The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – FAO RAF Regular Volunteer Programme 2019/2020

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Application Deadline: August 31st 2019

The FAO Regular Volunteer Programme provides opportunities for individuals to contribute their volunteer actions, where suitable, to support the work of FAO in connection to FAO Strategic Objectives and UN Sustainable Development Goals.  
The Programme proactively and strategically mobilizes broad-based volunteer services of citizens of the Member States, especially from the global south, to contribute to end hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity.   The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger and to support development in member countries in the areas of agriculture, fisheries and forestry. FAO’s mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy.   Reporting Lines   The volunteer will report to an assigned supervisor.  
Technical Focus   The volunteer may be assigned in a field relevant to the mission and work of FAO.  
Tasks and responsibilities   The volunteer will perform the functions specified in the Terms of Reference (TOR) prepared by the hiring office before the beginning of the assignment and agreed by the volunteer

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Must have completed secondary school education.
  • Working knowledge of at least one FAO
    language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish).
    Knowledge of a second FAO language will be considered an asset. Only
    language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers
    and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be
    accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in
    the online applications.
  • Be nationals of FAO Member Nations.
  • Candidates must be aged 18 or older.
  • Candidates should be able to adapt to
    an international multicultural environment, have good communication
    skills and be knowledgeable in the use of basic computer programmes.
  • Candidates with family members
    (defined as brother, sister, mother, father, son or daughter) employed
    by FAO under any type of contractual arrangement are not be eligible for
    the Volunteer Programme.
  • Candidates should have appropriate residence or immigration status in the country of assignment.

FAO Core Competencies 

  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills  
Relevant working or research experience in one of the fields of the Organization.
 
Selection Criteria  
Candidates may be assigned in a field relevant to the mission and work of FAO.
 
 

Information to applicants

HOW TO APPLY
To apply, visit the recruitment website Jobs at FAO 
at FAO and complete your online profile. Incomplete applications will
not be considered. Only applications received the recruitment portal
will be considered.

Vacancies
will be removed from the recruitment portal at 23:59 Central European
Time (CET) on the deadline for applications date. We encourage
applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

  1. If you need help, or have queries, please contact: [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the FAO RAF Regular Volunteer Programme 2020

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