Trade Policy Project Specialist

UN Secretariat; Genf; Vor Ort; CHF 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The UN Secretariat in Geneva invites applications for an Associate Programme Officer to support trade and investment policy projects within ITC. You will help design, implement, monitor, and evaluate initiatives, liaising with clients and partners to ensure timely progress.

The role covers research, policy coordination, workshop facilitation, data collection on field missions, and preparation of analytical notes and reports.

Qualifikationen

• Advanced university degree in business administration, management, economics, or related field.
• Alternatively, first-level degree with two additional years of relevant experience.
• Minimum two years of relevant experience in project/programme management; four years with first-level degree.
• Experience in trade and investment policy and implementing technical assistance projects is desirable.
• Experience developing project proposals.
• Strong analytical and evaluative skills; ability to design budgets and intervention plans.
• Languages: English and French.

Aufgaben

• Assist clients in the development, implementation, and evaluation of trade and investment policy projects.
• Monitor and analyze project development and implementation, review documents, identify issues, and recommend corrective actions.
• Liaise with relevant parties and track follow-up actions.
• Provide support for policy coordination and evaluation, including analyzing emerging trends and participating in research.
• Assist with consulting assignments by planning workshops and developing action plans.
• Support survey initiatives, design regulatory reviews, analyze responses, and prepare preliminary conclusions.
• Contribute to written outputs such as background papers, analytical notes, and reports.
• Provide administrative and substantive support for workshops, trainings, and meetings.
• Participate in field missions for data collection and support.
• Perform other duties as required.

Kenntnisse

Professionalism

Teamwork

Planning & Organizing

Trade policy knowledge

TRTA budgets

Analytical skills

Research skills

Judgment

Time management

Conflict resolution

Ausbildung

Master's degree or equivalent

First-level degree + 2 years experience

Jobbeschreibung

The UN Secretariat in Geneva invites applications for an Associate Programme Officer to support trade and investment policy projects within ITC. You will help design, implement, monitor, and evaluate initiatives, liaising with clients and partners to ensure timely progress.

The role covers research, policy coordination, workshop facilitation, data collection on field missions, and preparation of analytical notes and reports.