Office Associate - Roma, Italia - FAO

FAO

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Roma, Italia

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Descrizione

Job Posting: 18/Mar/2024

Closure Date: 01/Apr/2024, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit:

CFIDD

Job Type:
Staff position

Type of Requisition:
General Service

Grade Level:
G-6

Primary Location:
Italy-Rome

Duration:
Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension

Post Number:
CCOG Code: 2101

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Staff in the General Service category are recruited locally from the Primary Location area, which is where the office is located._

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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:

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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:
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 FAO Investment Centre (CFI) provides investment and finance solutions that lead to more efficient, sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems.

Working in over 120 countries, the Centre provides a full suite of investment and finance support to FAO members.

It partners with governments, international and national financing institutions, the private sector and farmers, research institutions and academia to improve the quality and quantity of agrifood investment.

The Centre's four main areas of work include support to strategic investment planning and policy, public investment, private investment and innovative finance.

These are complemented by the knowledge for investment and capacity development for investment programmes that serve to share knowledge, learn and build capacities at country level.

For additional information on the FAO Investment Centre, its activities, partners and the organizational structure please visit the following link.

The post is located in the Director's Office, CFID of the FAO Investment Centre (CFI) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Main Purpose
The Office Associate leads and coordinates the office and management support functions of the Office. He/she ensures the smooth flow of office work and information by setting priorities and organizing the day-to-day work. The job role requires in-depth knowledge and interpretation of office policies, procedures and practices. The incumbent provides procedural guidance to managers and staff in the division or location.

Supervision Received/Exercised

The Office Associate reports to the Director, CFI and works in close collaboration with the two Deputy Directors and five Service Chiefs and their front offices.

The incumbent works autonomously, showing a high degree of initiative and independent judgement. Supervision received is focused on facilitation service delivery. The incumbent effectively organizes and supervises other office support staff and provides relevant guidance and training.

Work is performed autonomously, showing a high degree of initiative and independent judgment. Supervision received is focused on facilitating service delivery. The incumbent effectively organizes and supervises other office support staff and provides relevant guidance and training.

Working Relationships
The incumbent maintains a wide range of contacts with managers, staff and counterparts both within and outside the Organization. Work relations may be on a high organizational level, requiring very good communication skills and experienced handling of issues.

Key Functions/Results

Analyse, manage and monitor a large and diversified volume of complex correspondence and documentation, often of confidential and sensitive nature; ensure appropriate routing, reply, prioritization, accuracy, consistency, informal translation and timeliness; bring complex, sensitive or priority issues to the supervisor's attention.
Provide information and guidance to staff at all levels within the organizational unit; ensure understanding of intent and deadlines.
Arrange appointments and duty travels, maintain supervisor's calendar and receive visitors.
Organize highlevel meetings, finalize agendas and invitations, ensure the production and distribution of documentation, take notes and prepare minutes, and fol