Conflict of Interest - Roma, Italia - FAO

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CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT:

Conflict of Interest (COI) Mapping Specialist

Job Posting: 14/Feb/2023

Closure Date: 07/Mar/2023, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit:

ETHDD

Job Type:
Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition:
Consultant

Grade Level:
N/A

Primary Location:
Italy-Rome

Duration:
Up to 50 working days over six months

Post Number:
N/A

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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 nonand underrepresented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply;
Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
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Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is committed to fostering an organizational culture of ethics and a harmonious and inclusive work environment, anchored in the values of integrity, accountability, transparency, mutual respect and professionalism.

The Ethics Office is integral to this effort, and it has an overall mandate to act as an independent organ.

The office is working under the leadership of the Senior Ethics Officer who reports directly to the Director-General.

Reporting Lines
The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Senior Ethics Officer.

Technical Focus

Conflict-of-interest (COI) risks can be found in numerous situations and are normally divided between personal and organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs).

The Ethics Office provides advice and guidance on personal COIs as part of its mandate, whereas a deeper understanding OCIs should be gained to understand the scope and implications of these for the Organization.

This issue was also highlighted by the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) in its 2017 report on "Review of Mechanisms and Policies Addressing Conflict of Interest in the United Nations System", which recommended that Executive Heads of the United Nations system organizations (including FAO) should undertake a system-wide mapping exercise of OCIs.

In this context, the incumbent will be tasked to deliver a comprehensive mapping of all conflict-of-interest risks (personal and Organizational) of FAO with an aim to (i) inform the Director-General on OCIs for appropriate Management response; (ii) inform the work of the Ethics Office in the mid
- and long-term.

Tasks and responsibilities
In close collaboration with the Ethics Office, and through desk review and stakeholder interviews, the incumbent will map out FAO's most common OCIs and functional COIs, in whatever form, and where feasible, propose suitable mitigation measures

Specifically, the incumbent will:

Assess the scope of the JIU recommendation.
Develop a workplan plan with milestones for review and approval of Senior Ethics Officer.
Review the FAO structure, regulations, rules and policies, as well as practices within procurement, recruitment, partnerships, project management, etc. to understand possible COIs within the Organization;
Identify situations where, because of specific activities or relationships, including but not limited to partnerships/relationships with private, public and other entities, the Organization's objectivity in performing mandated work and/or activity is or might be impaired, or the Organization may have an unfair competitive advantage.
Identify situations where, because of specific activities or relationships, including but not limited to partnerships/relationships with private, public and other entities, a third party's objectivity in performing FAO mandated work and/or activity is or might be impaired, or the third party may have an unfair competitive advantage visávis FAO or other third parties.
Assess whether third party relationships/partnerships with FAO, or knowledge derived from such relationships, could give rise to actual, potential or perceived advancement of the interests of a thirdparty entity to the detriment of FAO's mandate.
Support Management in assessing and registering risks of situations exposing FAO to OCIs and functional COIs; and
Perform other tasks required to successfully deliver on the present contract.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

Advanced university degree in Public or Business Administration, Social Science, Human Resource Management, Ethics, Law, or other relevant field, or first university degree with in lieu years of related work experience