and Bioeconomy for Sustainable Food and Agriculture (PPA BE2). The GIAHS Secretariat is the operational unit of FAO's GIAHS Programme, and its role consists in providing guidance to FAO member countries for the development and submission of GIAHS proposals, as well as for the implementation of follow
- up activities. Furthermore, it has the function of liaising with governments and national/international organizations for the establishment of new partnerships,



which may be necessary for the future development and geographic expansion of the programme. ** This post is located in the GIAHS Secretariat in OCB, at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. ** **Reporting Lines** The Natural Resources Officer (Giahs Secretariat) reports to the GIAHS Senior Coordinator. **Technical Focus** Supporting various activities to promote the work plan of the GIAHS Secretariat; provide guidance for the development of the programme in new geographic areas and also for technical issues, such as development activities to be implemented in GIAHS sites, agronomic and environmental matters, compliance of country proposals with the GIAHS requirements, liaison and multilateral relations, among others **Key Results** Collection and analysis of information, data, statistics and project/meeting services to support programmes, projects, products and services. **Key Functions**
- Collects and analyses relevant technical, social, economic, environmental, institutional and technology related information, data and/or statistics to support the delivery of programme projects, products and services.
- Undertakes analysis, provides technical input for plans and reports and edits/revises technical/scientific documents.
- Participates in the development of improved work methods, tools and systems.
- Updates databases and web pages.
- Participates in multidisciplinary project/work teams.
- Collaborates in the development of training tools and materials and the organization of workshops/seminars, etc.
- Participates in the organization, conduct and follow-up of meetings, consultations and conferences, the development/production of required materials and the provision of information and assistance to partners. **Specific Function

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