Job Posting: 07/Feb/2025 Closure Date: 07/Mar/2025, 4:59:00 PM Organizational Unit: CFIA Job Type: Staff position Type of Requisition: Professional Grade Level: P-3 Primary Location: Italy-Rome Duration: Fixed-term: One year with possibility of extension Post Number: 2010578 CCOG Code: 1L09 IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device - __________________________________________________ - 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: - 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: - 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 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 FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations. 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 East and Southern Africa Service (CFIA) of the FAO Investment Centre (CFI) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. Reporting Lines The Economist reports to the Chief, East and Southern Africa Service of the FAO Investment Centre. Technical Focus Provide analytical and technical support on economic and financial aspects for the formulation, implementation and evaluation of investment policies, strategies, programmes and projects in food and agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and agro-processing Key Results Delivering investment and finance support solutions through the provisions of technical assistance and support to capacity development, in collaboration with country stakeholders and cooperating partners, to achieve impact at scale in the transformation of agrifood systems in the scope of the FAO Strategic Framework. Key Functions - Participates in multidisciplinary teams for the identification and preparation of investment operations in the fields of food security, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and agro-processing, and participates in pre-appraisal and appraisal missions. - Supports the implementation of investment operations and the preparation of final evaluations. - Participates in the preparation of food security, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and agro-processing studies and strategies, in the formulation of national sector and/or sub-sector investment plans and programmes. - Supports the development of inclusive and sustainable food systems involving producers, their organizations, other private sector actors, civil society organizations and governments. - Contributes to capacity development activities in the areas of food security, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and agro-processing investment support to government staff, non-state actors and private sector organizations. - Prepares reports in accordance with governments and financing partners' requirements. - Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences, and interacts with international and national partners. - Supports the promotion and maintenance of 'relation