FAO Regular Volunteer Programme for Africa (RAF)
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The FAO Regular Volunteer Programme provides opportunities for individuals to contribute their volunteer actions, where suitable, to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and FAO’s Strategic Framework to support the 2030 Agenda through the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.The Programme proactively and strategically mobilizes broad-based volunteer services of citizens of Members to contribute to end hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity.
Tasks and responsibilities
The volunteer will perform the functions specified in the Terms of Reference (TOR) prepared by the hiring office.
Eligibility:
- Must have completed secondary school education.
- Working knowledge of at least one FAO language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish). Knowledge of a second FAO language will be considered an asset.
- Be nationals of FAO Members.
- Candidates should be aged 18 or older.
- Candidates should be able to adapt to an international multicultural environment and have good communication skills.
Eligibility criteria
- Must have completed secondary school education.
- Working knowledge of at least one FAO language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish).
- Be nationals of FAO Members.
- Candidates should be aged 18 or older.
- Candidates should be able to adapt to an international multicultural environment and have good communication skills.