Programme Officer (Governing Bodies Servicing)
Pubblicato il 12-09-2026 - Fao in Roma
Job Posting: 26/Feb/2026 Closure Date: 19/Mar/2026, 5:59:00 PM Organizational Unit: CSG Job Type: Staff position Type of Requisition: Professional Grade Level: P-4 Primary Location: Italy-Rome Duration: Fixed-term: Two years with possibility of extension Post Number: 0027383 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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It provides corporate Language goods and services, as well as Protocol and Meetings services to the Organization. The position is located in the office of the Director (CSGD), at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. **Reporting Lines**
The Programme Officer (Governing Bodies Servicing) reports to the Director of the Governing Bodies Servicing Division (CSG). **Technical Focus**
Financial planning, monitoring and divisional budget management; guidance and support to CSG units in the implementation of divisional strategies. **Key Results**
Financial planning and monitoring of the divisional budget for the Divisional Direction in coordination with the three Service Branches. **Key Functions**
- Plans and develops annual work plans to achieve divisional targets;
- Collaborates in strategic thinking and related**plans to further monitor and facilitate financial and budget plan implementation;
- Ensures support to the Director CSG in the mobilization of divisional resources, in line with defined corporate priorities;
- Organizes and finalizes written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analyses, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications;
- Monitors and analyses the status of financial work plans under his/her responsibility; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and initiates corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; ensures follow-up actions;
- Provides substantive backstopping to consultative meetings with internal and external stakeholders regarding Governing Bodies and Statutory meetings;
- Facilitates the payments, consolidates records and pool chargeback lists based on oracle activities for Interpretation Services. **Specific Functions**
- Coordinates the review and data collection of the Preparation of Budgetary Report with all branches of the Division;
- Prepares business plan for language services;
- Prepares and analyses periodic financial reports for senior management related to the division and language pools;
- Provides comparative analysis on cost recovery;
- Monitors financial performance indicators of the division and carries out necessary adjustments to the budget and expenditures;
- Ensures support is provided to headquarters and Regional Offices in the processing of invoices and refunds from third parties;
- Acts as a Focal point for the division on all Budgetary and Financial matters;
- Prepares other required statistical data by desks for senior management;
- Performs other duties as required. **___________________________________________________** **CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING** **Minimum Requirements**
- Advanced University degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in public/business administration, political or social sciences or related fields.
- Seven years of relevant experience in coordination, decentralization, reform and programme matters.
- Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of English and intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency
- level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish). **Competencies**
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communicatio