Senior-level posts currently vacant or about to become vacant

FAO is seeking candidates with outstanding managerial and technical expertise, for a range of senior level posts.  The posts advertised here are Director level posts (Division Director and Service Chief responsibilities) and as such exercise both managerial and technical leadership in their respective fields.

The general requirements for posts at these levels include:

• Post graduate qualifications or equivalent post-graduate professional development
• Demonstrated professional competence and mastery of subject matter
• Management and technical leadership of a high order in the relevant subject area
• Fluency in English, French or Spanish and a limited knowledge of any of the other two or Arabic or Chinese, 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.

The Senior-level positions will be posted for one month and will be removed from this Website after the date shown on each post description.

How to apply

Applications, including a full curriculum vitae and Personal History Form (available in MS Word (A4 and letter formats), should be submitted by the date shown on each post description to the Director, Human Resources Management Division, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100, Rome, Italy or sent by e-mail to senior-vacancies@fao.org or faxed to Italy 06-5705 5131.

Specific details on the post functions and requirements can be found by clicking on the relevant post title, below.

updated 29.04.2003

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