DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director-General, in close collaboration with the Division Directors, and with leeway permitted for the exercise of independent judgement, the Programme Coordinator will assist in exercising overall responsibility for the management and general coordination of the programme of work of the Department and supervise the work activities of the departmental Programme Coordination Unit. In particular:

• prepare background material and formulate policy proposals for the ADG to advise the Director-General and to follow-up within the Department on policy decisions and guidance received;
• maintain liaison with other units of the Organization, with other organizations and monitor deliberations of Governing Bodies in order to ensure consideration of concerns related to the Department’s areas of responsibility and to promote coordinated action in the programme of work and budget;
• coordinate programme planning and formulation and/or revision of departmental inputs to the strategic framework, medium-term plan and PWB with due regard to coherence with related sectors and regional priorities, including liaison with PBE and the technical departmental group leaders in decentralised offices where appropriate;
• ensure the preparation of annual workplans and provide advice to budget holders on the utilization of staff and non-staff resources, monitor programme and budget implementation and contribute to programme evaluation, for both regular programme and extra-budgetary activities;
• coordinate the preparation and monitoring the implementation of the departmental communications and publishing plans and, where appropriate, supervise information management and technology planning and services;
• coordinate the planning of human resource management expenditure; monitor and control posts, vacancies and non-staff human resources to ensure achievement of departmental programme and management objectives;
• provide administrative support at the departmental level, including, where applicable, consolidation and review of the departmental travel schedules, supervision of departmental registries, preparation of schedules, management of office space, etc.
• perform other related duties as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should meet the following:

SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be assessed against the following:

Please note that all candidates should possess computer/word processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
* The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the extension of appointments.

NTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS are open for competition to staff who are holding a fixed-term, short-term or continuing appointment; Associate Professional Officers (APO), National Processional Officers (NPO) at FAO; and current staff members of other organizations and agencies of the United Nations common system.

TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants

Send your application to:

V.A 2057-NRD
Mr Dembele, Programme Coordination Unit (NRDP)
FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome ITALY
Fax No: +39 06 570
E-mail: VA-2057-NRD@fao.org

This vacancy is open to male and female candidates. Applications from qualified women candidates and applications from qualified candidates from non/under-represented member states are encouraged. Please note that FAO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director-General and may be assigned to any activities or office of the organization.

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