Senior Forestry Officer (Forest Biodiversity and Drylands

Position: Senior Forestry Officer (Forest Biodiversity and Drylands)
Job Description - Senior Forestry Officer (Forest Biodiversity and Drylands) (2601753)

Job Description
2601753
Senior Forestry Officer (Forest Biodiversity and Drylands)
Job Posting
13/Aug/2026
Closure Date
03/Sep/2026, 9:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit : NFO
Job Type
Staff position
Type of

Requisition :
Professional
Primary Location
Italy-Rome
Duration :
Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension
Post Number : 2002348
CCOG Code : 1H06
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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 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 Forestry Division (NFO) leads FAO's work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of forestry, including its contributions to poverty reduction and food security and nutrition. It liaises with Members, civil society and the private sector in aspects ranging from development of effective forest policies to the promotion of forestry and livelihoods, forest conservation and management issues and strengthens the role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

The Division also collects, analyses and disseminates information on the world's forest resources and on the production, trade and consumption of wood and non-wood forest products.
The position is located in the Forestry Division (NFO) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.
Reporting Lines
The Senior Forestry Officer (Forest Biodiversity and Drylands) reports to the Deputy Director, NFO.
Technical Focus
Sustainable use, management and conservation of forests and drylands across multifunctional landscapes.
Key Results
Leadership and technical policy expertise for the planning, development and implementation of divisional and cross-divisional programmes of work, projects, products, services in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework.
Key Functions

Plans, manages or leads highly specialized or multidisciplinary teams; leads, coordinates and/or participates in Organization-wide, cross-divisional committees, project teams and working groups, and/or provides technical leadership/secretariat services on technical networks and/or international technical policy and standard setting bodies.
Analyses global and country specific requirements and relevant technical issues to provide critical input into the FAO Strategic Framework, Programme of Work, work plans and the supporting budgets and/or resourcing strategies.
Implements and monitors programmes of work involving the development of the approach, evidence-based strategies and related tools, methodologies and the supporting system/database, monitoring and reporting frameworks.
Conducts, designs and oversees research and analysis of activities to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovation, technical reports, publications and/or ongoing programme development as well as the provision of technical and/or policy advisory services.
Provides technical and policy advice to Members and technical support to Decentralized Offices in the development and implementation of their programmes.
Leads and/or collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality/effectiveness of capacity development and knowledge sharing activities within Member Nations such as policy support, organizational development and…