Senior Evaluation Officer at its headquarters in Rome, Italy

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to fight hunger and achieve food security for all.

FAO has an opening at the CGIAR Independent Evaluation Agreement (IEA)

for the position of

Senior Evaluation Officer

at its headquarters in Rome, Italy

The CGIAR is a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food-secure future. Research is carried out by 15 centres, which are members of the CGIAR Consortium in partnership with many research and development organizations.  As part of the reform of the CGIAR, an Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA) Office has been established, located in FAO. The main mandate of the IEA is to undertake strategic evaluation of major research programs of the CGIAR.

Requirements: The minimum requirements include a university degree in agricultural or related disciplines, including economic or social science or evaluation, ten years’ relevant experience in evaluation and in the analysis of agricultural and rural development issues at the international level, and working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of French or Spanish.

TO APPLY:  for full details and requirements, and how to apply for the above position, please view the specific announcement on our employment website at:

http://www.fao.org/employment/current-vacancies/project/en/.  Applications should be submitted by 17 December 2012, quoting VA OEK-847-12-PRJ, to the Head of the Independent Evaluation Agreement (IEA), Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extension, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy (or via e-mail to: VA-847-12-PRJ-OEK@fao.org ).

General information on the Organization, its programmes and structure can be found at http://www.fao.org.  For more information on the CGIAR Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA), please visithttp://www.cgiarfund.org/independent_evaluation_arrangement

FAO offers a competitive remuneration package in accordance with the United Nations common system of salaries, allowances and benefits.