National Project Associate

Requisition ID: ‎3178
Grade: SB4 - Local Professional (Junior & Mid Level)
Country: Egypt
Duty Station: Cairo
Category: National Consultant
Type of Job Posting: Internal and External
Employment Type: NonStaff-Regular
Application deadline: ‎06-Dec-‎2023 , ‎11:59 PM (CET)

Vacancy Announcement
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF PROJECT PERSONNEL
Only nationals or permanent residents of the country of the duty station are
considered eligible.
Female candidates are 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 SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation (IET) houses the
Divisions of Coordination and Integration Support (IET/CIS), Quality, Impact
and Accountability (IET/QUA), Agribusiness and Infrastructure Development
(IET/AGR), Innovative Finance and International Financial Institutions
(IET/IFI), Fair Production, Sustainability Standards and Trade (IET/PST),
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), and Climate and Technology Partnerships
(CTP).

The Directorate also ensures close coordination and collaboration among the
Divisions and relevant entities in the Directorate of Global Partnerships and
External Relations (GLO) and the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and
Sustainable Industrial Development (TCS).

The Division of Agribusiness and Infrastructure Development provides technical
cooperation services to assist the modernization of agriculture and
agroindustry, especially in less-developed countries, ensuring that
enterprises add value to primary agricultural production, substitute the
imports of food and other value-added agricultural products, and participate
effectively in local, regional and global value chains. Where needed, it will
develop infrastructure and agroindustrial parks and capacities for agro-
industrialization, value addition, quality assurance and food safety. It will
also bring innovative approaches to Member States to fully benefit from
carbon-neutral and biodiversityenhancing agricultural and agro-industrial
production and development opportunities in the green and blue bioeconomy.

The Food Security and Food Systems Unit (IET/AGR/FSS) promotes the development
of food industries and food value chains and the production of local food
products in less-developed countries to end hunger and ensure food and
nutrition security while generating income and employment adhering to
principles of sustainable industrial development. It provides a range of
technical assistance services that allow food enterprises - including in the
informal sector and especially SMEs to extend their production, improve their
products, comply with quality and other standards, become more competitive and
deliver adequate and nutritious food to local populations and for export.
Where opportune, it also promotes the development of food safety compliance
infrastructure and building related food safety systems capacities.

PROJECT CONTEXT

Project "Strengthening food security by enhancing agricultural value chains in
Southern Egypt" - SAP ID: ‎230204
Egypt has been experiencing extreme food and water security crisis in the
recent years. This is due to a number of domestic, regional and global factors
such as the increasing population growth rate and high unemployment rates,
inefficient food production and utilization of natural resources, global
conflicts that affect fuel and electricity prices. The global climate change
and its impact on the weather and temperature has also negatively affected the
agricultural conditions in Egypt. Due to the record breaking hot summers in
recent years, the food value chain has suffered from increased food loss
during production, transportation, storage and packaging. In addition, the
rising sea levels due to the climate change are prompting the saltwater
intrusions that are affecting not only water supply but also agricultural
farmland. Egypt is facing an annual water deficit of around ‎7 billion cubic
meters and it is estimated that the country will be categorized as water
scarce country by ‎2025. This has significantly impeded the country's ability
to expand in food production.

To overcome these challenges, the Government of Egypt (GoE) has committed to
achieve inclusive sustainable development through its ‎2014 Constitution and
Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS), Egypt's Vision ‎2030. As a result, over
the past years, the GoE started implementing a series of economic reforms to
address socioeconomic challenges across the country with a specific focus on
Upper Egypt being the most vulnerable region to inequities, persistent
poverty, and food insecurity.

These programs focus on transformative social protection, equitable
geographical distribution of quality services, strong economic growth,
building knowledge and digital transformation and mainstreaming information
management systems. GoE also works extensively with bilateral and
international aid agencies including United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO), World Food Programme (WFP) amongst others, in the area
of food security, climate resilience and agro value chain development.

The project is designed to ensure the achievement of the following four main
outputs:

• Output ‎1: Delivery of technical assistance on Good Agricultural Practices and water management improved


• Output ‎2: From CDAs into SMEs - local service providers professionalized


• Output ‎3 : Access to markets improved


• Output ‎4: Institutional capacity strengthened

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and close cooperation with
the project team in the HQ and field location, the National Project Expert
will be responsible for the performance of the following main duties:

Main duties

Concrete /
measurable
Outputs to be achieved

Expected Duration

Location

Planning and coordination

Review existing strategy and implementation approach in the country;

Familiarize with the country local partners (governments; donors; local
authorities, other implementing agencies.

Inception Report and other documents

During the course of the project

Cairo, with possibility of traveling when requested

Programme / project implementation
Support the PM in the implementation of the programme and project;
Communicate with the project stakeholders and provide necessary inputs in the
discussions and meetings;
Elaborate documents such as Minutes of Meetings, reports, studies,
presentations etc and maintain a proper record keeping system
Perform field visits as necessary
Minutes of meetings, Back to Office Mission Reports, etc

Programme/project promotion and outreach

Support the PM in the project promotion and outreach activities in
coordination with communication experts and the UNIDO Egypt Office

Promotion materials

Monitoring and Evaluation

Support the PM in the establishment of the project M&E system based on the
inception phase results and in line with UNIDO's Integrated Results and
Performance Framework (IRPF);

Support in collecting and reporting on the respective indicators and regularly
updated the project progress;

IRPF established

Reporting
Support the PM in drafting the project progress reports and other reports as
required

Project progress reports and other reports

Other duties as required by the PM

MINIMUM ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Education
Advanced university degree (master´s or equivalent) in engineering, sciences,
economics, agro-industries, business administration, or other relevant
discipline with specialization in, is required.

Technical and Functional Experience

• At least ‎1 year of practical experience in the relevant fied at national level is required.


• Experience in implementation of technical cooperation/development projects at national level, is desirable.


• Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation is required.


• Experience in evaluating the needs, conditions and problems of the country or similar country in the regions is desirable.


• Experience in working with government and development agencies including the United Nations agencies in the country or similar country in the region, is desirable.

Languages
Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency or working
knowledge of Arabic 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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