UNIDO Country Representative, Iran

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, identifying funding priorities, and managing technical cooperation projects.

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.
• 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 UN Resident Coordinator Offices, UN Country Teams, Common Country Assessments, and UN 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.
• Manage the Country Office’s financial and human resources.
• Ensure compliance with 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.

Required Experience

A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience is required for candidates with a first-level university degree. Candidates with an advanced university degree require at least 7 years of experience, and those with a doctorate require at least 5 years of experience. Progressively responsible professional experience at the 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 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 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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