United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA)
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JOB DESCRIPTION
The UNDP Renewed Strategic Offer in Africa identifies structural economic transformation as one of the key pillars for accelerated and inclusive growth, with regional integration as a key enabler. As acknowledged in SDG 17, trade is a means of implementation for sustainable development. Boosting production and intra-African trade including under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), are is intrinsically linked to success of UNDP’s renewed strategic offer in Africa. UNDP’s Africa Regional Programme (2022 – 2025) provides dedicated support to the African Union member States and regional institutions to ensure, inter alia, that regional growth and structural transformation is inclusive, transformational and sustainable with reduced economic inequalities. The programme is anchored using a ‘regional lens’ that promotes a coordinated approach and coherence between regional and national level interventions that align to regional frameworks and policies across Africa.
Trading under the preferential terms of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has commenced. Through the progressive elimination of tariffs and removal of non-tariff barriers, the single African market will unleash opportunities for economic empowerment and catalyse attainment of the aspirations of all the other impact areas such as natural resource governance, youth and women employment and empowerment, sustainable energy, climate change, peace and security.
As AfCFTA State Parties start trading under the AfCFTA, UNDP continues to provide support to national and regional institutions through its AfCFTA Regional Project 2022- 2025. Dedicated actions are deployed to support, at national, regional, and continental levels, strengthening the capacities of women and youth-owned micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) to maximise opportunities arising from the free trade area.
- Undertake research on intra – African trade and investment
- Provide technical inputs to briefing notes, project reports, presentations and research outputs
- Support coordination of MSME – related market access initiatives
- Contribute to the organization of public engagements
Institutional Arrangement
The Intern on Inclusive and Sustainable Trade (AfCFTA) will report directly to the Regional AfCFTA Specialist under the overall guidance of the Regional AfCFTA Advisor.
Achieve Results:
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination.
Thematic Area | Name | Definition |
Business Direction and Strategy | Entrepreneurial Thinking | Ability to create clarity around UNDP Yalue proposition to beneficiaries and partners and to develop service offers responding to client needs based on UNDP’s
organizational priorities and mandate |
Business Development | Knowledge Generation | Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need |
Business Management | Digital Awareness and Literacy | Ability and inclination to rapidly adopt new technologies, either through skilfull grasping their usage or through understanding their impact and empowering others to use them as needed |
- Masters Degree in Economics, Law, International Business, International Trade or other relevant subject
- No experience is required
Required skills
Research, drafting,
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