Principal Coordination Officer (Managing Coordinator), D-1

UNCTAD managing coordinator leading projects under the cooperation memorandum with China's Ministry of Commerce, aligning technical-cooperation work across divisions, supervising delivery and quality, advising senior leadership on priorities and resources, and managing budgets, staff and high-level meetings.

Department: Office of the Secretary-General

• Lead, supervise and monitor implementation of assigned cooperation projects
• Coordinate substantive outputs across UNCTAD divisions and other UN bodies
• Align divisional work with the needs of least developed and vulnerable countries
• Assure the quality, objectivity and mandate compliance of programme outputs
• Advise the Deputy Secretary-General on proposals, priorities and resource allocation
• Manage budgets, performance reporting, staffing and other programme administration
• Lead substantive preparation and organisation of international meetings and seminars
• Represent programme interests in discussions with governments and other institutions

• Advanced degree in business or public administration, finance, accounting, law, social sciences or a related field, or a first degree with two additional years of experience
• At least fifteen years of progressively responsible programme-coordination and development experience at national and international levels
• Experience in intergovernmental forums dealing with trade and development or related issues
• English at UN Level III

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