Area of Specialization/Thematic Areas:
Administration and Logistics
Background:
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) was established in 1963 as a training arm of the United Nations system and is now headquartered in Geneva. In 2021, UNITAR reached over 370,000 learners globally through innovative learning solutions. We seek to empower individuals, organizations and institutions, enhance global decision-making and support country-level action towards a better future. Our alumni include diplomats and other government officials, non-governmental representatives, private-sector actors and local authorities.
The Division for Prosperity is one of the nine divisions of UNITAR and consists of the Hiroshima Office and the Geneva-based Public Finance and Trade Programme Unit. To โleave no one behindโ, we promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth and strive to reach societyโs most vulnerable in least developed countries, small island developing states and conflict and post-conflict countries.
The Division for Prosperity runs training programmes in six thematic areas:
- Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Leadership and Inclusion
- Finance and Trade
- Digital Futures
- Anti-corruption and Combating Financial Crime
- Hiroshima and Peace
Within the Hiroshima and Peace Programme, UNITAR implements the Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Training Project, which aims to give participants a deep understanding of the latest nuclear-arms-control debate and increase their communication and negotiation skills at international conferences, such as the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Since 2015, UNITAR has provided Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Training opportunities with 155 government officials from Asian countries.
Expanding this endeavour, UNITAR has committed to supporting the capacity-building of changemakers in nuclear disarmament and advocacy through coordination with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). The project will bring diverse youth groups, such as policymakers, campaigners, educators, or journalists, to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and provide a tailor-made training programme to enhance the youthโs capabilities and knowledge of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
General Objectives of the Contract:The incumbent will support administration and logistics within the above-mentioned training programme.
Responsibilities:- The incumbent will undertake activities associated with all the programmes such as:
- Supporting the logistics and procurement for the programmes, including communication with vendors, participants, and focal points in the Division for Prosperity;
- Ensuring all logistical arrangements, such as travel arrangements of the participants, local transportation, and meals, are effectively undertaken for the training and conference;
The incumbent will report to the Specialist, Hiroshima Office, Division for Prosperity.