IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device 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; Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality Organizational Setting The Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP) coordinates Programme Priority Areas (PPAs) on gender equality, rural women's empowerment and inclusive rural transformation.
The Division works with Members and other partners to achieve resilient and inclusive rural livelihoods for people in conditions of vulnerability, reduce gender inequalities and advance women's economic empowerment and promote people-centred climate action and equitable access to natural resources.
The Division also leads efforts to integrate the cross-cutting themes of gender, youth and inclusion throughout the work programmes of the Organization.
ESP structures its work around three core objectives:
1) build sustainable and resilient livelihoods for vulnerable people in agrifood systems;
2) achieve gender equality and women's empowerment in agrifood systems; and
3) promote equitable,



inclusive and sustainable climate action and natural resource management.
Related assignments are located in the Decent Rural Employment Team (DRET), which leads FAO's corporate work programme on Decent Rural Employment (DRE).
In this role, the team and its members interact with relevant Technical Divisions at Headquarters, and Decentralized Offices.
All team members contribute to policy support and specialize in specific topics such as migration, youth employment promotion, child labour prevention in agriculture, green jobs, International Labour Standards, etc.
Call for expression of interest for building a roster The purpose of this call is to populate a roster, for different sub-thematic areas and levels of expertise, made up of talented individuals with experience and background in child labour prevention and remediation, particularly in agriculture and rural development contexts, and related areas of expertise, including private sector engagement, human rights and environmental due diligence, labour rights and safeguard standards, responsible sourcing, supply chain sustainability, decent youth employment, social protection, climate change adaptation, natural resource management, and territorial development approaches.
The assignment may involve full-time or tempo parziale functions supporting FAO work across the Organization's core functions of knowledge generation, capacity development,



policy support, technical assistance, advocacy and partnerships.
The assignment can be from 1 month up to 11 months.
The possibility of extension is subject to satisfactory performance and the Organization's operational needs and available resources.
Reporting Lines The Child Labour Specialist will be under the overall supervision of the Director of ESP, and the direct supervision of the DRE Team Leader and one of the FAO Technical Child Labour Focal Points.
Technical Focus Support to FAO's work on child labour at global, regional and/or country level.
Tasks and responsibilities • Contribute to the provision of policy and technical support to Technical Divisions, Decentralized Offices and Countries for the development and implementation of policies, strategies, programmes and projects related to child labour prevention and elimination, particularly in agriculture and rural development contexts; • Support the development of evidence, good practices and lessons learned to improve the understanding of policies, approaches and institutional frameworks, as well as sectoral (agrifood systems) solutions related to the drivers, risks and mitigation of child labour, including through private sector engagement, due diligence processes and labour rights safeguards; • Support the development, dissemination and uptake of knowledge products, technical documents, capacity development materials, advocacy tools and communication materials related to child labour, responsible business conduct, labour rights and sustainable agrifood systems; • Contribute to the organization of capacity development and awareness-raising events and FAO's participation in global and regional fora relevant

📌 Child Labour Specialist (Italia)
🏢 Fao
📍 Italia