Overview
The Project Associate - Industrial Futures Talent Initiative (IFTI) role supports technical cooperation activities and gains exposure to UNIDO's programme and project functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Compile general background information on economic, industrial, environmental, and social factors.
- Coordinate the collection and verification of documents and data.
- Assemble and edit basic data for planning and negotiation.
- Check project documents for clarity, consistency, and completeness.
- Describe progress of ongoing project(s) and investigate designated project activities.
- Analyze project activities and consider alternative methods for design, management, problem identification, and resolution.
- Maintain institutional memory and documentation systems.
- Assist in monitoring exercises related to project execution.
- Draft reports, briefing notes, presentations, and other written outputs.
- Support the organization of briefings, study tours, missions, mentoring activities, and learning events.
- Contribute to programme components such as exposure to technical and industrial developments, project design and management, on-the-job training, and participation in mentoring and buddy systems.
Required Experience
- At least two (2) years of relevant professional work experience in a field, including practical exposure to technical cooperation, industrial development, environmental sustainability, or economic competitiveness, is required.
- Experience working in or with developing countries, particularly in the Global South, is desirable.
- Experience in project design, monitoring, or research in areas aligned with UNIDO’s mandate (industrial policy, sustainability, competitiveness) is desirable.
- Familiarity with multicultural work environments and interest in sustainable industrial development, as emphasized in the IFTI eligibility criteria, is an asset.
- Experience supporting early-career talent programmes, youth development initiatives, or diversity and inclusion efforts is desirable.
Qualifications
A minimum of first-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) is required.
