Examine carefully the
relevancy of your qualifications by reviewing the Duties & Responsibilities of
the position and the Essential Qualifications that are needed in order to
successfully perform the job.
HOW TO
APPLY
Please provide a completed FAO Personal History Form, found on the Internet site.
Your application should be typewritten (where possible), signed and dated.
Clearly indicate in the appropriate box on the Personal History Form and on the front of your application, the title of the post and the Vacancy Number.
Submit a separate application for each position for which you are applying.
Send your application to the address (mail, e-mail, or fax) indicated on the Vacancy Announcement.
Internal candidates should provide 10 copies of their application.
Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.
FILLING IN THE FAO PERSONAL HISTORY
FORM
Language Skills
Please list the languages with which you are familiar, beginning with your mother tongue, indicating the extent of your knowledge as:
Excellent/Good = Working knowledge: 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.
Fair = Limited knowledge: 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.
Slight
Computer Skills
Indicate your word processing skills and knowledge of database/spreadsheet (e.g. Excel, Access), or any other office automation software known and used.
If applicable, specify your work experience in data entry/retrieval and programming skills. Indicate knowledge of programming languages and operating systems.
Academic Qualifications
Starting with the present and going in back in time, please give details of:
Period of study with name and location of the academic institution,
Title of study
obtained, both in the original language and in English, indicating the subject(s) of
specialization and year degree* was/is to be awarded,
List any other relevant training or formal education that may be relevant to your application.
If selected for an interview, you will be expected to provide FAO with certified copies of your academic qualifications.
* A university degree is a title of study substantiated by at least 3 years of full time study (equivalent to a BA or BSc) from a bona fide institution. An advanced university degree is equivalent to a Masters degree.
Experience
Relevant professional experience is counted from the time of attainment of the first relevant degree.
Endeavour to
demonstrate how your experience meets the requirements of the post.
Other Information
If applicable, give the number of publications and provide a list and the dates of the most relevant publications.
Provide samples of written work only upon request.
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