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Senior Ethics Officer

FAORome, Italy
Category | Grade:ProfessionalDeadline:2 Sep 2026Job ID:2601652Posted on:5 Aug 2026
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Overview

Leads FAO’s independent ethics function in Rome, advising management and personnel on conflicts, disclosures and conduct. The officer develops ethics strategy and training, manages whistleblower-retaliation reviews, oversees office resources and risk, reports to governing bodies and represents FAO in inter-agency forums.

Department: Ethics Office

Languages

Required: English, Another official FAO language

Minimum Experience

10 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement ethics strategy, policies, compliance tools, outreach and training
  • Provide confidential advice on conflicts of interest, gifts, outside activities and standards of conduct
  • Administer disclosure and whistleblower-protection processes and report on ethics-office performance

Requirements

  • Advanced university degree in law, public administration, human resources, social sciences or a related field
  • Ten years of ethics, compliance and conflicts-of-interest experience in an international or multilateral setting
  • Working knowledge of English and intermediate knowledge of another official FAO language
  • Experience in more than one location or area of work

Skills

Ethics and compliance leadershipPolicy developmentConfidential advisory servicesRisk managementTraining and communication

Additional info

Not available