Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Last updated 2 August 2026

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Where it posts vacancies

jobs.fao.org

What it hires

Agronomists, fisheries, forestry and livestock specialists
Food security analysts and nutritionists
Rural development economists and water/irrigation engineers
Food safety, plant and animal health regulatory profiles; legal niches in food and environmental law

Contract types

FTA (staff), PSA (personal services agreement) consultancies, project personnel on extrabudgetary funding.

Headquarters and footprint

Rome HQ (the largest of the Rome-based cluster with WFP and IFAD); regional, subregional and country offices across the developing world.

Before you apply

Portals, contract names and recruitment routes change. Verify against the organisation’s own pages before relying on anything here: jobs.fao.org · www.fao.org/employment. This entry was last verified 2026-06.

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