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Project Coordinator | Congo DRC
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Date posted
September 27, 2024
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Deadline
September 27, 2024
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Study location
Lubumbashi
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Tuitions
Competitive
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree Master’s Degree
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Experience
2+ years
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Gender
All
Description
Requisition ID: 4599
Grade: ISA-Specialist
Country: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Duty Station: Lubumbashi
Category: International Consultant
Type of Job Posting: Internal and External
Employment Type: NonStaff-Regular
Application Deadline: 17-Oct-2024, 11:59 PM (CEST)
Vacancy Announcement
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF PROJECT PERSONNEL
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization, and environmental sustainability. UNIDO’s mission is to accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in Member States, recognized by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
DIRECTORATE OF SDG INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION (IET)
Responsible for developing innovative UNIDO services in agro-industry, sustainability standards, and climate technologies, in collaboration with various stakeholders.
Division of Fair Production, Sustainability Standards and Trade (IET/PST)
Develops and implements services for fair and responsible local industrial production and trade, emphasizing skill building and a conducive business environment.
PROJECT CONTEXT
Support for training and skilled employment in the heavy equipment sector of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (210117)
A partnership project aimed at increasing the employability of Congolese youth in the Heavy-Duty Equipment and Commercial Vehicles industry by improving vocational training quality and relevance.
FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The Project Coordinator will work under the guidance of the UNIDO backstopping officer at Headquarters in Vienna and will be responsible for:
MAIN DUTIES
- Project Implementation (25%)
- Ensure timely delivery of project services and resources.
- Team Management (30%)
- Coordinate national working teams and international consultants.
- Technical Advisory Services (25%)
- Provide advisory services on vocational training and industrial skills development.
- Project External Relations (20%)
- Present project progress to partners and maintain effective relationships.
MINIMUM ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Education:
Advanced university (Master’s or equivalent) degree in management, economics, international relations, or equivalent.
Technical and Functional Experience:
- Minimum of 7 years in sustainable development project implementation.
- Experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, preferably in DRC.
Languages:
Fluency in written and spoken French required; English desirable.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
Core values:
- Integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity.
Key competencies:
- Focus on people, results, effective communication, and innovation.
Application Process
This appointment is limited to the specified project(s) only. Applications must be submitted online through the Online Recruitment System. For details, visit the UNIDO website: www.unido.org.
Overview
The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization with the intended purpose of maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, achieving international cooperation, and serving as a center for coordinating the actions of member nations. It is widely recognized as the world's largest international organization. The UN is headquartered in New York City, in international territory with certain privileges extraterritorial to the United States, and the UN has other offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague, where the International Court of Justice is headquartered at the Peace Palace.
The UN was established after World War II with the aim of preventing future world wars and succeeded the League of Nations, which was characterized as being ineffective. On 25 April 1945, 50 nations assembled in San Francisco, California, for a conference and initiated the drafting of the UN Charter, which was adopted on 25 June 1945. The charter took effect on 24 October 1945, when the UN began operations. The UN's objectives, as outlined by its charter, include maintaining international peace and security, protecting human rights, delivering humanitarian aid, promoting sustainable development, and upholding international law. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; as of 2024, it has 193 sovereign states, nearly all of the world's recognized sovereign states.
The UN's mission to preserve world peace was complicated in its initial decades due in part to Cold War tensions that existed between the United States and Soviet Union and their respective allies. Its mission has included the provision of primarily unarmed military observers and lightly armed troops charged with primarily monitoring, reporting, and confidence-building roles. UN membership grew significantly following the widespread decolonization in the 1960s. Since then, 80 former colonies have gained independence, including 11 trust territories that had been monitored by the Trusteeship Council. By the 1970s, the UN's budget for economic and social development programs vastly exceeded its spending on peacekeeping. After the end of the Cold War in 1991, the UN shifted and expanded its field operations, undertaking a wide variety of complex tasks.
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5000+
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1945
Location
New York
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