Requisition ID**:******Grade**:G6**Country**:Mexico**Duty Station**:Mexico City**Category**:General Service/Admin.Support**Type of Job Posting**:Internal and External**Employment Type**:Staff-Full-time**Appointment Type**:Fixed Term - 100 series**Indicative Minimum Net Annual Salary**:********* **USD**Application Deadline**:28-Mar-******, 11:59 PM (Vienna, Austria time)**Vacancy Announcement**This post is for local recruitment only.
**Organizational Context**The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability.The mission of UNIDO, as described in the Lima Declaration adopted at the fifteenth session of the UNIDO General Conference in **** as well as the Abu Dhabi Declaration adopted at the eighteenth session of UNIDO General Conference in ****, is to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in Member States.The relevance of ISID as an integrated approach to all three pillars of sustainable development is recognized by the **** Agenda for Sustainable Development and the related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will frame United Nations and country efforts towards sustainable development.UNIDO's mandate is fully recognized in SDG-9, which calls to "Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation".
The relevance of ISID, however, applies in greater or lesser extent to all SDGs.Accordingly, the Organization's programmatic focus is structured in four strategic priorities:



Creating shared prosperity; Advancing economic competitiveness; Safeguarding the environment; and Strengthening knowledge and institutions.Each of these programmatic fields of activity contains a number of individual programmes, which are implemented in a holistic manner to achieve effective outcomes and impacts through UNIDO's four enabling functions:
(i) technical cooperation;
(ii) analytical and research functions and policy advisory services;
(iii) normative functions and standards and quality-related activities; and
(iv) convening and partnerships for knowledge transfer, networking and industrial cooperation.Such core functions are carried out in Divisions/Offices in its Headquarters, Regional Offices and Hubs and Country Offices.The Directorate of General Partnerships and External Relations (GLO), headed by a Managing Director, is responsible for UNIDO's relations with Member States and all external partners, including through the policymaking organs.It plays a central role for interaction and collaboration with traditional and non-traditional donors; oversees the regional bureaus as well as the network of established field offices, liaison offices and Investment and Technology Promotion Offices.The Division of Regional Bureaus and Field Coordination (GLO/RFO) coordinates the field representation and interventions of UNIDO in Member States and regions.Within this context,



the Division is responsible for determining programmatic priorities for UNIDO's services and ensuring that UNIDO responds to the specific needs and requirements of Member States and development partners at the country and regional levels.It facilitates the development of regional strategies and country programming, including Programmes for Country Partnerships - PCPs, and monitors their implementation, in close collaboration with SPP/SSC.The Division encompasses all the UNIDO field offices and the five Regional Bureaus: Africa (GLO/RFO/AFR), also hosting the IDDA III Secretariat; the Arab Region (GLO/RFO/ARB); Asia and the Pacific (GLO/RFO/ASP); Europe and Central Asia (GLO/RFO/EUR); and Latin American and the Caribbean (GLO/RFO/LAC).
This position is located in the Regional Office in Mexico and is responsible for representing UNIDO inMexico and other six countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panamá.
The incumbent is expected to represent UNIDO in the field:
(a) as an effective partner for sustainable industrial development;
(b) furthering UNIDO's technical competence and active role in the UN Country Teams (UNCTs);
(c) to identify industrial development trends and country and industry profiles;
(d) to identify industrial development needs and donor priorities in the countries of coverage; (e ) to monitor industrial policy design and implementation in the countries of coverage and develop industrial policy support services;
(f) to develop results-oriented yearly implementation plans;
(g) to advocate and highlight the relevance and work of the Organization;
(h) to implement or support the implementation of selected technical cooperation activities;
(i) to contribute to fundraising and resource mobilization and
(j) to maintain regular contact with the regional bureaus and project managers on the active portfolio and monitoring pipeline

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