UNDP / PROJECT ASSOCIATE – AID FOR TRADE (AFT)

Background:

The Aid for Trade (AfT) initiative acknowledges the importance trade can play in emerging economies and its positive influence over employment and poverty reduction trajectories. It seeks to strengthen the capacity of countries to participate in and benefit from international trade. Access to foreign markets provides new opportunities for enterprises to expand their productive capacity and to generate more and better jobs. This project focuses on concrete interventions required to improve Kosovo’s long term trade and economic performance and its alignment with social and poverty reduction goals. The link between trade development interventions, employment and equity needs to be better understood in order to undertake proactive measures. Sources of potential growth in agriculture, services and manufacturing remain largely untapped. The key challenge this project addresses is how to promote in Kosovo inclusive and sustainable growth that creates jobs and opportunities through trade development interventions.

Required Skills and Experience:

Education:

   - Secondary education is a must, but a bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or business/public administration will be considered
     a distinct and strong advantage.

Experience:

  • Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in project/programme implementation and financial/administrative management
    of projects/programme;
  • Experience in working with Atlas or other web based management systems;
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.), proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets,
    databases, and presentation software
  • Experience in working with international organizations
 
Language Requirements:

  - Fluency in both oral and written English and Albanian, knowledge of Serbian will be an asset.

Starting Date: 01 May 2012
Duration of Initial Contract: 12 months (or 36 months)

Deadline:  17 April 2012

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