Professional Vacancies
- Do you have solid professional experience and/ or technical knowledge gained from working in a national or international context?
- Would you like to work in a dynamic and culturally diverse environment?
- Professional staff are hired internationally and occupy leadership functions, or positions requiring significant technical expertise. Openings for professional jobs can be found at all duty stations where FAO is present.
- All international professional staff job openings are listed below. FAO particularly welcomes applications from women and individuals from Non- and Under-Represented Member Countries.
Professional Vacancies: Current
| Title | Grade | Number | Department | Duty Station | Expiry Date |
| Forestry Officer (Forest Protection and Health) | P4 | IRC2334 | Forestry | Rome, Italy | 20/06/2013 |
| Staff Relations Officer | P4 | IRC2337 | Human Resources | Rome, Italy | 25/06/2013 |
| Agricultural Officer | P4 | IRC2338 | Technical Cooperation | Rome, Italy | 28/06/2013 |
| Ombudsman/Ethics Officer | P5 | IRC2339 | Legal Office, LEG | Rome, Italy | 28/06/2013 |
Professional Vacancies: Closed
Professional Vacancies: Cancelled
| Title | Grade | Number | Cancellation Date |
| Human Resources Officer (Organizational Design) | P4 | IRC2005 | 18/02/2011 |
| Accountant | P2 | 2259-AFS | 29/03/2011 |
| Agricultural Officer (Sustainable Intensification and Ecosystem Services) | P3 | 2261-AGP | 01/01/2010 |
| Natural Resources Management Officer (Climate Change) | P3 | 2236-NRC | 27/01/2011 |
| Plant Production and Protection Officer | P4 | 2153-SLS | 28/02/2011 |
| Procurement Officer | P2 | 2252-AFD | 04/10/2011 |
| Economist (Trade) | P3 | 2139-EST | 20/04/2011 |
| Agriculture Extension Officer | P4 | 2323-OEK | 14/02/2011 |
| Fishery and Aquaculture officer, | P4 | 2251-SNO | 09/05/2011 |
Professional Vacancies: Filled
31.12.2012
2551-AGN Food Standards Officer, P-3
2551-AGN Food Standards Officer, P-3
2511-SFS Food Safety and Quality Officer, P-4
2541-CSA Accountant, P-2
2579-SFE Fishery and Aquaculture Officer, P-4
2542-SFE Senior Land and Water Officer, P-5
2592-AGE Technical Officer (Animal Health), P-3
2568-RAP Programme Officer, P-2
2539-SNE Senior Policy Officer, P-5
2524-AGP Programme Specialist (Agriculture), P-3
2518-AGE Programme Officer, P-4
IRC-2051 Chief, Interpretation Group, P-5
IRC-2077 Senior Gender Officer (Policy), P-5
2557-AGN Senior Officer, P-5
IRC-2085 Finance Officer (Investment Risk), P-4
IRC-2037 Forestry Officer (Statistics), P-2
2530-RAP Technical Officer (Water Resources Development & Conservation), P-3
IRC-2073 Forestry Officer, P-4
2551-AGN Food Standards Officer, P-3
IRC-2095 Natural Resources Officer, P-4
IRC-2055 Programme Officer, P-4
2580-EST Economist (Food Security Assessment and Early Warning), P-3
IRC-2125 Senior Strategy and Planning Officer, P-5
2512-SAP Policy Officer, P-3
IRC-2084 Internal Auditor (2 posts), P-3
IRC-2084 Internal Auditor (2 posts), P-3
IRC-2098 Human Resources Officer (Santiago, Chile), P-4
2538-RLC Senior Fishery and Aquaculture Officer, P-5
IRC-2087 Field Programme Officer, P-4
31.10.2011
2506 FOM Forestry Officer, P-3
2351 OSP Strategy and Planning Officer, P-3
2509 AGN Food Safety Officer (EMPRES Information), P-3
2529 EST Economist (Trade), P-4 (two posts)
2532 RLC Programme Officer (FAOR Network), P-4
2504 RAP Field Programme Officer, P-4
2519 AGN Food Safety and Quality Officer, P-3
NOTE: FAO is currently transitioning to an online application system: iRecruitment. For the time being, only professional vacancies beginning with IRC are published in the FAO iRecruitment system. To access iRecruitment, please click on the relevant link below. To apply to all other vacancies, please follow the instructions provided on each vacancy announcement.
For further information on minimum requirements and guidelines please click here. For step-by-step instructions on how to apply online using iRecruitment, visit our application toolkit on the right-hand side of this page.