Programme Associate Lazio

Programme Associate
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

Job Posting: 19/Sep/2024

Closure Date: 10/Oct/2024, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: PBSU - Programme and budget support unit

Job Type: Staff position

Type of Requisition: General Service

Grade Level: G-6

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

Duration: Fixed-term: two years with possibility of extension

Post Number: 2008031

CCOG Code: 2201

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- Staff in the General Service category are recruited locally from the Primary Location area, which is where the office is located. _

- **FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture**:

- **Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply**:

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for _better production_, _better nutrition_, _a _better environment, _ and _a better life_, leaving no one behind.

**Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.

The position is located in the Programme Support Unit of the Office of the Deputy Director-General (PBSU-A).

**Main Purpose

The Programme Associate plays a lead role in the coordination of programme/projects support services for the office. He/she performs a broad range of programme, planning and budgeting activities requiring in-depth analysis and interpretation of relevant policies, procedures and practices. The incumbent provides procedural guidance to managers and staff in the office or location.

**Supervision Received/Exercised

The Programme Associate reports to the Senior Programme Support Officer (PBSU-A).

Work is performed autonomously, showing a high degree of initiative and independent judgment. Supervision received is focused on facilitating service delivery. The incumbent provides guidance and training to programme support staff in the office.

**Working Relationships

The Programme Associate maintains a wide range of contacts with managers, staff and stakeholders inside and outside the office. The incumbent collaborates closely with colleagues in other offices and the corporate services, ensuring the quality and consistency of programme/projects support services.

**Key Functions/Results

- Coordinate the preparation, submission, revision and follow-up of Divisional/Office/Centre budget, as well as the monitoring and provision of information on its implementation.

- Coordinate, review and analyse the Periodic Budgetary Reports as needed.

- Assemble and synthesize data from corporate and office databases to facilitate the analysis of programmes, projects or activities and to draft periodic or ad hoc management reports.

- Monitor projects and ensure the maintenance and retrieval of programming reference material, documentation, data and information.

- Consolidate and monitor various reports on human resources planning and expenditures, the use of non-staff resources, communication and publishing plans, IT plans and travel schedules.

- Screen incoming correspondence to identify issues requiring further attention and draft related correspondence.

- Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing across the Division/Office/Centre through training of staff and briefing of budget holders on administrative/budgetary/planning/programming/financial procedures and processes.

- Review current processes and make recommendations to improve programme/projects administration procedures.

- Perform other functions as required.

**Impact Of Work

The incumbent's work impacts directly on the smooth and efficient operations of the programme/project activities of the office. He/she plays a lead role in the coordination and provision of the programme support services for the successful achievement of the office's mandate. He/she plays a pro-active role in the successful achievement of the office's mandate.

**CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

**Minimum Requirements

**Educati