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Field Programme Support and Monitoring Officer

FAOLibreville, Gabon
Category | Grade:ProfessionalDeadline:10 Aug 2026Job ID:2601512Posted on:20 Jul 2026
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Overview

The officer will coordinate field-programme support and monitoring for FAO’s Central Africa office in Libreville. The role will track pipelines and delivery, support project formulation and approvals, advise budget holders, manage programme data and follow risk, evaluation, audit and closure actions.

Department: Subregional Office for Central Africa

Languages

Required: French, Local language, English

Job Areas

  1. Programme & Project Management
  2. Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

Minimum Experience

5 years

Salary

Local salary scale

Responsibilities

  • Monitor pipeline and active projects and prepare programme reports and briefs
  • Flag delivery problems and follow up corrective action with budget holders
  • Support project identification, formulation, appraisal and approval processes
  • Coordinate scheduled inputs, delivery estimates and project closure actions
  • Maintain field-programme data and train staff in FPMIS use
  • Track risk, evaluation recommendations, post-audit plans and learning activities

Requirements

  • Gabonese nationality
  • Advanced degree in agriculture, agricultural economics, forestry, fisheries or another FAO-related field
  • At least five years of agricultural-development or project-cycle experience
  • Working knowledge of French and a local language
  • Intermediate knowledge of English

Skills

Field programme managementProject-cycle oversightMonitoring and reportingBudget-holder supportRisk follow-upProgramme data management

Tools

FPMIS

Additional info

  • National Professional Officer position recruited on a local salary scale
  • Applicants must be nationals of Gabon