Fao Representative in Argentina

Job Posting: 13/Aug/2025

Closure Date: 10/Sep/2025, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: FAO Representation in Argentina, FLARG, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (RLC)

Job Type: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Senior-level

Grade Level: P-5

Primary Location: Argentina-Buenos Aires

Duration: Fixed term: two years with possibility of extension

Post Number: 2010737

CCOG Code: 1A11
- **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**:

- **Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values**:

- **FAO, as a Specialized**Agency** of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination**:
**Organizational Setting**
- FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations._

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 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.

FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

FAO’s goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 Members - 194 countries and the European Union, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.

The main aim of the FAO Country Offices, which are headed by FAO Representatives (FAORs), is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.

Specific activities of the Country Offices include:

- Implementing FAO's field projects and participating in the development of the Field Programme by identifying and formulating new projects and liaising with local donor representations.
- Helping governments to prevent and assess the damage of disasters and assisting them in reconstruction and rehabilitation of the agricultural sector.
- Carrying out public awareness activities and support some important FAO campaigns such as the World Food Day (WFD).
- Providing assistance to technical and investment missions from FAO headquarters and from Regional or Subregional Offices to the country.
- Serving as a channel for FAO's services to governments and other partners (donors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), research institutions, etc.).
- Keeping FAO informed of major social and economic developments in the country and monitoring the situation of the agriculture sector in the country.
- Acting as FAO Representative to host governments and all partners involved in FAO activities.

**Reporting Lines**

The FAO Representative (FAOR) manages and is accountable for the FAO country programme, office, resources and staff. He/she reports to and works under the overall guidance and supervision of the Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative (ADG/RR) and, where applicable, under the technical supervision of the Subregional Coordinator. The FAOR works closely with the Regional Leadership Team and is supported by the Regional/Subregional Office and headquarters' technical, administrative and operational staff, as appropriate.

The FAOR also reports periodically to the Resident Coordinator (RC) on his/her respective contributions to the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) work towards the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), and is an active and accountable member of the UNCT as defined in the approved ‘Management and Accountability Framework' that operationalizes the RC/UNCT relationships, in accordance with the General Assembly resolution 72/279, and is also an active member of the Humanitarian Country Team, where relevant.

**Technical Focus**

The FAOR leads FAO's response to national priorities and sustainable development challenges to advance the 2030 Agenda, as well as to advocate for action aimed at accelerating the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as established in FAO’s Country Programming Framework (CPF) and in line with the FAO Strategic Framework, with particular focus on the Programmatic Priorities Areas (PPAs). The FAOR is entrusted in addition with le