Fellows Programme for FAO Regional/Sub-regional, Country, Liaison Offices and headquarters (HQ)

The Fellows Programme is designed to attract fellows, typically PhD students, researchers and professors, who have an advanced level of relevant technical knowledge and experience in any field of the Organization. Fellows will contribute their technical expertise and knowledge through time-bound arrangements with FAO, supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals and FAO's Strategic Framework.

Responsibilities

• Perform the functions specified in the Terms of Reference (TOR) prepared by the hiring office.
• Contribute technical expertise and knowledge in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and FAO's Strategic Framework.
• Report to an assigned supervisor.
• Adapt to the needs of the Organization and assigned fields of work according to profile.

Requirements

• Graduate or post-graduate degree (Master’s or PhD) or be enrolled in a PhD programme in a “bona fide” educational institution at the time of application or recent graduate.
• FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED).
• Candidates should have at least two years of relevant working or research experience in one of the fields of the Organization.
• 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.
• Be nationals of FAO Members.
• Candidates should be able to adapt to an international multicultural environment and have good communication skills.
• Candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.
• Candidates with family members employed by FAO under any type of contractual arrangement are not eligible for the Fellows Programme.
• Fellows should be fully sponsored by an external entity and the name of the sponsoring institution(s) should be mentioned in the application.
• Selected candidates should have appropriate residence or immigration status in the proposed country of assignment prior to joining the Organization.

Skills

• Research Experience
• Technical Knowledge
• Multicultural adaptation
• Communications Skills
• Language Proficiency
• FAO Language Knowledge
• Sponsorship Management
• Immigration Compliance

Languages

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish