Programme Officer

Location: Rome, Italy; position based at hirify.global headquarters.

Company

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations supports the transformation of agrifood systems and works on sustainable forest management, forest conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and forest-resource information.

What you will do

• Coordinate programme and project management processes across Forestry Division teams and follow up on corporate requirements and deliverables.
• Consolidate and analyse programme, operational and financial information to support planning, performance monitoring and management decisions.
• Monitor delivery trends, implementation bottlenecks and risks, and prepare recommendations for corrective action.
• Support budget holders with planning, monitoring, PWB implementation, PBR processes and corporate reporting.
• Maintain and develop dashboards, tracking systems and tools for implementation, compliance and reporting obligations.
• Support risk management, audit follow-up, internal controls, knowledge management and coordination with technical, operational and corporate units.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in business administration, public administration, social science, political science, international development, international relations or a related field.
• Five years of relevant experience in project or programme management, administration or a related field.
• Working knowledge of English at proficiency level C and intermediate knowledge at level B of another official hirify.global language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish.
• Experience in administration, human resources, finance and general management.
• Experience in programme or project formulation, analysis, planning and implementation.
• Knowledge of planning and budgetary processes and associated tools.
• Adherence to hirify.global values of commitment, respect, integrity and transparency, with successful medical, accreditation, residency or visa, security, reference and background checks as applicable.

Nice to have

• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions.
• Understanding of hirify.global policies and programmes.

Culture & Benefits

• Fixed-term appointment for one year, with the possibility of extension subject to performance and funding.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package, including dependency allowances, rental subsidy, education grant, home leave travel and 30 working days of annual leave per year.
• UN Joint Staff Pension Fund, international health insurance, optional life insurance and disability protection.
• Family-friendly policies, flexible working arrangements and a positive, inclusive workplace culture.
• hirify.global is a non-smoking environment and applies strict standards of integrity, conduct and confidentiality.

Hiring process

• Complete an accurate online profile on the hirify.global recruitment portal, including employment records, academic qualifications and language skills, and attach a letter of motivation.
• Only applications submitted through the hirify.global recruitment portal will be considered; incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Applications may require performance assessments, consent to verification checks and confirmation that higher-education qualifications are accredited or recognized in the WHED.