Innovation Specialist (AI-assisted Quality Assurance)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO

Consultant Closes 09 Apr 2026 6 days left

Overview

The role contributes conceptually and technically to the design and implementation of automated testing and AI-assisted QA protocols and indicators for data pipelines, Knowledge Base content quality, and database integrity.


Key Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the establishment of the ATIO Knowledge Base QA mechanism.
  • Design and implement automated test frameworks.
  • Operationalize AI-assisted QA protocols.
  • Support the establishment of CI/CD-driven QA gates and monitoring systems.
  • Implement performance tracking systems.
  • Ensure interoperability and data governance compliance.
  • Collaborate with product and content teams to refine information modelling.
  • Support incident response and defect triage processes.
  • Develop and test core functionalities.
  • Develop a prototype with an STI/ATIO KB data pipeline.
  • Contribute to the assessment of the role and integration of existing FAO and non-FAO LLM/chatbot tools.
  • Contribute to the preparation and documentation of the ATIO Knowledge Base QA protocol.
Required Experience
  • Two (2) years of relevant experience in software quality assurance, software engineering, data engineering, or related technical areas, including experience with QA automation for data-intensive platforms (web applications, APIs and data pipelines).
  • Experience applying AI, machine learning or natural language processing techniques for content validation, metadata checks, classification or semantic consistency.
  • Experience working with AI-assisted validation approaches for content quality, metadata integrity and classification in knowledge platforms or digital repositories.
  • Experience working in international or multi-stakeholder environments, including collaboration with product, data and content teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop documentation, protocols or standard operating procedures for technical systems or quality assurance processes.
Qualifications
  • For Consultants: Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science or a related field; Consultants with a bachelor's degree require two additional years of relevant professional experience.
  • For PSAs: Relevant technical degree or certificate in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science or a related field.
Other Details
Languages Required
• Working knowledge (Level C) of English and limited knowledge (Level B) of one of the other FAO official languages (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese or Russian). For PSA.SBS positions, working knowledge of English is sufficient.
Languages Preferred
Not specified
Contract Duration
Up to 11 months
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified
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