Date: Industrial Development Expert and Deputy Head

​Requisition ID: 5016
Grade: L4
Country: Italy
Duty Station: Rome
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: 101,452 USD
Application Deadline: 14-Jan-2025, 11:59 PM (Vienna, Austria time)

Vacancy Announcement
THE APPOINTMENT IS LIMITED TO THE SPECIFIED PROJECT(S) ONLY AND DOES NOT CARRY ANY EXPECTATION OF RENEWAL.
Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Detailed information on the project can be found at UNIDO’s Open Data Platform: https://open.unido.org/

Organizational Context

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability. The mission of UNIDO, as described in the Lima Declaration adopted at the fifteenth session of the UNIDO General Conference in 2013 as well as the Abu Dhabi Declaration adopted at the eighteenth session of UNIDO General Conference in 2019, is to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in Member States. The relevance of ISID as an integrated approach to all three pillars of sustainable development is recognized by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will frame United Nations and country efforts towards sustainable development. UNIDO’s mandate is fully recognized in SDG-9, which calls to “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”. The relevance of ISID, however, applies in greater or lesser extent to all SDGs. Accordingly, the Organization’s programmatic focus is structured in four strategic priorities: Creating shared prosperity; Advancing economic competitiveness; Safeguarding the environment; and Strengthening knowledge and institutions.

Each of these programmatic fields of activity contains a number of individual programmes, which are implemented in a holistic manner to achieve effective outcomes and impacts through UNIDO’s four enabling functions: (i) technical cooperation; (ii) analytical and research functions and policy advisory services; (iii) normative functions and standards and quality-related activities; and (iv) convening and partnerships for knowledge transfer, networking and industrial cooperation. Such core functions are carried out in Divisions/Offices in its Headquarters, Regional Offices and Hubs and Country Offices.

The Division of ITPOs and Institutional Partnerships (GLO/ITP) will link UNIDO's Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPOs) with international corporate partners and use the ITP network to forge, in collaboration with IET/PPP and GLO/FLS, partnerships with development partners. It will engage in match-making and partnership development at corporate, institutional and political levels to support developing countries and countries with economies in transition in becoming attractive investment locations resulting in increased levels of investments and, through investors and partners that the ITPOs bring to the table, engage in technology exchange partnerships that enable them to adopt new technologies for sustainable industrial development.

The Industrial Development Expert and Deputy Head is under the direct supervision of the Head of ITPO Italy GLO/ITP/Italy and overall guidance of the Managing Director of GLO.

The Industrial Development Expert and Deputy Head is expected to deliver:

(a) work that contains in-depth analyses contributing to results achieved by the Department;

(b) in creating an enabling environment for team work which is catalytic to achieving results;

(c) in building relationships which contributes to partnerships resulting in strategic collaborations and

(d) in achieving results within a professional team.

The UNIDO Staff Performance Management System reinforces the collaboration within formal units as well as among cross-functional teams. In this context, the incumbent collaborates with his/her team in the office/country as well as in the region and in headquarters.

Staff members are subject to the authority of the Director-General and in this context all staff are expected to serve in any assignment and duty station as determined by the needs of the Organization.

Project Context

The main purpose of the project is to contribute to the industrial development and economic growth of developing countries and countries with economies in transition by identifying and mobilizing the technical, financial, managerial, and other resources from Italy for the implementation of industrial investment and technology partnerships for the benefit of these countries.

The project will respond to demands rising in sectors such as agro-food, leather and footwear, textiles and clothing, as well as energy and environment, where Italian industry excels. Geographical priority will be given to least developing countries. In providing this technical assistance, ITPO Italy will apply, in close cooperation with UNIDO Headquarters, the best practices developed by SMEs in Italy to overcome size constraints, namely districts, clusters and consortia.

The objective will also be pursued through the sensitization of Italian business partners to developing country investment and technology transfer opportunities, as well as through training and capacity-building of institutional partners in developing countries, hence complementing the efforts of national Italian organizations involved in financial or technical cooperation between Italian industries and foreign partners.

Responsibilities

The Industrial Development Expert and Deputy Head works under the overall guidance of the Director, GLO/ITP; the direct supervision of the Head of UNIDO ITPO Italy 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:

Programme Development

Programme Implementation