The Office for Middle East and North Africa (OMENA), housed within the Division of Country Programmes (DCP), is in charge of the overall liaison and relationship management with partner countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. OMENA is responsible for coordinating ITC technical assistance projects and activities in the region to achieve synergies and impact. This position is located in OMENA and will focus on coordination, implementation, management and monitoring of the programmes, projects and other activities carried out by ITC in the MENA region.

Under the direct supervision of the Chief OMENA, Division of Country Programmes (DCP), , the Programme Officer will be responsible for the following duties: • Participates in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects including coordinating activities in selected countries in MENA; prepares and reviews relevant and reports, including consolidating of the inception report; prepares yearly workplans; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions. • Contributes to country and regional programming and cooperation processes (UNSDCF, SDG regional reviews, etc.) • Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources. • Provides substantive support to consultative meetings, steering committee meetings and other meetings or conferences, etc., proposing agenda items, identifying participants, preparation of and presentations, etc.. • Prepares various written outputs; Contribute to the preparation of results-based progress reports and other programme related reporting requirements including mid-term and final evaluations;, drafts background papers and briefing notes. • Participates in and/or lead field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials, the donor, and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc. • Contributes to activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.); manages financial grants, sub-contracts and procurement actions etc.). • Support the integration of cross-cutting interventions on gender, youth and environment during implementation. • Contributes to fund-raising efforts for ITC projects and programmes for selected countries in MENA region, including development of project concept notes, proposals and project . • Keeps abreast of global trends and of client demands, provide up to date relevant information on competitors and partners to determine appropriate technical responses to clients making the best use of ITC’s products and services. Contributes to project development efforts in the MENA region. • Contributes to outreach activities; conducts workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities. • Performs other duties as required.