Requisition ID: 5555
Grade: NOC (SB-5)
Country: Morocco
Duty Station: Rabat
Category: National Consultant
Type of Job Posting: External Private Posting
Employment Type: NonStaff-Regular
Contract Duration: 6 months (with possibility of extension)
Application deadline: 29-Apr-2025
Vacancy Announcement
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF PROJECT PERSONNEL
Only nationals or permanent residents of the country of the duty station are considered eligible.
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 Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations (GLO), headed by a Managing Director, is responsible for UNIDO's relations with Member States and all external partners, including through the policymaking organs. It plays a central role for interaction and collaboration with traditional and non-traditional donors; oversees the regional bureaus as well as the network of established field offices, liaison offices and Investment and Technology Promotion Offices; and supports the implementation of particularly complex projects, programmes and special assignments, thus also fulfilling an important role in safeguarding their quality and the reputation of the Organization.
The Division of Regional Bureaus and Field Offices (GLO/RFO) coordinates the field representation and interventions of UNIDO in Member States and regions. Within this context, the Division is responsible for determining programmatic priorities for UNIDO's services and ensuring that UNIDO responds to the specific needs and requirements of Member States and development partners at the country and regional levels. It facilitates, the development of regional strategies, Programmes for Country Partnership - PCPs and monitors their implementation. The Division encompasses all the UNIDO field offices and the five Regional Bureaus: Africa (GLO/RFO/AFR), also hosting the IDDA III Secretariat; the Arab Region (GLO/RFO/ARB); Asia and the Pacific (GLO/RFO/ASP); Europe and Central Asia (GLO/RFO/EUR); and Latin American and the Caribbean (GLO/RFO/LAC).
This position is located under the Regional Bureau for the Arab Region (GLO/RFO/ARB) and located in the UNIDO filed Office in Morocco (GLO/RFO/ARB/MOR). The Chief of the Arab Regional Bureau is the Project Manager for the PCP Morocco.
PROJECT CONTEXT
UNIDO and Morocco have signed the Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) in March 2019 with a total budget of 77 million Euro. The overall objective of the PCP Morocco is to accelerate ISID in the country by facilitating the mobilization of partners, expertise and resources. As such, the PCP triggers a long-term development process, contributing to the achievement of SDG 9 and other relevant SDGs.
In January 2025, and upon the request of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Morocco, the PCP Morocco is extended the PCP Morocco is extended until 2027. This extension will be an opportunity to review the PCP Morocco priorities to align it with Morocco Development model, the new industrial strategy (under finalization) objectives and to increase the fund mobilization and to develop a new phase for the strategic cooperation between UNIDO and Morocco.
The PCP Morocco is fully aligned with the dynamics of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which Morocco has adopted through its national policies and its commitments to sustainable development. Through its various components, the PCP has contributed to several SDGs, reinforcing Morocco's efforts to achieve these goals by 2030.
PCP Morocco is developed to support the implementation of the national industrial strategy. It is based on the principle of national ownership in order to ensure the sustainability, the scope and the effectiveness of its results.
The main government counterpart in charge of the implementation of the PCP Morocco is the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
the PCP Morocco National Coordinator will work under the strategic guidance of the Chief of the Regional Bureau for the Arab region and the direct supervision of UNIDO Country Representative in Morocco and is expected to work closely with relevant organizational unites at UNIDO. Such collaborations and teamwork are valuable by the organization.
FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
under the strategic guidance of the Chief of the Regional Bureau for the Arab region, PCP Morocco Project Manager, and the direct supervision of UNIDO Country Representative (UCR) in Morocco and close cooperation with the project team in the HQ and field location, the National Coordinator will be responsible for the performance of the following main duties:
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