Director, Enterprise Competitiveness and Institutions, DECI

Org. Setting and Reporting

The International Trade Centre (ITC) assists developing and transition countries to take advantage of expanding trade and investment opportunities. ITC supports “Transforming trade, changing lives”, promoting sustainable and inclusive development through trade. The Division of Enterprise Competitiveness and Institutions (DECI) works from an innovative and inclusive market-driven approach to enhance the competitiveness of MSMEs from developing countries and to connect them to international value chains and markets supported by strong business support organisations and institutional ecosystems. DECI contributes to enhancing exporters’ competitiveness through provision of thought leadership, technical assistance and project implementation through divisional teams on sector development, digital entrepreneurship, packaging, supply chain, marketing, branding, e-commerce, export quality management and institutional strengthening.

Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Executive Director (DED) and under the general guidance of the Executive Director (ED), the Director will;

• Lead and provide substantive and strategic support to the relevant Division through the Chiefs of Sections.
• Provide strategic leadership for the development of innovative trade support services responding to the evolving needs and demands of partner countries.
• Manage preparation of the work programme and budget of the Division and determine strategic priorities for DECI's work in the context of ITC's multi-year Strategic Plan and related annual Operational Plans.
• Coordinate and manage the timely preparation of information for inclusion in ITC corporate reports, to inter-governmental bodies such as the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) and the Consultative Committee on the ITC Trust Fund and to external United Nations Secretariat and Common System authorities.
• Contribute to resource mobilization, in co-ordination with the Office of the Executive Director (OED) ensuring optimal allocation of human and financial resources in order to meet agreed objectives and the timely implementation of projects.
• Manage, guide and develop staff under their supervision; effectively assist, guide and support programme managers in meeting their objectives and outputs.
• Participate effectively as a member of ITC Senior Management Committee (SMC).
• Foster teamwork and communication among the Division's staff, Sections and Offices and across ITC.
• Coordinate and manage the timely provision of project performance information and the continuous monitoring of projects and programmes within ITC's Results Based Management (RBM) Framework.
• Ensure that outputs produced by the Division maintain high-quality standards, and make a significant contribution to ITC's mandate, delivery and reputation.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with key...