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Organizational Setting
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through FAOโs Strategic Framework by supporting 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 Shared Services Centre (SSC) is a centre of excellence focused on the delivery of high quality and cost-effective administrative services for FAO globally. The SSC ensures the management of quality assurance activities associated with its transactional processes and service delivery; continuously improves the satisfaction of its customers, internal or external, while pursuing a continuous improvement agenda that will drive up service excellence while driving down the costs of service delivery through process standardization, process automation and self-service capabilities.
The objective of the Call is to attract talented individuals with experience and background in teaching English, Spanish, French or Arabic as a foreign language and in assessing official language examinations to populate the language teachers Roster. Candidates who are registered in the Roster are available for consideration whenever relevant opportunities arise.
Reporting Lines
The language teacher reports to the National Administrative Officer - SSC.
Technical Focusย
The incumbent teaches language to the employees of FAO - SSC.
Tasks and responsibilities
โข ย ย Teach group and/or individual language courses.
โข ย ย Participate in regular teachersโ meetings to discuss issues and share information
โข ย ย Update and present a course syllabus for each course taught during the contract (group and/or individual).
โข ย ย Send syllabus and lesson log to students after group courses in a timely manner.
โข ย ย Update and correct the end of session test for each student.
โข ย ย Provide studentโs progress report (next level, pass/fail and comments) at the end of each group and/or individual class as well as an evaluation for the learner.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
โข ย ย University degree in education, language, or related area
โข ย ย Five years of relevant experience in teaching the French language in an international environment
โข ย ย Working knowledge of English
FAO Core Competencies
โข ย ย Results Focus
โข ย ย Teamwork
โข ย ย Communication
โข ย ย Building Effective Relationships
โข ย ย Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
โข ย ย Extent and relevance of experience in teaching language (English, Spanish, French, Russian or Arabic) to adults in an international environment
โข ย ย Extent and relevance of experience in delivering online teaching classes
โข ย ย Extent and relevance of experience in assessing language (English, Spanish, French, Russian or Arabic) examinations
โข ย ย Extent and relevance of experience in developing language (English, Spanish, French, Russian or Arabic) examinations
โข ย ย Familiarity with Word and Excel
Selection Criteria
โข ย ย Extent of experience teaching in an international multicultural workplace
โข ย ย Proven experience as a team player with sensitivity in dealing with different nationalities and cultural backgrounds