Enterprise Architecture and Digital Governance Specialist

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO | Consultant |
Closing: 24 Feb 2026 20 days remaining
Location: Rome

Overview

The Enterprise Architecture and Digital Governance Specialist will support the definition of target architectures, roadmaps, and technical standards within the IT Division. The role contributes to governance forums, IT Risk management, and ensures architectural alignment across major initiatives.

Tasks Summary
  • Support core services provided by EA Office: triage of requested IT solutions, high level solution design, cloud computing risk assessment, etc.
  • Maintain enterprise IT Risk Register, and monitor compliance.
  • Contribute to the creation, review, and maintenance of IT governance policy documents, ensuring they align with enterprise architecture standards and regulatory expectations.
  • Participate in IT governance forums.
  • Maintain and enhance FAO Digital Capability Repository (EA Knowledge Base /Application Landscape).
  • Perform business analysis and business architecture modelling.
  • Create and update principles, patterns, reference architectures, and documentation
  • Provide architectural assessments for specific IT initiatives and projects.
  • Perform any other Enterprise Architecture and IT Governance activities as required.
Experience Requirements
  • 5 years of relevant working experience in enterprise architecture or specific architectural domain.
  • Proven experience in IT governance, compliance, and risk management practices
  • Hands on experience with solution, application, data, or infrastructure architecture
  • Proven ability to develop and maintain target architectures and roadmaps
  • Experience documenting standards, principles, and architecture artefacts.
  • Extent and relevance of experience of supporting design authority or architecture governance forums
Qualification Requirements
  • Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in Computer Science, Information systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering or closely related discipline. Consultants with a bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
  • Valid certification in: Enterprise Architecture, IT Governance, IT Risk Management or ITSM
  • Valid certification in at least one of the following areas: TOGAG 9, ITIL, COBIT 2019, CGEIT
Other Details

Languages Required: • Full proficiency/Working knowledge of English.

Languages Preferred: • Knowledge of one of the other FAO official languages is an asset.

Contract Duration: Up to 11 months

Work Modality:

Remuneration:

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