Job Posting: 04/Nov/2025 Closure Date: 18/Nov/2025, 4:59:00 PM Organizational Unit: NFI Job Type: Staff position Type of Requisition: General Service Grade Level: G-4 Primary Location: Italy-Rome Duration: Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension Post Number: 2010811 CCOG Code: 2101 ** IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device** _ Staff in the General Service category are recruited locally from the Primary Location area, which is where the office is located._
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The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (NFI) is responsible for the economic, social, institutional, governance and policy aspects of FAO's activities related to fisheries and aquaculture and their development, with particular emphasis on human well-being, food well-being of fishing communities; collection, compilation, validation, trend analysis and dissemination of the best available and up-to-date fishery statistics and for the syndication of the FAO information on all aspects of world fisheries and aquaculture. The security and poverty reduction; post-harvest utilization, marketing and trade with due regard to the protection of the environment, food security and the Division is also responsible for FAO's activities related to the management and conservation of the living aquatic resources used by fisheries and aquaculture, including the biodiversity and ecosystem maintenance, with particular emphasis on most vulnerable and threatened species and habitats; management of responsible fisheries and aquaculture in accordance with modern management standards and best practices; development of fisheries technology, with due regard to the protection of the environment, food security and the well-being of fishing communities, including the safety of fishers and fishing vessels. The post is located in the Value Chain Development Team (NFIMV) of NFI at FAO headquarters in Rome,



Italy **Main Purpose** The Office Assistant performs a large variety of routine administrative transactions and office support functions contributing to the smooth and efficient running of the work unit. **Supervision Received/Exercised** The Office Assistant reports directly to one or more Professional staff and the Budget Holder responsible for two Korean government-funded projects, namely: GCP/GLO/1321/ROK and GCP/GLO/098/ROK. He/she acts independently in routine matters and consults with supervisor(s) on new and/or more complex issues and procedures. Supervision received provides for technical and procedural guidance and on-the-job learning.
He/she acts independently in routine matters. Supervision received is focused on the quality of the work performed and provides for on-the-job learning. **Working Relationships** The Office Assistant usually interacts with a wide variety of colleagues within the work unit and with immediate clients within the Organization, providing routine administrative and office support services. **Key Functions/Results**
- Provide office, protocol, administrative and logistics support to meetings, committees, conferences, etc.
- Review, record, distribute and process incoming mail and correspondence, follow-up on pending actions.
- Respond or draft responses to standard/routine correspondence and other communications; use word processing package to produce a wide variety of large, complex documents and reports.
- Proofread documents and format texts for accuracy, grammar, punctuation and style, as well as for adherence to established standards.
- Initiate general administrative tasks in the computerized general administration, procurement, finance, travel, human resources system.

📌 Office Assistant (Roma)
🏢 Fao
📍 Roma