Vacancy No.  ODG/185/09

Title

Deputy Director-General (Operations)
Grade DDG
Duty Station Location Rome, Italy

Summary of Duties and Functions

Within the framework of FAO’s mandate and its strategic objectives, the Deputy Director-General (Operations) provides strategic direction and oversight over the Corporate Services and Finance Department, the Technical Cooperation Department and all decentralized offices with a view to ensuring the required environment for delivering the Organization's core functions and organizational results.

In particular, the Deputy Director-General:

  • Advises the Director-General on all aspects concerning corporate services, human resources, finance and technical cooperation as well as decentralization, including the functional relationship between headquarters and decentralized offices;

  • Advocates FAO’s policy position and communicates its messages with respect to the areas under his/her mandate;

  • Promotes and oversees FAO’s operational response to the different regional priorities for food security, agriculture and rural development;

  • Is responsible for Enterprise Risk Management and ensures that corporate services and the technical cooperation activities of the Organization provide the most effective support, and functional and cross-organizational response to the priority needs of Member Nations in line with the Strategic Framework;

  • Acts as FAO’s Senior Headquarters and Field Security Manager and as FAO's Crisis Manager, chairing the Crisis Management Team;

  • Advises the corporate management on IT Governance matters.
General Requirements

  • Post graduate qualifications or equivalent experience in a field related to the work of the Organization.

  • Demonstrated professional competence and Management/strategic leadership of a high order.

  • Fluency in English, French or Spanish and a limited knowledge of any of the other two or Arabic, Chinese or Russian, the languages of the Organization.

  • Ability to lead and work effectively with a diverse team of people of different national and cultural backgrounds in an international setting.
Managerial Competencies Strategic vision:  Capacity to develop a vision, mission and strategies to focus on the needs of Member Countries and to adjust strategies to take account of changing circumstances.

Managing people:  Fosters team spirit through building trust and commitment to common objectives and recognising team successes.

Result orientation:  Demonstrates an ability to manage programmes and projects efficiently under shifting priorities, in order to achieve targets.

Partnering:  Negotiates effectively with partners to enable successful outcomes for all stakeholders and actively supports inter-disciplinarity across FAO.

Strong communication skills:  Demonstrates a high level of communication skills in promoting the Organization’s messages.
Remuneration Without dependents: US$ 200,181
With dependents: US$ 222,435
FAO adheres to the UN common system of salaries, allowances and benefits. General information regarding salaries and allowances can be found at the  International Civil Service Commission Web site
Candidatures

Applications, including a full curriculum vitae and Personal History Form (available in MS Word (A4 and letter formats), quoting VA ODG/185/09, should be submitted to the Director, Human Resources Management Division (AFH), FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy or sent by e-mail to: senior-vacancies@fao.org or faxed to Italy 06-5705 5131.

Closing date is 15 September 2009 and earliest date of appointment is 1 January 2010.