About United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmentis part of the United Nations system, working to promote international cooperation and address global challenges. As a UN entity, it contributes to the organization’s mission of maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, and promoting international cooperation in solving international problems and encouraging respect for human rights.

Job Summary

This consultancy provides an opportunity to contribute specialized expertise to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s mission in international cooperation and sustainable development. Working in Switzerland, you will apply your professional skills to address complex challenges in international cooperation and sustainable development and support the organization’s programmatic objectives. This role offers the flexibility of consultancy work while contributing to meaningful international development outcomes with global impact.

Key Details

• Job Title:Trade Management Consultant
• Grade:CON
• Location:Geneva (Remote work possible)
• Department:United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• Contract Type:Consultancy
• Salary Range:$50,000.0 – $120,000.0 USD annually

Qualifications

• Academic Qualifications: At least 8 years of working experience working in project management within international organization, training institutions, and experience working with/in developing countries, is required.
• Academic Qualifications: Work experience liaising and interacting with stakeholders from public and private sectors, especially with online interaction, involving high level stakeholders, in an international environment and in communications capacity including social media and web content, is required.
• Academic Qualifications: Work experience with digital and related web and tools applications, and with training activities, is required.
• Academic Qualifications: Work experience with UNCTAD’s TRAINFORTRADE Port Management Programme and its capacity building methodology, is desirable..
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required..
• Lead and/or support the delivery of the Port Management Programme, such as the Port Endeavor Game, Energy Transitions as required.

Skills

• Conduct desk-based research on sustainable trade and development activities, digital connectivity, energy transitions, port management.
• Collect and analyze information on TrainForTrade performance and impact amongst the final recipients of capacity building activities.
• Create and develop a multimedia content strategy for specific campaigns and publish findings through TrainForTrade’ s social media.
• Support team creative brainstorming and keep abreast of new trends and creative ways to tell stories using a variety of media and narratives.
• Support the administration of community groups and monitoring programs including LinkedIn, Facebook.
• Produce and publish related information on TrainForTrade’s social media platforms.
• Support the preparation of TrainForTrade events on Port Management, E-commerce and Trade Statistics by promoting the events on TrainForTrade’s online platforms.
• Provide guidelines and expertise regarding the organization of webinars. Collaborate with the Communication Consultant to co-develop news related to TrainForTrade online events for the UNCTAD and TrainForTrade websites, as well as broader social media coverage.
• Ensure that inclusive language (e.g., gender) is applied to all written and oral communication in accordance with United Nations gender-inclusive language guidelines (https://www.un.org/en/gender-inclusive-language/guidelines.shtml) for the English-speaking Network of the Port Management Program (PMP).
• Liaise with beneficiaries, partners and other stakeholders involved in the TrainForTrade English-speaking Network of the Port Management Program to promote PMP activities through social media.
• Lead and/or support the delivery of Coaching Workshops in the English-speaking network.
• Lead and/or support the delivery of the Final Dissertation Defense in the English-speaking network.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Professional development opportunities
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Inclusive and collaborative work environment

How to Apply