Associate Expert

at  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO

Requisition ID: 5052
Grade: L2
Country: Austria
Duty Station: Vienna
Category: Project-funded Professional and higher
Type of Job Posting: Internal and External
Employment Type: Staff-Full-time
Appointment Type: Fixed Term - 200 series
Indicative Minimum Net Annual Salary: 84,951 USD
Application Deadline: 11-Feb-2025, 11:59 PM (Vienna, Austria time)

EDUCATION:

Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in environment, economics, engineering or in a closely related field.

EXPERIENCE, TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE:

• A minimum of three (3) years of working experience, including some at the international level, in project execution or coordination, particularly in the areas of circular economy and green financing is required.
• Experience in undertaking or organising policy/regulatory assessments and/or policy/regulatory formulation is desirable.
• Experience evaluating needs, conditions and problems in developing countries, and in technical cooperation projects is desirable.
• Experience in supporting the formulation circular economy investment projects for funding by relevant donors including the GEF, GCF, Adaptation Fund and bilateral donors is desirable.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency in or working knowledge of French, Spanish or Russian is desirable.

The Associate Industrial Development Expert works under the overall guidance of the Chief, Division of Circular Economy and Chemical Management (TCS/CCM); the direct supervision of the of the Project Manager and in close collaboration with the colleagues to support the mandate of the Division. She/he will be responsible for providing technical support to the smooth and timely execution of projects and be accountable for the achievement of project results as/if assigned. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• In line with the guidelines and procedures governing the technical cooperation activities of UNIDO, formulate technical cooperation projects that leverage on PAGE results and are related to the interest of potential donors and within the mandate of the Division.
• Execute and monitor project implementation activities and services, ensuring that assigned inputs are delivered on time at the right level of quality and within the allocated budget.
• Prepare necessary inputs (consultant job descriptions, terms of reference, training arrangements, equipment specifications, etc.), monitoring progress in implementation, including if required missions to project site(s), as well as take part in oversight meetings in the field and at headquarters, and assist the Evaluation Group in its evaluations of projects/ programmes.
• Prepare work plan revisions, including adjusting individual project budgets, based on changed work plans in coordination with PAGE agencies, government focal points, and UNIDO field offices
• Participate in technical team calls and national steering committee meetings on behalf of the UNIDO PAGE team.
• Support advocacy, communication and global forum activities related to the progamme/project and aimed at strengthening public relations, including the preparation of promotional materials, organization of media events, dissemination of information on the project activities through UNIDO/project website and network of UNIDO offices.
• Support progamme/project specific fund mobilization activities.
• Perform other related duties and assignments as required.