Requisition ID: 2166
Grade: ISA-Senior Specialist or National Expert (SB-5)
Country: Pakistan
Duty Station: Karachi and/or interior Sindh
Category: International & National Expert
Type of Job Posting: Internal/External
Employment Type: Non-staff
Contract Duration: TBD
Application Deadline: 10-Jan-2025
Vacancy Announcement
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF PROJECT PERSONNEL
Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
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 Departments/Offices in its Headquarters, Regional Offices and Hubs and Country Offices.
The Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development (TCS), headed by a Managing Director, oversees the Organization’s development of capacities for industrial development as well as industrial policy advice, statistics and research activities and the Organization’s normative contribution to Member States and global development community in achieving the SDGs. The Directorate also ensures the application of strategies and interventions for sustainable industrial development related to Environment, Energy, SMEs, Competitiveness and Job creation, as well as Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence. Through coordination in-house and with Member States and industry stakeholders, it ensures that the services provided in these areas contribute toward effective and appropriate technical, business and policy solutions and are focused on results and on realizing any potential for scaling up and positioning UNIDO as a leading platform for industrial development in developing countries and global fora.
The Directorate houses the technical Divisions of Capacity Development and Industrial Policy Advice (TCS/CAP); Circular Economy and Environmental Protection (TCS/CEP); Decarbonization and Sustainable Energy (TCS/DSE); SMEs, Competitiveness and Job Creation (TCS/SME); and Digital Transformation and AI Strategies (TCS/DAS). The Directorate also ensures close coordination and collaboration among the Divisions as well as with relevant entities in the Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations (GLO) and the Directorate of SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation (IET).
This position is located under the Competitiveness, Quality and Compliance Unit (TCS/SME/CQC) which builds national and regional production and quality infrastructure systems, with an emphasis on providing internationally recognized services, facilitating SME participation in regional and global value chains; strengthening institutional quality infrastructure capacities (i.e. standardization, metrology, and accreditation); building conformity assessment capacities (testing, inspection, certification, calibration, etc.); and supporting trade facilitation and quality awareness with the public sector, economic operators and consumers, placing a special emphasis on capacitating SMEs.
PROJECT CONTEXT (ID 200183):
Poverty Alleviation and Inclusive Development Across Rural Sindh (PAIDAR) is a five-year programme funded by the European Union to support the Government of Sindh (GoS), Pakistan in implementation of its Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). The long-term objective of PAIDAR is to contribute to sustainable poverty reduction and improvement of livelihoods of poor women, men and young people across Sindh province.
The PRS has three pillars: 1) Community Driven Local Development 2) Addressing Urban Poverty including Urban Economic Clusters and 3) Rural Growth Centres.
Purpose of PAIDAR programme is to support the GoS to implement its poverty reduction strategy as a whole and in particular sub-strategies that aim at:
To this end, the programme will:
PAIDAR will deliver on the above objectives through utilization of three key mechanisms:
Technical assistance to the GoS and the MSMEs to ensure investment projects (both co-financed public infrastructure development projects and financially supported MSME investment projects) are designed, planned and implemented to deliver results in line with the objectives of the PRS; and to strengthen GoS capacity to plan, implement and monitor results PRS /Overview/UNIDO Project Summary/Project Purpose>/Rationale>
Duties and responsibilities:
As the focus of the PAIDAR programme is on poverty alleviation through job creation and business development, especially the MSMEs, therefore one of the key thematic areas of importance for the programme is the productive sectors. Keeping in view that the programme is being implemented in the districts of Thatta, Sajawal, Badin, Tharparkar and Larkana in Sindh, the following productive sectors have been identified from the growth and job creation perspectives:
In this connection, and in order to develop these sectors, the programme is seeking relevant experts and consultants to enlist in its roster of experts and, later on, their engagement in the programme as and when needed. The specific activities will depend on the needs of supported businesses and potential business development service providers. The relevant technical expertise areas may include the following, corresponding to one or more one of the above-mentioned sectors:
Areas of technical expertise
Productivity and Quality (including quality management, product certification, process optimisation, factory layout planning)
Skills, Technology and Innovation (including product design, research and development, process design, value-addition and product innovation, technology and equipment upgrading, skills development and training)
Entrepreneurship (including incubation, start-ups, social entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurship)
Market development (including Market study and assessment, Marketing and branding, market intelligence, marketing planning and strategies, Import/export documentation, export market planning)
Financial management (including feasibility studies, business plan development, financial accounting, planning and management)
Operations management (including inventory control and management, supply chain management, shop floor management, procurement, maintenance planning and repairs)
MAIN DUTIES
| Concrete/ measurable Outputs to be achieved | Expected duration | Location |
Provide technical assistance to the enterprises in the areas of expertise as listed above.
| Identification of business areas for improvement; development of intervention for MSMEs | TBD | Interior Sindh |
Closely cooperate with and guide MSMEs and clusters/cooperatives on the required areas of technical expertise. | Implementation of interventions with MSMEs | TBD | Interior Sindh |
Target oriented solutions to improve MSMEs revenue and profits. | Business plans developed | TBD | Interior Sindh |
Identify employment opportunities and technical skills in the relevant technical area of expertise. | Linkages with TVET institutes generated; support for hiring suitable candidates | TBD | Interior Sindh |
Build capacity of MSMEs staff on specific skill sets. | Enhanced capacities of MSME staff | TBD | Interior Sindh |
Come up with recommendations to smooth out supply chain and value chain bottlenecks. | Business processes and value chain linkages improved | TBD | Interior Sindh |
Generate involvement of business development service providers to establish/strengthen affordable and accessible technical services for the MSMEs. | Linkages between MSMEs and business development service providers generated | TBD | Interior Sindh |
MINIMUM ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in one of the fields listed below is required. In these specialized technical areas of expertise, a first level university degree or an advanced technical college diploma may be acceptable provided it is combined with a substantial number of years of professional hands-on experience that is directly relevant to the expertise required by the specific assignment.
Food processing, nutrition, food systems and supply chain or related fields)
Creative industries or related field
Textile, apparel and footwear manufacturing and technology, or related fields
Supply chain management, logistics, procurement, food safety, or related field
Environmental studies and engineering, sustainable businesses, green innovation, or related field
Fisheries, aqua-marine studies, biology, agronomics, veterinary studies, or related field
Mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or related fields
Metal works, jewellery, craft technology, or related fields
Metal and wood work, craft technology, industrial design, or related field
Management, business studies, sustainable development, social and economic studies, entrepreneurship, or relate field.
Technical and Functional Experience:
Note for candidates: It is required to clearly indicate any/all work experience with direct reference to the target sectors and the fields of technical expertise listed above.
Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English is desirable. Fluency in written and spoken Urdu or Sindhi is required.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
Core Values
WE LIVE AND ACT WITH INTEGRITY: work honestly, openly and impartially.
WE SHOW PROFESSIONALISM: work hard and competently in a committed and responsible manner.
WE RESPECT DIVERSITY: work together effectively, respectfully and inclusively, regardless of our differences in culture and perspective.
Key Competencies
WE FOCUS ON PEOPLE: cooperate to fully reach our potential –and this is true for our colleagues as well as our clients. Emotional intelligence and receptiveness are vital parts of our UNIDO identity.
WE FOCUS ON RESULTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: focus on planning, organizing and managing our work effectively and efficiently. We are responsible and accountable for achieving our results and meeting our performance standards. This accountability does not end with our colleagues and supervisors, but we also owe it to those we serve and who have trusted us to contribute to a better, safer and healthier world.
WE COMMUNICATE AND EARN TRUST: communicate effectively with one another and build an environment of trust where we can all excel in our work.
WE THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND INNOVATE: To stay relevant, we continuously improve, support innovation, share our knowledge and skills, and learn from one another.
This appointment is limited to the specified project(s) only and does not carry any expectation of renewal.
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.
All applications must be submitted online through the Online Recruitment System. Correspondence will be undertaken only with candidates who are being considered at an advanced phase of the selection process. Selected candidate(s) may be required to disclose to the Director General the nature and scope of financial and other personal interests and assets in respect of themselves, their spouses and dependents, under the procedures established by the Director General.
Visit the UNIDO website for details on how to apply: www.unido.org
NOTE: The Director General retains the discretion to make an appointment to this post at a lower level.
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