Programme Officer (ITC Team Lead, Trade for Jobs Uganda), DECI/SEC, P4 at United Nations

The Sector and Enterprise Competitiveness (SEC) section helps developing country SMEs address challenges around trading in global value-chains advisory solutions in access to finance, market and branding, packaging and a number of other areas. SEC also provides more specialized services in selected industries including Agribusiness, Apparel, IT and IT enabled services and Tourism. The section manages two ITC programmes, Value Added to Trade and e-Solutions, which are directly linked to ITC’s strategic focus area of connecting SMEs to value-chains. This post will support the management and implementation of the Trade for Jobs Uganda project. Trade for Jobs Uganda is a five-year initiative (2025–2030) co-led by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC), with funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Using a market systems approach, the project leverages trade as a driver for decent job creation and income generation for women and men living in poverty in Uganda, by strengthening two high-potential sectors: dairy and tourism. The project will build toward national objectives and priorities on developing the production, productivity and value addition of both sectors, as outlined in the National Development Plan (NDP) IV (2025/26-2029/30). It intends to do this for the project beneficiaries – women and men living in poverty, through: • Strengthening regional and global trade of dairy products and tourism services, with a focus on micro enterprises and SMEs. • Supporting private sector development for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including through value addition, diversification, enhancing competitiveness, and improving the business environment. • Engaging with Swedish companies to leverage their expertise, services, products and private investment potential. The project will adopt a market systems approach as it is an approach that focuses on delivering long-term sustainable impact at scale. The approach is analysis-focused, partner driven, and driven by evidence-based adaptation

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of SEC, and in close collaboration with the Project Coordinator in Geneva, the incumbent will be responsible for providing both managerial and technical expertise to ensure the effective implementation and coordination of Trade for Jobs activities. Specific responsibilities include: 

• Develops, implements and evaluates assigned programmes/projects, etc.; monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and initiates corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; ensures follow-up actions. 
• Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with the client, by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the client will use to manage the change. 
• Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources. 
• Coordinates policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies, 
• Generates survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identify problems/issues and prepares conclusions. 
• Organizes and prepares written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc. 
• Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc. 
• Initiates and coordinates outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities. 
• Leads and/or participates in large, complex field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc. 
• Coordinates activities related to budget funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.). 
• Performs other duties as required.

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