Programme Officer - Southmed Digital Trade Programme, DCP/OMENA (Temporary)

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 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 implementation, management and monitoring of the Southmed Digital project, launched in March 2025. The Southmed Digital Trade Project is funded by the European Union (EU) and the BMZ (German Ministry of economy) and implemented jointly by GIZ and ITC. It has been designed to foster regional integration among the south mediterranean countries through strengthening of digital trade. The project aims at creating a conducive business environment and strengthening the competitiveness of MSMEs to harness the benefits of digital trade to increase trade among southmed countries and with the EU. The project will work in the following 8 countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia. It will be implemented in partnership with national, and regional institutions.