National Project Coordinator

Job Description

The goal of this job function is to support the management and implementation of project activities. BACKGROUND: The International Trade Centre (ITC) is a joint agency of the United Nations and World Trade Organization based in Geneva. ITC’s mission is to enable small business export success in developing and transition economy countries, by providing, with partners, sustainable and inclusive development solutions to the private sector, trade support institutions and policymakers. ITC’s Refugees and Trade programme empowers refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), returnees and host communities by unlocking opportunities for economic inclusion and self-reliance. Refugees and Trade bridges the gap between challenges and opportunities, enabling those affected by migration and displacement to contribute to local and global economies. The programme is housed in the Women, Youth, and Vulnerable Communities (WYVC) section within the Division of Sustainable and Inclusive Trade (DSIT). The ‘ARRIVES’ (Assisting the Reintegration of Returnees through Integrated Vocational and Entrepreneurship Support in Nigeria) project supports voluntarily returning migrants from Germany to Nigeria. Within the consortium, ITC focuses on three areas of intervention:

• Designing and implementing an entrepreneurship coaching component
• Enhancing the capacity of institutional support to provide customized support to returnee-led MSMEs better;
• Improving the knowledge of the needs of returnees and recommendations for economic support activities by providing structured learnings to project partners and returnees.

Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Head, Refugees & Trade, the National Project Coordinator will be responsible for the following duties:

• Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned projects; monitors and analyzes project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions.
• Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with partner organizations, by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the partner organizations will use to manage the change.
• Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
• Assists in policy review and development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies.
• Undertakes survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
• Prepares various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
• Provides substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
• Undertakes and reviews outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
• Participates in or lead field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.
• Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).
• Manages activities of project personnel within assigned work streams.
• Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
• Performs other duties as required.

Intellectual Property Rights

Copyright : The personnel has to ensure that s/he has obtained the necessary permissions with regard to intellectual property rights required to perform his/her services under this consultancy contract and for the subsequent dissemination by ITC in any form. Documentary proof is to be submitted to ITC. Should any license fee be due for the use of copyrighted materials of third parties, the Consultant shall request the prior written permission from ITC. S/he has further to ensure to obtain accreditation to event(s), if required.