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Chief Technical Adviser UNIDO Pakistan

UNITED NATIONS
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
Reducing Poverty Through Sustainable Industrial Growth
UNIDO is seeking highly qualified candidates with a commitment to the core values of the Organization: Professionalism, Integrity and Respect for Diversity for the position of
Chief Technical Adviser, L-5, Islamabad, Pakistan (VA-2011/L023)
The Chief Technical Adviser (CTA) will work under the overall guidance of the UNIDO Project Manager in Vienna. He/she will be assisted by a Programme Management Office and by short-term international experts fielded from time to time. The CTA will be responsible for coordinating the successful technical delivery of the entire Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) II programme, which is a large scale trade capacity-building programme under European Commission funding of EUR 9.5 million, and with an operational implementation phase of 54 months. The programme has started and will end in 2.5 years. In particular he/she will be responsible for the implementation of Component 2 interventions, which focus on improvement of quality infrastructure and related servicesin the country, including ensuring synergy with ITC and WIPO interventions for two other programme components.
The job requires an advanced university degree in Science/Engineering or equivalent qualification; supported by at least 10 years of progressive professional experience related to trade related capacity building and standardization, metrology/calibration, testing and quality as well as fluency in English.
Indicative Minimum Gross Annual Remuneration (including post adjustment): 150.000 Euro
Duration: 30 work-months
All applications must be submitted through the Online Recruitment System by the closing date of 18 December 2011. For more details on this position and for application please refer to our website:
www.unido.org - Employment - Project Personnel (All categories)