Organizational Setting
The Office of Youth and Women (OYW) ensures that youth and women act as conduits both (i) internally in FAO, supporting women and youth career enrichment and mainstreaming important topics of youth and women across the Organization, and (ii) externally, by gathering and realizing innovative ideas and approaches related to youth and women within the FAO mandate. The Office takes forward and further institutionalizes the work of the FAO Youth Committee and the FAO Women’s Committee, as well as the World Food Forum (WFF) Global Youth Action, designed by FAO as a global network of partners to build an effective platform to share transformative initiatives and encourage actions for agrifood systems transformation. It promotes transformational leadership for gender equality and women and youth empowerment in the workplace and in FAO’s initiatives, strengthening accountability of managers for gender equality and youth and women’s empowerment. OYW further engages with relevant global initiatives, the United Nations (UN) system and other partners as well as relevant stakeholders, enhancing the advocacy for, and engagement of, youth and women in agrifood systems. The Office works closely with the FAO technical units that coordinate the implementation of the FAO Policy on Gender Equality, the Rural Youth Action Plan and related programmes and initiatives.
The position is located in the Office of Youth and Women (OYW) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.
Reporting Lines
The Director, OYW reports to the Director-General.
Summary of Duties and Functions
Under the guidance of the Director of Cabinet, Office of the Director-General (ODG), the Director will exercise overall management responsibility for the Office, including strategic vision, advice, planning and implementation of the Office’s programme of work, as well as the efficient management of its human and financial resources. In particular:
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements