Programme Officer (Biodiversity Mainstreaming)

Coordinates FAO biodiversity-mainstreaming projects from Rome, including the Agri-NBSAPs initiative and a Kunming Biodiversity Fund project. The officer oversees workplans, budgets, partners and national delivery, tracks results, provides policy and technical guidance, develops knowledge products and mobilizes resources.

Department: Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment

• Coordinate technical and operational delivery of biodiversity projects
• Oversee project workplans, budgets and implementation progress
• Monitor results and prepare programme and financial reports
• Guide national officers and consultants on policy analysis and consultations
• Coordinate global activities, deliverables and stakeholder engagement
• Select service providers and implementing partners
• Develop technical briefs, case studies and knowledge-sharing tools
• Prepare biodiversity project proposals and support resource mobilisation

• Advanced university degree in a relevant natural resources or agricultural field
• Five years of relevant international cooperation programme or project management experience
• Working knowledge of English at level C
• Intermediate knowledge of another official FAO language at level B

• Professional Project appointment
• Fixed-term appointment for one year with possibility of extension