Young Professional Officer (Food Loss and Waste)

The Young Professional Officer (Food Loss and Waste) supports the implementation of food loss and waste (FLW)-related projects, strengthens evidence-based decision-making, and contributes to FAO's work toward more sustainable and resilient agrifood systems. The role involves data collection, analysis, implementation support, and reporting within an international and multidisciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyses relevant technical social, economic, environmental, and technology information, data and/or statistics for input in various documents.
• Maintains records and updates databases and web pages.
• Provides technical support to various projects.
• Collaborates in the development of training tools and materials and the organization of workshops/seminars, etc.
• Participates in the organization and follow-up of meetings, consultations and conferences, the production of required materials and the provision of information and assistance to partners.
• Supports the implementation of food loss and waste (FLW)-related activities through data collection, validation, management, and collects, compiles, reviews, and cross-checks food loss and waste (FLW) data, statistics, and related information from multiple sources.
• Provides analytical and operational support for multidisciplinary projects coordinating with relevant modules.
• Analyses and interprets qualitative and quantitative data, and presents results clearly through tables, charts, and analytical summaries.
• Contributes to reporting and briefing processes in line with FAO standards, including drafting, editing, and revising technical documents, reports, and publications.
• Supports the development and improvement of data collection tools, methodologies, and analytical approaches in collaboration with relevant divisions.
• Supports the documentations for emerging best practices for reducing and managing FLW, while supporting knowledge sharing and capacity building.
• Contributes to the development of technical materials and supports the organization of workshops, seminars, meetings, conferences, and other capacity-building activities.
• Contributes to the preparation of technical outputs, including reports, briefs, and inputs to final reports.
• Supports the identification of data gaps and contributes to improving analytical and monitoring approaches related to FLW activities.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in agriculture, economics, agricultural economics, food science and technology, environment science, national resource management, agrifood systems food systems, social science and related fields.
• One year of relevant experience in food loss and waste, food security, agrifood systems, governance, policy support, or agricultural development.
• Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of English and intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency - level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
• Candidates should be 32 years of age or younger as of 31 December of the year of application.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize work effectively.
• Ability to plan and organize work, deliver results, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

• Food Loss and Waste Solutions
• Food Security
• Agrifood Systems
• Policy Support
• Agricultural Development
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Project Implementation Support
• Report Writing
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication
• Work Planning
• Work prioritization

Languages

English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish