Project Coordination Associate

The Project Coordination Associate supports International Trade Centre projects in Basra and neighbouring southern Iraqi governorates. The national NPSA-6 role coordinates local stakeholders, monitors field progress and risks, supports beneficiary assessments and training, collects project data, facilitates meetings and missions, and ensures compliance with ITC procedures and security measures.

• Support project implementation in Basra and neighbouring southern Iraqi governorates
• Maintain relationships with implementing partners, government, private-sector, civil-society and beneficiary stakeholders
• Organize meetings with local authorities and support workshops, training sessions and networking events
• Conduct field visits to monitor progress, identify challenges and support beneficiaries
• Collect and analyse project, beneficiary and stakeholder data and administer surveys and interviews
• Provide logistical support for ITC and partner missions and support compliance with security measures and procedures

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least seven years of programme or project administration, technical cooperation or related experience; reduced to five years with a first-level university degree or higher
• Fluency in English and Arabic
• Open to locally residing Iraqi nationals
• Applicants must be authorized to work at the duty station

• Training or certification in agriculture, agri-food or a related field
• Experience with government, private-sector, NGO and civil-society partners
• Agriculture or agri-food experience
• Stakeholder-engagement and workshop-organizing experience
• Knowledge of the local area and UN system procedures

• Project coordination
• Stakeholder engagement
• Field monitoring
• Data collection
• Beneficiary assessment
• Logistics coordination

• Contract administered on behalf of ITC by UNDP; selected candidates relocating from outside the duty station bear relocation expenses.