Requisition ID: 5545
Grade: L3
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: 106,792 USD
Application Deadline: 08-May-2025, 11:59 PM (Vienna, Austria time)

EDUCATION

Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in food science, agriculture, agricultural economics, or in a closely related field with specialization in food safety, food law or food system is required.

EXPERIENCE, TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible working experience, including some at the international level, in project execution or coordination, particularly in the areas of food safety or food systems is required.
• Experience evaluating needs, conditions and problems in developing countries, and in technical cooperation projects in food safety, agriculture or food system is desirable.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Fluency in written and oral English is required. Fluency or working knowledge of another official language of the United Nations, particularly French, is desirable.

The Industrial Development Expert works under the overall guidance of the Director, Division of Agribusiness and Infrastructure Development; the direct supervision of the Chief of the Food Security and Food Systems Unit 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:

• Execute and monitor the relevant outputs on sanitary and phytosantary (SPS) measures of the ATCMA programme implementation activities and services, ensuring that assigned inputs are high quality, delivered on time and within the allocated budget.
• Coordinate the execution of the relevant outputs on SPS measures, including as/if needed:
• Supervising and coordinating the work of project consultants, partners and sub-contractors.
• Preparing necessary inputs (work plans, consultant job descriptions, terms of reference, training arrangements, equipment specifications, etc.).
• Monitoring progress and expenditures, preparing financial forecasts and budget revisions, including missions to project sites.
• Participating in oversight meetings in the field and at headquarters and assists the Evaluation Group in its evaluations of projects/programmes.
• Coordinate project communication and knowledge management activities.
• Manage external relations by maintaining close relationships with all stakeholders involved in the implementation of the SPS activities, including government institutions and international entities, locally based donor institutions, international financial institutions and regional development banks, the private sector, civil society and academia to establish collaborations and synergies.
• Support advocacy, communication and global forum activities related to the SPS activities of the ATCMA progamme 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.
• Using SAP, initiate and follow up on actions related to recruitment of staff, experts, training and study tours, purchase of equipment, payments, travel authorizations requests/claims and deal with all related inquiries.
• Perform all administrative tasks such as arrangements for meetings and other events, reservations, budget follow-up, research for information and reference material. Prepare requests/documents, e.g. requisitions, purchase orders, travel requests/authorizations, expenditure authorizations, visa applications, etc.
• Perform other related duties and assignments as required.