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General information
The General Service category include secretarial, clerical and administrative staff but also guards, nurses, software trainers and building technicians among others. When a vacancy announcement is issued to fill a General Service post, without prejudice to the recruitment of fresh talent at all levels, the fullest regard shall be given, in filling vacancies, to the requisite qualifications and experience of persons already in the service of the Organization including staff recruited for short term assignments. However, occasionally it is required to proceed with external recruitment.
Temporary Assistance Pool
FAO occasionally recruits suitably qualified staff for short term assignments in the General Service Category. The duration of the short term assignments may vary from a few days to a few months.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHORT-TERM ASSIGNMENTS
- Reside within the Rome commuting area
- Secondary school education or equivalent in vocational training
- Relevant work experience
- Working knowledge* of one of the following FAO languages: English, French or Spanish, and limited knowledge** of one of the other two
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Office
- Ability to pass a test of office skills given in English
- Ability to work productively and harmoniously with people of different national and cultural backgrounds in a team environment
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure
HOW TO APPLY
If you have the above requirements, and you are interested in being included in the
roster for short-term employment, please fill out the Personal History Form,
available in MS Word (A4 and letter formats) and mail to:
GS Recruitment
Human Resources Division
Room D-310
FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
Rome 00153 Italy
All suitable applicants will be requested to pass our tests of office and language skills. Samples of these tests may be downloaded by selecting the following links: Office Skills Sample Test,
English Sample Test,
French Sample Test and
Spanish Sample Test.
When short-term assistance is needed, the appropriate candidate(s) will be contacted.
*With a working knowledge of a language, you will be
expected to work independently using the language required, to prepare a variety of
written communications (correspondence, reports, working papers, etc), to participate
actively in meetings and in work-related discussions, etc.
**With a limited knowledge of a language, you will be expected to follow
work-related discussions or meetings, even though you may wish to intervene in another
official language. You will be expected to participate in simple conversations, to use the
telephone, to read and understand work-related texts and to write simple communications,
etc.
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