Agribusiness Finance Officer

Job Description - Agribusiness Finance Officer (2601612)
Agribusiness Finance Officer Job Posting Job Posting: 29/Jul/2026

Closure Date Closure Date: 26/Aug/2026, 9:59:00 PMOrganizational Unit :
Office of the Director (CFID) of the FAO Investment Centre Job Type Job Type: Staff position

Type of

Requisition :
Professional Project Primary Location Primary

Location:

Italy-Rome Duration :
Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension

Post Number : 2011133

FAO is committed to 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

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All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentialityFAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.

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 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.

Organizational Setting The FAO Investment Centre (CFI) provides investment and finance solutions that lead to more efficient, sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems. Working in over 120 countries, the Centre provides a full suite of investment and finance support to FAO Members. It partners with governments, international and national financing institutions, the private sector and farmers, research institutions and academia to improve the quality and quantity of agrifood investment.

The Centre's four main areas of work include support to strategic investment planning and policy, public investment, private investment, and innovative finance. These are complemented by the knowledge for investment and capacity development for investment programmes that serve to share knowledge, learn and build capacities at country level. For additional information on the FAO Investment Centre, its activities, partners and the organizational structure please visit the following link .In

2025, CFI started to implement the TERRA programme, standing for Transforming and Empowering Resilient and Responsible Agribusiness, in partnership with CDP and the European Union Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA). With the financial support of the European Union through the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+), TERRA seeks to develop sustainable agrifood systems through different interlinked components: credit lines, guarantees and technical assistance (TA).

The combination of these different instruments aims to enhance the ability of local financial institutions from developing countries to successfully allocate more capital to the agrifood sector. CDP is the lead institution for the financial component whereas CFI is responsible for the TA component.

The position is located in the Office of the Director (CFID) of the FAO Investment Centre at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Reporting Lines The Agribusiness Finance Officer reports to the Deputy-Director (Business Development), CFI, and works in close collaboration with other members of the Centre.

Technical Focus Provide analytical and technical support on the development of agrifood lending and knowledge of agrifood value chains, for the formulation, implementation and evaluation of technical assistance activities in food and agriculture.

Key Results Delivering investment and finance support solutions through the provision of technical expertise and support to capacity development, in collaboration with country stakeholders and cooperating partners, to achieve impact at scale in the transformation of agrifood systems within the scope of the FAO Strategic Framework.

Key Functions Participates in, and eventually leads multidisciplinary teams to assist governments in the identification and preparation of investment and finance support initiatives in the fields of food security, agriculture, rural development, natural resource management and agro-processing, and participates in pre-appraisal and appraisal missions.

Participates in, and eventually leads multidisciplinary teams for the implementation support and the preparation of final…