Language Teacher – Modern Standard Arabic

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- Language Teacher – Modern Standard Arabic (2602091)

Job Description

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT : 2602091

Language Teacher – Modern Standard Arabic

07/Oct/2026

28/Oct/2026, 10:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit : RNE
- Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (Cairo)

Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition : PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Home-Based

Duration :
Up to 11 months

Post Number : N/A

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• 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 person with disabilities are encouraged to apply;
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FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

The Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE) leads FAO's support to countries in the region in transforming their agrifood systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It identifies regional priorities for food security, agriculture and rural development and ensures the planning and implementation of FAO's strategic response in the region through a multidisciplinary approach. It implements approved programmes and projects, monitors programme implementation and ensures that they contribute to addressing regional priorities.

RNE also advises on the incorporation of regional priorities into the FAO Strategic Framework and Programme of Work and Budget.
The assignment will be carried out as a part of the Staff development planning, Language training.
Language classes usually take place twice a week for a duration of 4 to 6 months.
Two or three sessions per year to be delivered, depending on the duration of each session.
All skills should be consolidated during the classes: listening, reading, speaking, and writing.

The incumbent will report to the Regional HR Officer

High-quality delivery of language training, enhancing the personnel capacities to ensure that the Organization maintains the high level of multilingualism required to fulfil its mandate.
Furtherly developing linguistic and cultural repertoire through language training to succeed in intercultural communication and cooperation throughout the organization and with external stakeholders.

The incumbent will be required to:

• Perform placement test determining level of knowledge of language taught.
• Deliver courses in the target language only – Modern Standard Arabic is essential.
• Deliver online group and individual language courses through different platforms as applicable (Zoom, MS Teams, etc.)
• Deliver language courses in the target language only and ensuring that listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills are being taught at the specific level.
• Keep each class folder updated with the syllabus, lesson plans, attendance, and activity logs.
• Provide student’s progress reports (next level, pass/fail, and comments) at the end of each group and/or individual…