FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO's efforts – to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. Our three main goals are: the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition; the elimination of poverty and the driving forward of economic and social progress for all; and, the sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, including land, water, air, climate and genetic resources for the benefit of present and future generations.

Organizational/Project Context European Union Support to District Development Programme (EU-SDDP) is a multi-agency intervention, jointly implemented by FAO, UNDP, UNOPS, UNICEF, ILO and IFC. Poverty Reduction through Agricultural Development, an action of the EU SDDP, is implemented by FAO in Vavuniya, Mannar, Batticaloa and Districts and selected DS Divisions in Anuradhapura, Puttalam and Monaragala Districts in collaboration with the other Implementing Agencies and district local partners.

The FAO Office in is looking for dynamic individuals to fill the following vacancies of the above Action/Project:

Position Duty Station Programme Officer Project Management Unit, Regional Engineer, East Regional Project Office – Batticaloa Agriculture Development Officer Ampara district Agriculture Development Officer Technical Officer Driver Ampara district

Interested candidates can download detailed Terms of Reference from: http://www.fao.org/srilanka/fao-in-sri-lanka/employment-procurement/en/

Qualified candidates are invited to send a CV by post or by e-mail to the FAO Representative at the address below indicating the positions applied for, to reach this office on or before 29 May 2016. Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply. Only those candidates under active consideration will be contacted.

The FAO Representative Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 202, Bauddhaloka Mawatha Colombo 7 E-mail: [email protected]