National Technical Advisor

Contract type: Service Contract

Duration: asap – 31 Dec. 2020 (possible extension)

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 mandate of UNIDO is to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development in developing countries and economies in transition.

The National Technical Advisors is responsible for providing technical support to coordination, implementation, monitoring/reporting, communication and promotion of the GQSP country project titled “Increasing quality and standards compliance capacity of Mango value chain in Mekong River Delta”.

The project will focus on one or two high value fruits and further enhance compliance capacity of producers and exporters in the Mekong river delta.  The overall objective of the project is to enhance quality infrastructure at the local level to support compliance mango value chains in the Mekong river delta with safety, quality and sustainability standards in key export markets.

Candidates should have a minimum of 10 years of practical experience in the field of value chain analysis and development specially agricultural products with a focus on fruits;  knowledge of the quality infrastructure and quality and standards compliance requirements along the fruits value chain; very good understanding of the requirements in terms of quality, cost and delivery in the export and high-end national markets; knowledge of the main quality and standards compliance challenges in the fruits value chains in Vietnam in particular mango; in-depth understating and experience in working with institutional actors and mango value chain stakeholders  including ministries, associations and private sector;  excellent research, planning, coordination and management skills.

Address for application

v.hoang-mai@unido.org