UNIDO Country Representative in Albania

Overview

The UNIDO Country Representative (UCR) leads the UNIDO Country Office, representing the organization and promoting its role as a development partner. The role involves contributing to national development goals, managing technical cooperation projects, and strengthening partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent UNIDO in the host country and maintain close contacts with local stakeholders.
• Lead the activities of the Country Office and contribute to national development goals.
• Identify donors’ technical and funding priorities.
• Contribute to and/or lead the identification, development, implementation, resource mobilization, monitoring, and evaluation of technical cooperation projects and programmes.
• Lead/coordinate and report on UNIDO’s activities in the host country.
• Contribute to the development of regional strategies and policies.
• Support UNIDO’s engagement with United Nations Resident Coordinator Offices, United Nations Country Teams, Common Country Assessments, and United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks.
• Strengthen dialogue and partnerships with government counterparts, the private sector, other UN organizations, and bilateral and multilateral partners.
• Advocate and highlight the relevance and work of the Organization.
• Ensure the dissemination of UNIDO communication and media content.
• Manage the Country Office’s financial and human resources.
• Ensure compliance with applicable requirements related to staff security and safety, safeguarding of UNIDO assets, property and information.
• Apply Results-Based Management (RBM) in work planning, implementation, and reporting.
• Carry out other tasks and perform other functions as assigned by the supervisory structure.

Required Experience

A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience for a first-level university degree, at least 7 years for an advanced university degree, or at least 5 years for a doctorate. Progressively responsible professional experience at national level in economic development, involving technical cooperation at a senior level is required. Experience in evaluating the needs, conditions and problems of the country is required. Demonstrated experience in supervising/managing both technical and non-technical teams in aspects of the project cycle is required. Experience in representational functions and experience in the UN system are required. Demonstrated experience in working with intergovernmental bodies, leading with results on strategic partnerships, and resource mobilization is desirable. Demonstrated experience in collecting, analyzing, and using performance and results data to support evidence-based decision-making and adaptive management is required.

Qualifications

A first-level university degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) in economics, business administration, international relations, public administration, or other relevant field with specialization in development economics, is required. An advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) or Doctorate in the same fields are accepted.

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