Background:
The EU Advisory Group (EUAG) supports the Government of Armenia in its reform agenda as further detailed in the extended EU/Armenia Action Plan in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The overall objective of the project is to support the Republic of Armenia (RA) in the implementation of Armenia's reform agenda and relevant international commitments assumed by Armenia including through the implementation of the extended ENP Action Plan (ENP AP).
The EUAG will achieve these objectives through the continued delivery of an optimal mix of policy, legal and institutional advisory services. These services are targeted at assisting the national authorities to negotiate and conclude the EU-Armenian Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), implement the extended EU-Armenia ENP Action Plan and make effective use of European Commission (EC) external assistance instruments and programmes to support the implementation of core policy areas.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the overall guidance of the EUAG Team Leader, the Advisor is expected to:
-Support the direct beneficiaries and the Team Leader in managing the process of identifying and prioritizing advisory needs and formulate work-plans to respond to these;
-Support the direct beneficiaries with advisory services in the field of trade policy formulation and preparation towards the DCFTA;
-Support the direct beneficiaries with advisory services in the field of trade negotiations;
-Assist in the formulation of Ministerial Orders and Governmental Decrees regarding the alignment of regulatory regimes and approximation
of RA laws, regulations and directives to appropriate EU best practices;
-Assist, and when requested, facilitate the consultative process between Government and civil society, professional associations on aspects
relating to the DCFTA;
-Assist the beneficiaries to identify and access the appropriate EU financing mechanism to support the implementation of the policies (e.g.
Twinning, TAIEX, BSP, CIB, Framework Contract, classical TA);
-Assist the beneficiaries to introduce good practice with respect to the policy-making process; assist the beneficiaries to define and install
policy-monitoring systems and processes;
-Assist in the coordination and planning of all activities under the DCFTA Pillar, ensuring that the reporting requirements as defined in the
Work Plan are adhered to and that high quality outputs/results are delivered;
-Develop and maintain good working relationships with all stakeholders, related projects and the donor community;
-Provide inputs to the EUAG monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
Competencies:
Functional Competencies:
-A clear understanding of EU policies including ENP or EU accession policy and Community assistance programmes;
-A clear understanding of WTO policies and agreements, including those related to commitments in trade in services and investment;
-Highly developed coordination and facilitation skills and the ability to negotiate complex agenda with a broad range of stakeholders;
-A good knowledge of the EU-Armenia relations, of the ENP framework would be considered as an advantage
Corporate Competencies:
-Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
-Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
-Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
-Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
-Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
Required Skills and Experience:
Education: Master’s degree in international economics, international trade law or other relevant discipline, a PhD would be an asset;
Experience: A minimum of 10 years experience in conducting reforms (legal, economic, public administration), in providing advice to policy makers on trade policy reform issues, or in capacity building in EU or ENP and candidate countries in the areas of economic governance;
Languages: Proficient command of English. Knowledge of other EU community languages and knowledge of Armenian and/or Russian would be an asset;
Deadline: 06 December 2012.
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