Head, Office for the Middle East and North Africa, DCP/OMENA

Org. Setting and Reporting

The Division of Country Programmes (DCP) is responsible for coherence and impact of ITC's programmes at the country and regional levels. The five (5) regional sections within ITC maintain close relations with partners in ITC's programme countries to ensure a demand-led approach and strengthened country engagement for all projects. The regional sections are responsible for country coordination, for gathering country intelligence, for needs assessments and design of demand led projects, for in-country resource mobilization and for managing multiyear, multi-disciplinary projects. Under the direct guidance of the Director of Country Programmes, the incumbent will serve as a senior manager responsible for leading technical cooperation activities aimed at strengthening trade capacity in beneficiary countries in the Middle East and North Africa, promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth. The Head, Office for the Middle East and North Africa,(OMENA) will develop coherent and coordinated project and programme responses to country and regional trade development needs within the ambit of ITC's mandate; build effective relations with key counterparts in the private sector and related institutions, national governments and regional organizations; enhance collaboration with the UN Resident Coordinators, donors, and other international partners at country and regional level; and feed related intelligence back to ITC to ensure quality programme development and implementation with a clear focus on sustainable impact.

Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Director, DCP the incumbent will seek to implement ITC's vision and related strategic objectives as elaborated in its Strategic Plan as well as ITC's Country Engagement Strategy. The position involves the following responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of a shared vision and strategic objectives and support related planning for ITC's work in the Middle East and North Africa in line with ITC's strategic plan, including the development of a corresponding regional strategy and resource-mobilization framework.
• Identify and translate opportunities and key challenges in relation to trade development in the region, including overcoming barriers to trade, and ensuring sustainable integration within regional and global value chains and markets, into actionable and bankable programme proposals.
• Oversee the coherence of ITC's projects and programmes in the region, including identifying trade-related capacity-building needs and priorities, developing project proposals, and supporting resource mobilization efforts, to ensure that ITC’s interventions effectively respond to the evolving needs and development priorities of beneficiary countries.;.
• Ensure that ITC's programme activities in the region contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth, with a particular focus on vulnerable and marginalized ...