Procurement Officer – Monitoring & Compliance

About the role

The Procurement Service at FAO seeks a Procurement Officer to strengthen monitoring and compliance across its global procurement activities. Based at headquarters in Rome, the officer will ensure that all procurement actions follow FAO policies, deliver best value for money, and support the organization’s sustainability goals.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse monitoring reports, identify variances or compliance issues, and recommend corrective actions.
• Draft tender documents, contracts, purchase orders and related correspondence.
• Review technical and financial offers and participate in stakeholder meetings.
• Provide assistance to managers and staff during tendering processes and approve obligations within delegated authority.
• Support corporate environmental initiatives by integrating sustainability criteria into procurement.
• Conduct market and supplier research to inform procurement strategies.
• Assist in capacity‑development programmes and monitor completion of mandatory procurement training.
• Follow‑up audit recommendations and ensure timely compliance.
• Serve as secretariat for procurement‑related committees such as the Procurement Committee and Vendor Sanctions Committee.

Required profile

• Strong knowledge of public procurement policies and best‑practice principles.
• Experience in monitoring, compliance and data‑driven analysis.
• Ability to develop and improve work methods, training tools and communication materials.
• Proven capacity to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at headquarters and decentralized offices.
• Familiarity with corporate sustainability and environmental responsibility strategies.

Required skills

• Data analytics
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems