Project Adviser, Policy & Value Chain Engagement (LICA 9)
- Organization
- United Nations
- Location
- Abuja, Nigeria
- Job Type
- Full-time
- Deadline for Applications
- 10/10/2026
- How to Apply
- Follow the link
- Where to Apply
- https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/285480?language=en
- Tags
- Full-time
BACKGROUND:
The Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) Umbrella Programme is a major initiative aimed at sustainably increasing intra-African trade and trade between Africa and the European Union (EU).
Funded by the EU and implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), this four-year program aims to improve market access for specific value chains and increase the export competitiveness of SMEs in these sectors.
It also seeks to reduce trade barriers, enhance compliance with quality standards, and promote added value and export diversification. By prioritizing women- and youth-led businesses, ATCMA aims to promote economic inclusion and encourage sustainable business practices. The umbrella programme is structured around two intervention levels: 1) the Continental Component, and 2) Sub-regional Components in five RECs: COMESA, EAC, ECCAS, ECOWAS and SADC. The current opening pertains to the ECOWAS sub-regional component of the ATCMA umbrella programme.
For the purpose of this job description, the focus will be on market access barriers that are regulatory in nature and related to policy areas in trade and investment such as intellectual property rights, competition, digital trade, investment facilitation as well as the harmonization with and implementation of various AfCFTA and ECOWAS regional instruments.
The ultimate goal will be to design and implement sustainable and inclusive policy reforms, both sector-specific and sector-neutral, to improve market access and increase the export competitiveness of SMEs in close coordination with the public private dialogue platforms developed by the project under Output 1.3 (described below).
Output 1.3 of the ECOWAS ATCMA programme aims to activate regional value chain review mechanisms (VCRMs) and support national value chain working groups to serve as platforms for alignment of workplans and interventions of implementing agencies.
It will facilitate the development of a collective strategic regional vision concerning future business trends, challenges, opportunities, and potential policy interventions for the prioritized value chains.
