UNIDO Representative and Director, Regional Hub

at  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO

Requisition ID: 4678
Grade: D1
Country: Nigeria
Duty Station: Abuja
Category: Professional and Higher
Type of Job Posting: Internal and External
Employment Type: Staff-Full-time
Appointment Type: Fixed Term - 100 series
Indicative Minimum Net Annual Salary: 169,743 USD
Application Deadline: 06-Nov-2024, 11:59 PM (CEST)

IV MINIMUM ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in areas such economics, business administration, international relations, public administration, or other relevant field with specialization in development economics, is required.
Experience:
A minimum of twelve (12) years of progressively responsible professional work experience, including at international level (outside o own country) in the field of economic development, involving, technical cooperation at senior level, is required.
Experience in evaluating, the needs, conditions and problems of developing countries is required.
Experience in supervising/managing both technical and non-technical teams in aspects of the project cycle (project formulation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) is required.
Experience in representational functions (outside own country) and experience in the UN system are required.
Experience in working with intergovernmental bodies, leading with results on strategic partnerships, resource mobilization is desirable.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Knowledge of another or other languages of the United Nations (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is desirable.
For further information on salaries, refer to the International Civil Service Commission website: https://icsc.un.org/
Employees of UNIDO are expected at all times to uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and respect for diversity, both at work and outside. Only persons who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for jobs at UNIDO.

II MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Specific roles and responsibilities of the UNIDO Representative (UR) are to lead the UNIDO Field Office in line with the terms of reference for Field Offices . Key aspects of the UR responsibilities include:

ADDITIONAL ROLES OF REGIONAL OFFICES

• Coordinate with UNIDO Headquarters, programmatic and technical guidance that support common and trans-border emerging priorities related to ISID.
• Provide support to Country Offices in the region.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of, as requested, regional or sub-regional strategies, programmes
  and projects.