Regional Development Coordinator (in 10 Oblasts)

Main Duty Station and Location: Home-based, in following Oblasts:

1. Volyn/Rivne Oblast
2. Lviv Oblast
3. Zakarpattia Oblast
4. Ternopil/Czernivtsi Oblast
5. Ivano Frankivsk Oblast
6. Khmelnytskyi Oblast
7. Vinnytsia Oblast
8. Zhytomyr Oblast
9. Kyiv Oblast
10. Cherkassy Oblast

Expected Start of Contract: preferably 15 December 2023

**End of Contract:** 31 March 2024 (with possibility of extension)

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations with a unique mandate to promote, dynamize and accelerate industrial development.

BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT

This assignment is undertaken under project “Industrial capacity building, policy advice and diagnostics for the green recovery of Ukraine”, funded by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The projects aims to provide technical support to the Government of Ukraine in conceptualizing and operationalizing a strategic approach towards green industrial reconstruction and development through the coherent, evidence-based and result-oriented green recovery programme for inclusive and sustainable industrial development, which is to be led and owned by the Government of Ukraine.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall guidance of the Project Manager, direct supervision of Senior Expert for Regional Development and in consultations with the Project Team, the Regional Development Coordinators will be responsible in identifying the local and regional needs and priorities with a focus on the role of Ukrainian municipalities and their possible twinning with municipalities from EU countries for inclusion in future projects.

Regional Development Coordinators will be responsible to:

• Serve as Focal Point and organize consultative meetings and have frequent information exchange with MSMEs, exisiting and aspiring entrepreneurs, support institutions, local authorities, job seekers, etc. to collect information and reach the consensus on the collective activities;
• Coordinate and liaise with MSMEs, existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, job seekers, support institutions, local authorities and other national counterparts involved in the local development to ensure a proper information exchange in connection with the UNIDO mandate, project activities, national and global events and other opportunities;
• Support with gathering and analyzing available statistics necessary for preparation of the studies, including assessment of gaps, needs of local industries, MSMEs, entrepreneurs and job seekers with a particular focus on SME agglomerations, business clusters and related entrepreneurial opportunities;
• Map support institutions, initiatives, Government programmes and policies, technical cooperation projects, etc.;
• Identify twinning opportunities between Ukrainian and EU municipalities and support their project related activities and ideas of cooperation (know how Transfer);
• Support with preparation and organisation of training, consultative meetings, workshops, etc. on local and regional level;
• Attend UNIDO Project team and provide inputs, where relevant/necessary;
• Complete other tasks as deemed necessary by the Project Manager and Senior Expert for Regional Development.

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.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Completed secondary education, such as high-school diploma, is required.

Credit towards total working experience may be considered on a year by-year- basis, up to maximum of four years, for a first university degree or equivalent diploma, in a field relevant to the post.

Experience, technical and functional expertise:

• A minimum of five (5) years of working experience in MSMEs upgrading and competitiveness, cluster development, entrepreneurship development and job creation, community development and/or partnership building, is required.
• Experience in evaluating the needs, conditions and challenges of the private and public sectors in Ukraine is required.
• Experience in within the UN system or in a multicultural environment/organization, is desirable.
• Experience and/or proficiency in using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), internet, is required.

Languages:

• Fluency in Ukrainian and English languages is required.
• Fluency and/or working knowledge of another official UN language is desirable.