Human Resources Officer (Policy) at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy

Deadline: 3 May 2022

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Human Resources Officer (Policy) in Rome, Italy. The duration of this post is 2 years.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Human Resources Officer (Policy) will perform the following functions-

• Lead projects and/or work teams, leads and/or participates in Divisional teams, provides secretariat services and/or professional HR expertise on Organization-wide HR committees and working groups and represents FAO at inter-agency meetings;
• Plan and deliver HR programmes, products and services including related policies, systems and tools to facilitate the effective recruitment, management, development and retirement of the FAO workforce;
• Analyse HR requirements, information, data, statistics, relativities, trends, problems, and/or issues to support service delivery, new HR initiatives, and the preparation of plans, strategies, reports, policies and/or other products;
• Provide specialist HR advice and expertise to designated business partners on specific or complex cases, staff requirements, policy interpretation issues, labor relations issues and/or best practices, etc.;
• Manage special projects and provides guidance to consultants for the development and implementation of new HR products, tools, and systems;
• Develop information, training materials and products to increase understanding of HR programmes, services and policies, promote capacity development and facilitate the introduction of changes across the Organization;
• Provide information and assistance to management and staff to resolve problems and/or reach agreement on complex issues;
• Develop relevant performance criteria and indicators to evaluate HR programmes, products and services.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• Advanced university degree in human resources, management, business administration, public administration, law, organizational development, industrial psychology or a related field.
• 7 year’s of relevant experience in human resources management and administration, including experience in policy development and application, of which some years should be in an international setting.
• Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate – level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).

How to Apply

Applicants must submit applications through online process.

For more information, visit FAO.